Week of Feb. 27-March 2

Feb. 27/Feb. 28
1. View the film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" (Click on title for movie questions)
2. Ch .16 sec. 4 "WWII Allies Advancement" (CLICK ON WWII)

Feb. 29/March 1
**Quiz Ch. 16 sec. 3 Holocaust
1. I am Poem Due (March 1)
2. Ch. 16 sec. 4-5 (WWII)

March 2/March 5
**Quiz Ch. 16 sec. 4
                                                     1. I am Poem Due (March 2)
                                                     2. Ch. 16 sec. 5 continued (WWII)

I am Poem (Click for attachment) DUE MARCH 2--EVEN CLASSES/MARCH 1-ODD CLASSES
Children of the Holocaust (Click to left for link)
Choose a child whose last name starts with the same letter as yours. Read about their life and experience of the Holocaust. Complete the I Am Poem below from their prospective.

Unit 7 Test WWII (Chapter 15 sec. 3-4 and Ch. 16 all sections) March 6 & 7th 

 

Week of Feb. 21-24 WWII

Feb. 21/22
Even day classes will take quiz on Ch. 16 sec. 1 on Tuesday
1. Japan's Pacific Campaign
2. U.S. enters the war
3. Stages of the Holocaust

Feb. 23/24
1. Stages of the Holocaust (Click and scroll down for Ch. 16 sec. 3 notes)
2. I am Poem (Click for attachment) DUE MARCH 2--EVEN CLASSES/MARCH 1-ODD CLASSES
3. Children of the Holocaust (Click to left for link)
Choose a child whose last name starts with the same letter as yours. Read about their life and experience of the Holocaust. Complete the I Am Poem below from their prospective.


4. The Wave (based on 1967 Palo Alto, CA High School experiment) 

Week of Feb. 14-17

Feb. 14/15
**Rape of Nanking
1. WWII PPT
Continued (Response Activity)
2. Invasion of France, Battle of Britain & Invasion of Soviet Union Activity (In class)
Choose One of the following Options:
Battle of Britain Option

¨Write a scenario with dialogue for a family who has taken shelter in the London subway from aerial bombing during the Blitz of 1940.  What are the parents saying to the children? What are the children asking their parents? How are the parents answering? The scenario should have enough dialogue so that the listener understands the emotions (example: fear, trepidation, anger, etc.) that the British might have felt during the Battle for Britain.

Invasion of the Soviet Union Option

Write a short dialogue, that illustrates a conversation between a Russian soldier and a German soldier.  The Russian soldier is willing to fight for Hitler against the Russian Army and Stalin, but the German soldier does not want to let him.  (Be as detailed as possible so we know what is the driving  force behind their decisions.)

Feb. 16/17
1. World War II Quiz (Ch. 16 section 1)
2. World War II Continued (Ch. 16 section 2)

**State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda (Visit Site)

Video Below: The Making of A Nazi (cartoon)

Der Fuhrers Face (Disney Cartoon) 

Week of Feb. 6-10

Feb. 6/7
1. Unit 6 Test Debriefing/Test corrections
2. Causes of World War II
3. Response Activitiy (In Class)
**Quick-Write: A Mother's Response



Feb. 8/9
1. Response Activity (In class)
2. Could It Have Been Stopped

Feb. 10
3.  Ch. 16 sec. 1 Notes

8.1. As Germany, Italy, and Japan conquered other countries. Great Britain, France, and the rest of the world followed a policy of appeasement (giving in to keep peace) and did nothing to stop them.

8.2. British and French policy of appeasement and American isolationism failed to stop Fascist German Aggression.   In 1936, Hitler and Mussolini signed an alliance with Japan. In 1939, General Francisco Franco became Spain’s Fascist dictator.

8.3. Again breaking the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler continued aggressive movements to gain control of countries in Europe.  Again, Britain, France, and the world continued the policy of appeasement and did nothing.

8.4. Hitler made more demands to increase the Third Reich (German Empire) and looked toward Poland. Britain and France said they would protect Poland.

8.5. September 1, 1939, the Germans rapidly attacked Poland with massive force.  September 3, 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.

8.6. President Franklin D Roosevelt kept the United States out of the increasing aggressive acts in Europe, but provided aid for the Allies.

8.7. Allies political, diplomatic, and military leaders of WWII.

8.8. Axis political, diplomatic, and military leaders of WWII.

8.9. Major turning points and strategic decisions of WWII in the Europe Theater.

8.10. Major turning points and strategic decisions of WWII in the Pacific Theater.

8.11. The Nazi party policy of racial purity, especially against the European Jews, resulted in the murder of 11 million people, including 6 million Jewish civilians.

8.12. WWII cost millions of human live and billions of dollars in damages.  It left Europe and Japan in ruins.