S+Dean+Andrew

Office Phone: Office Hours:** ** E-mail: ** andrew.dean@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Mr. Andrew Dean
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=Summary of Unit:= In this unit you will be learning about the World War II era in United States History. Throughout the unit you will learn to understand many key issues and events that occurred in this era. You will understand appeasement and the rise of Fascism and Nazism. You will understand the United States role throughout the whole conflict, as well as how the decisions made by the United States and its allies during the war had lingering effects on the world after the last battles were fought. You will know the major battles and people from both fronts of the war and will dig deep into understanding why some of the decisions by the United States were made they way they were. This era was one of the most important eras in the history of this country and the world and by the end of this unit you will have a much stronger understanding of one of the darkest periods the world has ever seen.

=Establish Goals:= Maine Learning Results: Social Studies E. History E1. Historic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns Grade 9-Diploma "World War II 1939-1945" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and world history including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world. b. Analyze major historic eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and world and the implications for the present and future.

= = =Students will understand that:= • Appeasement and the rise of Fascism and Nazism after WWI led the world into a Second World War. • The United States did not want to be involved in the war militarily, but was brought into the war when attacked by Japan. • The decisions made by the United States and its allies during WWII had lingering effects after the last battle was fought.

= = =Essential Questions:= • How did the decision to appease Fascism and Nazism lead to WWII? • Why didn't the United States want to enter the war? • Why did the decisions made by the United States and its allies have lingering effects on them and the rest of the world after the war was over?

= = =Students will know:= • Vocabulary: Allies, Axis Powers, Fascism, Nazism, A-bomb, appeasement • Key Factual Information: Dec 7, 1941, Hitlers rise to power, V-E Day, V-J Day, June 6, 1944 • Important Events and People: Hitler, Mussolini, FDR, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Stalin Tojo, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Yalta and Potsdam conferences, atomic bombs.

= = =Students will be able to:= • describe the effects decisions made during the war had on the U.S. and rest of the world once the war was over. • make sense of why the world appeased to Fascism and Nazism leading to WWII. • decide what they would do if they were the United States government and had the allies asking for military support in the war before being attacked by Japan. • b. analyze and critique major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and World and implications for the present and future. • consider the reasons the United States didn't want to be involved in the war before being attacked by Japan. • be aware of major events and decisions made during the course of the war which would lead to lingering effects in the future.

**Performance Task Overview**: Congratulations, you have been asked by the board of the United States National History Museum in Washington D.C. to create an exhibit displaying the major parts and events of the United States and it allies road to victory in World War II. You must be creative in creating this exhibit because you will be competing against 20 other history buffs also asked to create an exhibit. You are to create a wikispace displaying your exhibit, where you will use historical images and artifacts you feel best represent certain sections of the War. Also a part of the process is evaluating and commenting on your competitors exhibits through each others wikispace. You will also create a GarageBand podcast describing each section of your wikispace exhibit. Remember, you must stay historically and factually correct, for your exhibit could be the one selected to be put into our National History Museum. Be CREATIVE, and Good Luck!

=Expectations:= The World War II era was one the most important eras in the history of the world and the United States. It is important that all of you put forth maximum effort during this unit. You will be given reading assignments daily, whether it be from your textbook or another outside source. You are expected to have completed the assigned reading before the next class and be ready to participate in any class discussions. Any written or typed assignment which is not passed in on time will not be accepted late if you just did not do it or had an unexcused absence. Only an excused absence will allow you to turn in late assignments. If you are absent, make an attempt to contact a classmate so you can get any work or assignments given on the day of your absence. It is important that you do not fall behind. There will be many times throughout this unit where you will be working with a partner or in larger groups. You must all contribute and respect one another and work as a team. Whether you are or are not in groups, you are all expected to participate in every class period. In some cases, if you receive a grade on an assignment you want to improve, I may choose to give you an opportunity to revise that assignment and pass the new and old assignment in on a date I decide on. This option will not always be given so it is important you give 100% effort on all assignments. All typed assignments must use Times size 12 and be free of any grammatical errors.

Last but not least, there will be absolutely no tolerance of plagiarism. All work must be your own and anything borrowed must be properly cited. If you are caught plagiarizing, you will receive and automatic zero on the assignment and the school will decide any further punishment you may receive. If you have any questions on properly citing, please come talk to me or refer to your student handbook.

= = = = =Benchmarks:= The following is a list of point values of the assessments you will be receiving in this unit. The total number of points available is 425.

You are expected to attend all classes unless you call the school and have an excused absence. There will be no tolerance of skipping and unexcused absences. When you are present in class you are expected to participate and be attentive each and every day.
 * Attendance/Participation (25 points)**

For each assessment you will receive at least one graphic organizer which will allow you to jot your thoughts on paper. These will be handed in on a date I decide on and will be graded according the the effort you put into the work. ++ = A, + = B, -- = incomplete.
 * Graphic Organizers (20points)**

You will be assigned a position paper where you will decide for yourselves whether or not you would've joined the war if you were the United States anytime before you were attacked at Pearl Harbor. This paper will give you the chance to think like a member of the United States government. You can choose to either enter the war or remain neutral, but you will need to back up your decision with sources and credible reasons for why you are doing what you are doing.
 * Position Paper (50 points)**

In this class debate you will decide for yourselves why the world appeased to Nazism and Fascism and whether or not they could've done anything to stop Hitler from starting World War II. The class will first perform a think-pair-share exercise which will determine where they stand on this issue. You will be broken up into groups based on your stance of the issue. Once this happens the class will debate. Participation is very important in this assessment.
 * Class Debate (25 points)**

You will have the opportunity to create a Comic Life illustrating the decisions made by the United States and the allies that would have lingering effects on the world once the war was over. This is a chance for you to be creative and have some fun. You are required to find graphics and images and properly cite where you found all of these images. You also have to describe why each of the decisions made would lead to lingering effects on the world after the war.
 * Comic Life (40 points)**

Here is another chance for you to be creative and work in groups. You will be creating an iMovie news cast which will describe to your audience why the United States does not want to go to war. You can go in many directions with this news cast and it is important you come see me if you have an idea you want me to approve.
 * iMovie (40 points)**

In this project you will be presenting your research about the progression of appeasement. Appeasement is considered to be one of the main reasons why the world plunged into another World War. Research about the progression from after WWI all the way up until the start of WWII.
 * Oral Presentation and PowerPoint (50 points)**

Towards the end of this unit you will be given a test which will consist of multiple choice, matching, and short answer questions. The test will be a timeline of major events, people, and issues in World War II. Completing all of your reading assignments and other assignments is key to success on this test. If you do those you should do well on the test. There will also be some ungraded quizzes throughout the unit which will allow me to see where you are in your understanding of this unit.
 * Test (75 points)**

The last thing you will be doing is your performance task which is described more in depthly above. I will fully prepare you throughout the unit to be able to complete this performance task in a timely manner. This task is another opportunity to have fun and be creative and will allow you to show me your understanding of the major events, issues, and people of World War II.
 * Performance Task (100 points)**

= = =Grading Scale:= A (93 -100), A- (90 - 92), B+ (87 - 89), B (83 - 86), B- (80 - 82), C+(77 - 79), C (73-76), C- (70 - 72), D+(67 - 69), D (63 - 66), D- (60 - 62), F (0 - 59).