Appreciating History: World War II - Miss. Bridget's 6th Grade

Essential Question

What were the causes and effects of World War 2?
Who were the United States' allies?
What year did the war end?

Texts

Multimedia

StoryCorps: Father, Daughter and the Holocaust

“And I asked him everything that I ever wanted to ask. I asked him to tell me the real story.”

Debbie Fisher and Terrence Hicks

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Subject

History

Topic

Religion

July 8, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Socratic Seminar

A structured discussion in which students examine issues and respond to open-ended questions about a text. Students use dialogue rather than debate to communicate with each other.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.4, SL.6-12.6

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Consuming and Creating Political Art

Students examine the history of political art. They then create their own murals, political cartoons or posters, demonstrating an understanding of social justice issues.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

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Appreciating History: World War II - Miss. Bridget's 6th Grade

StoryCorps: Father, Daughter and the Holocaust

Socratic Seminar

Consuming and Creating Political Art

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