Knabe

Lesson Plans

Standard / Indicator: Analyze the impact of U.S. participation in WWII with emphasis on: A) Events on the home front to support the war effort, including industrial mobilization, women and minorities in the workforce . B) The internment of the Japanese

Instructional Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the indicator of their choice by creating a presentation using web 2.0 tools such as empressr

Activity: In groups of 2 or 3, students choose mobilization, women's contribution during the war, the contribution of a minority group etc.. They will create a presentation according to the standards in the rubric and will present it to the class to teach the indicators to the students that did not choose that indicator.

Materials: Textbook- Americans, Computers in lab, flashdrives, TV, laptop.

Evaluation: Evaluate presentations for 100% accuracy of historical content (at least 18 facts), the inclusion of at least 10 relevant photos, and one relevant 1 audio or video clip.