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Digital Unit Plan Robert Linares
Digital Unit Plan Robert Linares
Unit Title: Why did the United States Join WWII? Name: Robert Linares
2. Understand the role of appeasement, nonintervention (isolationism), and the domestic distractions in Europe and the United States prior to the outbreak of World
War II.
3. Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers on a map and discuss the major turning points of the war, the principal theaters of conflict, key strategic decisions, and
the resulting war conferences a
6. Discuss the human costs of the war, with particular attention to the civilian and military losses in Russia, Germany, Britain, the United States, China, and Japan.
Unit Summary:
In this unit, you will learn about why the United States decided to joined World War II and the importance of this choice on history. You will learn that United States
Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower had strong belief that America "will accept nothing less than a full victory." We will cover World War II and focus on the events
leading to the reason why United States decided to join the war. Lucky for the class, World War II is my favorite topic. You will learn the reasons why United States
joined the war, and how important this decision was to history. To learn why the United States joined the war, we will: watch short films to inform you on the certain
events, and read articles found on the Internet. There will be assignments provided for you to complete and ensure that you have gained an understanding as to why
the United States joined the war. These assignments will include a review of Lecture and Guided notes, a Timeline, a Pic Collage iPad assignment, a Survey, and an
Essay Letter. You will be surprised on the chain of events this decision had on our history and more importantly on World War II. So please feel free to review all the
information on this site.
Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:
Survey of students prior understandings Guided Notes on lecture that was gone over in class WWII Letter written by the students describing
Stories and Questions to engage the students in the WWII Pic Collage on an event that was not covered multiple events as if they were there witnessing it
topic in class Final Exam on objectives and big idea
Timeline on significant events students choose
Peer Edit on WWII Letters
Useful Websites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cGuB-OWR0g
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/world-war-ii-background-war/
http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/Normandy/normandy.html
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/near-east-north-african-campaign-and-atlantic/
http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/onthebeach.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KY1pDLulF4
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0206/feature1/
http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/100-11.HTM
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/north-africa-and-russian-front/
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/road-war/