Essential QuestionsWhere did the time go? How many days until Christmas? Warm-UpLet's Go over our TimeLines. We're going to watch a video of these movements. Pay close attention!
Take your quiz. When you're done, go to Achieve3000 and read the article there assigned to you. Achieve 3000Go to Achieve 3000. RSSS Homepage>>>Student Links>>>Achieve3000 Login should be the same as your Schoology. You should login as this class. You will be reading an article called "A Soldier's Message of Hope" You will go through the 5-Step Routine at your independent level. As you read the Article, you should use the Reading Connection (the little blue arrow circle) called Setting the Purpose to write facts and details discussed in the text about the events surrounding Albert Brown's capture by the Japanese and the Bataan Death March. You should also make note of how Brown reacted to these events. You can use this information when you answer the Thought Question. Use the Green Button that says "Include in your Answer" to see what you need to have in your answer.
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VocabularyYalta Conference -- 1945 Meeting of the "Big Three" (FDR, Churchill & Stalin) during WWII to plan for post-war United Nations -- An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. Harry Truman -- Became president when FDR died;gave the order to drop the atomic bomb VE Day -- May 8, 1945;victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered VJ Day -- Victory in Japan Day when the Japanese surrendered, Sept 2, 1945 Nuremburg Trials -- The court proceedings held in Nuremburg, Germany after WWII, in which Nazi leaders were charged with war crimes Potsdam Conference -- Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction. Notes
You will create a Time Line of World War II. You must choose either the Pacific Theater or the European Theater. Therefore, your end date would be either, VE Day or VJ Day. You will use ReadThinkWrite to create your timeline. Each event must include:
Each part is worth 2.5 points. 4 requirements times 2.5 points is 10. 10 points times 10 events is 100. Study Guide for QuizEssential Questions
VocabularyDoolittle Raids -- US sent planes to drop bombs on Tokyo, The attack raised the moral of Americans Battle of Midway -- 1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific Island Hopping -- A military strategy used during World War II that involved selectively attacking specific enemy-held islands and bypassing others Guadalcanal -- first U.S. land victory over the Japanese, 1943 El Alamein -- Decisive Allied victory in North Africa securing oil of the Middle East Battle of Stalingrad -- a 1942-1943 battle of World War II, in which German forces were defeated in their attempt to capture the city of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union Soft underbelly -- War strategy; coming up through Africa to surprise south Italy D-Day -- Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 Operation Overlord -- code name for D-Day Battle of the Bulge -- A 1944-1945 battle in which Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II. Kamikaze -- Japanese suicide pilots Atomic Bomb -- bomb dropped by an American bomber on Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroying both cities Hiroshima -- City in Japan, the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, on August 6, 1945. Nagasaki -- Japanese city in which the second atomic bomb was dropped (August 9, 1945). NotesCrash Course Scavenger Hunt
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Literacy EssentialsEssential QuestionsHow does volunteering demonstrate civic responsibility? How were minorities affected by WWII? How did WWII affect Americans on the home front? How was it possible for a people to almost be destroyed? What makes some people resist and others obey authority? Where does one draw the line between obeying the law or obeying one’s conscience? What is the role and responsibility of the individual in society? Why is the study of the Holocaust relevant today? VocabularyTuskegee Airmen -- famous segregated unit of African-American pilots War Production Board -- Converted factories from civilian to military production. Manufacturing output tripled. War Bonds -- Certificates sold by the United States government to pay for the war. Manhattan Project -- A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb. Korematsu v. US -- Case in which the Supreme Court upheld the presidential decision to send Japanese Americans to relocation camps CORE -- Congress of Racial Equality Zoot Suit Riot -- A series of riots that originated in Los Angeles between White soldiers stationed in the cities and Latinos. Nuremberg Laws -- 1935 laws defining the status of Jews and withdrawing citizenship from persons of non-German blood. Kristallnacht -- (Night of the Broken Glass) November 9, 1938, when mobs throughout Germany destroyed Jewish property and terrorized Jews. Anti-Semitism -- hostility to or prejudice against Jews. Final Solution -- Hitler's program of systematically killing the entire Jewish people Genocide -- Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group NotesHolocaust HeadsThis is very similar to our regular historical heads, but you are going to include all information on the front of the Historical Head. Your historical head will need to have 10 facts represented by 10 images. (Facts will be written outside of the head. The Images will be drawn inside the head.) Questions that need to be answered in the information included on the Head:
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Literacy EssentialsEssential QuestionsShould the United States sell arms to other nations? Should the United States have aided the Allies against the Axis powers? Does American security depend upon the survival of its allies? Was war between the United States and Japan inevitable? Do I have homework tonight? Yes. Memrise115 words due today. Goal for next week: 140 VocabularyMerchants of Death -- Derogatory term for bankers and munitions makers who made scandalous profits from World War II Neutrality Act (1935) -- Act that made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any country at war Good Neighbor Policy -- FDR's foreign policy of promoting better relations with Latin America by using economic influence rather than military force Blitzkrieg -- Lighting war, typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939 Maginot Line -- A fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border Winston ChurchillBritish Prime Minister during WWII Cash and Carry Policy -- allowed Great Britain and France to acquire any items except arms from the US, as long as they immediately paid for the items and carried them on non-American ships Lend Lease Act -- replaced cash and carry; allowed Britain to borrow US war materials Atlantic Charter -- Pledge president FDR and British prime minister Winston Churchill not to acquire new territory as a result of WWII and to work for peace after the war U-Boats -- German submarines Pearl Harbor -- United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Attacked on December 7, 1941. NotesEssential QuestionsThe Essential Questions for today are posted on the Website. Choose one of the Essential Questions and answer it with a GOOD paragraph. When you are done with your answer, post it to the discussion board. Then, comment on one other person's post. This must be a QUALITY post, not just "I agree." Expound or elaborate briefly on why you would agree (or disagree, if that is the case). Veterans Day CardsOne of the most personal and meaningful Veterans Day activities for students is to send notes or cards to hospitalized Veterans or those living in Veterans’ homes. You will design and send individual notes or cards or work together as a group to send an oversized card or poster signed by multiple students in the class. Literacy Essentials |
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