Name McClinchie Date 3.19. 2012 Length of Lesson 1 more weekContent Area United States History
STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC:WWII The instability created in Europe by the First World War (1914-18) set the stage for another international conflict–World War II–which broke out two decades later and would prove even more devastating. Rising to power in an economically and politically unstable Germany, Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi Party) rearmed the nation and signed strategic treaties with Italy and Japan to further his ambitions of world domination. Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and World War II had begun. Over the next six years, the conflict would take more lives and destroy more land and property around the globe than any previous war. Among the estimated 45-60 million people killed were 6 million Jews murdered in Nazi concentration camps as part of Hitler's diabolical "Final Solution," now known as the Holocaust.
BIG IDEAS:
(Content standards, assessment anchors, eligible content, objectives and skill focus)
Historical context is needed to comprehend time and space.
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the rest of the world.
The history of the United States continues to influence its citizens and has impacted the rest of the world.
World History continues to influence Pennsylvanians, citizens of the United States and individuals throughout the world today.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand: ,The modern world is still living with the consequences of World War 2, the most titanic conflict in history. 70 years ago on September 1st 1939, Germany invaded Poland without warning sparking the start of World War Two. By the evening of September 3rd, Britain and France were at war with Germany and within a week, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa had also joined the war. The world had been plunged into its second world war in 25 years. Six long and bloody years of total war, fought over many thousand of square kilometres followed. From the Hedgerows of Normandy to the streets of Stalingrad, the icy mountains of Norway to the sweltering deserts of Libya, the insect infested jungles of Burma to the coral reefed islands of the pacific. On land, sea and in the air, Poles fought Germans, Italians fought Americans and Japanese fought Australians in a conflict which was finally settled with the use of nuclear weapons. World War 2 involved every major world power in a war for global domination and at its end, more than 60 million people had lost their lives and most of Europe and large parts of Asia lay in ruins.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What role do mulitiple causations play in describing a historic event?
Learning about the past and its different contexts shaped by social, cultural and politcal influences allows students to gain an understanding of the country they live in…
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK:Students are expected to demonstrate his or her understanding of the WWI
OTHER EVIDENCE:Students will continually be evaluated based on their: participation, behavior, through formative and summative assessment, discussion, and peer interaction.
Students will be given an opportunity to revise his or she work, if :they regualry attend and participate in class, behave in an appropriate manner, and turn the assignment in on time.
Students will participate in active discussions with his or her peers.
Students will take notes via lecture and independent reading.
Students will answer direct and indirect questions posed by the instructor and the students.
