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Everything students need to know about World War II!
Students perform in front of the class: “I am FDR.”
Lectures with graphic organizers.
Famous quotations reveal the causes and results.
Speeches and political cartoons.
Mapping the European and Pacific theaters: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps.
The Holocaust: Mapping the death camps. This is powerful.
Games galore, including “The Gong Show.”
Group analysis and debates: “Resolved, President Truman had to drop the atomic bomb.”
Projects: Students teach the class.
Homework on the internet.
What if your school were run by Hitler?
Heavy on terms: “The ABCs of World War II” (recall terms). “Can you talk like G.I. Joe?” (define terms).
“Let your classroom BLOOM!” (Using Bloom’s taxonomy, explore terms in depth.)
Assessment: Learn the logic of a multiple-choice test by playing “Honk if you hate history!”
Concludes with the mother of all tests: 656 questions.
Reverse designers: give a test at the beginning of every class.
The Modern World - World War II covers:
- The Causes: Treaty of Versailles, Great Depression, fierce nationalism, and appeasement. Debate: “What’s wrong with appeasement.” Examine the balance of forces and then play “Name that Strength!”
- The War in Europe: Axis and Allies. Map how Hitler rolled through Europe. Quotations: Hitler vs. Churchill. The war in North Africa. Mapping: from D-Day to Berlin.
- The War in the Pacific: By mapping the battles, we tell the story of General MacArthur.
- The Leaders: Churchill, FDR, Hirohito, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, MacArthur, Eisenhower. We turned a timeline into a board game. “Who am I?” Rank famous people from best to worst. Write a persuasive essay: “I am FDR . . .”
- The Holocaust: Mapping the Holocaust.
- The Results: Debate – “Resolved, President Truman had to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
The Test
656 questions
If your students can do well on our test, the state test should be a breeze.
Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.
Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the material.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out. Perfect for block scheduling.
The Lessons
The worksheets are . . .
Designed to involve students at the moment and on the day of the state test.
Chock full of facts: Using reasoning, students manipulate the facts.
Action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the class!
| THE CAUSES |
| What caused World War II? | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| Four Causes | Graphic Organizer: Treaty, Depression, Nationalism, Appeasement |
| Name that Cause! | Game: Treaty, Depression, Nationalism, Appeasement |
| Great Quotations | The Causes: Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain. |
| Appeasement | A Fable: What’s wrong with appeasement? |
| Who, what, when, where, why, how? | Graphic Organizer |
| Stages of World War II | Graphic Organizer |
| The Great Debate | “Resolved, England and France should have stopped Hitler in 1938.” |
| The ABCs of WW2: Causes | Recall terms. |
| Can you speak Nazi? | Define terms. |
| THE WAR IN EUROPE |
| Name that Strength! | The strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. |
| Film Worksheet | Film: “Foot Soldiers: The Allies” by A&E. Hosted by Richard Karn. |
| Film Worksheet | Film: “Foot Soldiers: The Axis.” |
| Hitler rolled through Europe . . . | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| Great Quotations | Interpret quotations by Winston Churchill |
| Hitler invaded Russia! | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| The Allies landed in North Africa | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| The purpose of D-Day | To liberate Europe from the Nazis. Starting with France. |
| D-Day | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| Film Worksheet | Film: “Saving Private Ryan” - with the sound turned off. |
| The Allies invaded Germany | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| The ABCs of the European Theater | Recall terms. |
| Can you speak German? | Define terms. |
| THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC |
| The Japanese occupy most of Asia | Mapping: As you tell the story, students color their desk maps. |
| The South Pacific . . . | It was a war of distances. |
| Great Quotations | Interpret: FDR, MacArthur, Nimitz, Churchill, Truman |
| Three Battles | First Battle, Turning Point, Last Battle |
| The ABCs of the Pacific Theater | Recall terms. |
| Can you speak Japanese? | Define terms. |
| THE LEADERS |
| Timeline of Leaders | We turned the timeline into a homemade board game. |
| The Leaders | Recall people. |
| The Leaders | Identify leaders. |
| The Leaders | Match the leader with the event. |
| What if your school were run by . . . | Hitler? Mussolini? |
| “I am FDR” | Student speeches: expressive, narrative, informative, persuasive. |
| THE HOLOCAUST |
| The Holocaust | Mapping: As you tell the story, students locate the death camps. |
| THE RESULTS |
| What were the results of WW2? | The consequences from A to Z. (They are extensive!) |
| The Great Debate | “Resolved, President Truman had to drop the atomic bomb.” |
| The Marshall Plan | The U.S. helped Germany and Japan rebuild. |
| Great Quotations | About the end of the war. |
| The Great Debate | “Resolved, World War II was a positive step for humanity.” |
| STUDENT PROJECTS |
| Students teach the class! | Mini-projects using National Geographic magazines. |
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