WEEK OF MAY 11th-MAY 15th
5/11 - REQUIRED ESSENTIAL ASSESSMENT: Atomic Bombing Paragraph
Use your learning over the course off the WWII Unit to write a paragraph answering the question: Did the U.S. make the right choice when making the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan? Use the worksheet from Friday and the PowerPoint on the atomic bombing of Japan to help you find evidence to support your argument. The rubric for this assignment is linked on the right. Your paragraphs are worth 20 points in the assessment category.
Your Paragraph should be:
Submit your paragraphs to Turnitin.com by 11:59pm on Monday, May 11th. If you have an accommodation for scaffolded writing assignments, please use the paragraph frame linked to the right. |
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5/12 - REQUIRED ESSENTIAL ASSESSMENT: WWII Quiz (Unit 2 Assessment)
Take the Unit 2 Assessment: WWII Quiz. The quiz should only take around 30 minutes to complete. To complete the assessment, answer all questions on the Google Form in complete sentences and submit the form. The link will go live at 10am and you will have until 4pm to submit the quiz. The quiz is open notes, but individual. Please respect the parameters of this assessment.
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WWII Quiz Google Form LinkLink will be live 10am-4pm
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Please see the Unit 3 Page for online work for the remainder of this week!
WEEK OF MAY 4th-MAY 8th
5/4 - REQUIRED: Allied Turning Points Narrated PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes. This is a short PowerPoint. Once you are done, please complete the required activity for today.
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Allied Turning Points PowerPoint Video Link |
5/5 - REQUIRED: War in the Pacific Narrated PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes. This is a short PowerPoint. Once you are done, please complete the required activity for today.
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War in the Pacific PowerPoint Video Link |
5/6 - REQUIRED: Turning Points in the Pacific Readings & Questions
Please read the sections on the battles of Midway, Iwo Jima, & Okinawa. These battles were all major turning points in the War in the Pacific. Please answer all of the questions on the Google Form in complete sentences.
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Turning Points in the Pacific Google Form Link |
5/7 - REQUIRED: Civilians at War (Pacific Section) Video Notes
Watch the final section of the Civilians at War documentary on YouTube. Please watch from minute 32:44 - the end. As you watch, complete the video notes questions on the Google Form. The questions appear in order.
**DISCLAIMER: As this documentary covers war time events, much of what is covered can be hard to watch or hear about and there may be some scenes of violence. Many of the accounts are from individuals who lived through the events being discussed. It is important to hear their stories. If you are feeling uncomfortable at any point, feel free to skip ahead or mute when necessary.*** |
Civilians at War (Pacific Section) Video Notes Google Form Link |
5/8 - REQUIRED: Atomic Bombing of Japan Narrated PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes. This is a short PowerPoint. Once you are done, please complete the required activity for today.
REQUIRED: Atomic Bombing Reading & Questions |
Atomic Bombing of Japan PowerPoint Video LinkAtomic Bomb Reading & Questions Google Form Link |
WEEK OF APRIL 27th-MAY 1st
4/27 - REQUIRED: Holocaust Narrated PowerPoint (Day 1)
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes. This is a short PowerPoint. Once you are done, please complete the required activity for today.
REQUIRED: Kristallnacht & Nuremberg Laws Source Analysis Please read the primary sources included in the Google Form. These are the actual sources from the events described/discussed in the PowerPoint. For each source, there are a few questions for you to answer. Please answer in complete sentences. For some questions, use the source information to help make an educated guess. |
Holocaust PowerPoint (Day 1) Video LinkKristallnacht Telegram & Nuremberg Laws Source Analysis Google Form Link |
4/28 - REQUIRED: Holocaust Narrated PowerPoint (Day 2)
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes.
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Holocaust PowerPoint (Day 2) Video Link |
4/29 - REQUIRED: Holocaust Source Analysis Activity
Read the short sources on different topics related to the Holocaust. For each source, indicate on the Google Form 5 important details. Additionally, include one bullet point or sentence for how this topic impacted European Jews during the Holocaust and one bullet point or sentence for why the topic is significant to WWII overall. The sources have been included to the right, as has the link to the Google Form.
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Holocaust Source Analysis Google Form Link
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4/30 - REQUIRED: Civilians at War (Holocaust Section) Video Notes
Watch the second section of the Civilians at War documentary on YouTube. Please watch from minute 15:45 - 32:44. As you watch, complete the video notes questions on the Google Form. The questions appear in order.
**DISCLAIMER: As this documentary covers war time events, much of what is covered can be hard to watch or hear about and there may be some scenes of violence. Many of the accounts are from individuals who lived through the events being discussed. It is important to hear their stories. If you are feeling uncomfortable at any point, feel free to skip ahead or mute when necessary.*** |
Civilians at War (Holocaust Section) Video Notes Google Form Link |
5/1 - REQUIRED: America & Japan's Involvement Grows Source Analysis
Read & analyze the sources included in the Google Form about America and Japan's increasing involvement in World War 2. Answer the corresponding questions to the sources in complete sentences.
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America & Japan's Involvement Grows Source Analysis Google Form Link |
WEEK OF APRIL 20th-24th
4/20 - REQUIRED: Acts of Aggression Google Form
Read the various acts of aggression that Axis Powers took in the build up to WWII. For each act of aggression, respond to the questions on the Google Form. Specific directions are at the top of the Google Form. Submit the form April 20.
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Acts of Aggression Google Form Link |
4/21 - REQUIRED: Hitler's War of Aggression Narrated PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes.
OPTIONAL EXTENSION: Read Chapter 29, section 1 in your World History Textbooks. Online textbooks can be found at classlink. |
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4/22 - REQUIRED: Hitler's Lightning War Narrated PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes.
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4/23 - REQUIRED: Hitler's Lightning War Document Analysis Google Form
Use the Blitzkrieg documents to help you answer the questions about the first two years of WWII on the Google Form. The Axis Powers had many victories over the first two years (1940-1941). Makes sure you answer all the questions related to these victories in complete sentences on the Google Form. Submit the form by April 23.
OPTIONAL EXTENSION: Read Chapter 29, section 2 in your World History Textbooks. Online textbooks can be found at classlink. |
Hitler's Lightning War Questions Google Form Link
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4/24 - REQUIRED: Civilians at War (Europe Section) & Video Notes Google Form
Watch the first section of the Civilians at War documentary on YouTube. Please watch from the beginning to minute 15:45. As you watch, complete the video notes questions on the Google Form. The questions appear in order. Please submit the form by April 24.
**DISCLAIMER: As this documentary covers war time events, much of what is covered can be hard to watch or hear about and there may be some scenes of violence. Many of the accounts are from individuals who lived through the events being discussed. It is important to hear their stories. If you are feeling uncomfortable at any point, feel free to skip ahead or mute when necessary.*** |
Civilians at War (Europe Section) Video Notes Google Form Link |
OPTIONAL EXTENSION: WWII CrashCourse
Watch the WWII CrashCourse. Tape the CrashCourse worksheet into your journal and make a table of contents entry. This will be part of your next journal check.
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Work Assigned Pre-Closure
Hitler's Rise to Power PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes. Read the Speech by Hitler about the Treaty of Versailles as the Entry Task for this PowerPoint.
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Crisis in the Weimar Republic Activity
Please use the activity worksheet to help you in your analysis of the documents. The documents concerning problems that were occurring in the Weimar Republic after WWI have been linked on the right.
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Benito Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare Video Notes
Use the video notes guide to follow along to the documentary about Benito Mussolini. The documentary can be found on the internet by google searching the title of the documentary.
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Mussolini's Italy Article & Questions
Please read the article on Mussolini's rise to power in Italy and his establishing of a Fascist State there. After you have read the article, please answer the corresponding questions on the worksheet. Bullet points are fine for your answers, just make sure you fully answer the questions.
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Mussolini PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes.
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What is Fascism PowerPoint
Please take notes on the PowerPoint in your journal and make a table of contents entry for these notes.
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Unit 2 Vocabulary - Quiz on March 12 |
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