World War II M. Wagner Press F5 To Begin
Why are we learning about a war during English class?
Courage In Life & Literature Unit Title: How can reading about the courage of real people inform our understanding of determined literary characters? Essential Questions: Real People Winston Churchill Anne Frank
Courage In Life & Literature Unit Title: Essential Questions: How can reading about the courage of real people inform our understanding of determined literary characters? How does reading a variety of texts affect our understanding of historical events? Historical Events WWII Holocaust
Take a moment and brainstorm everything you already know about WWII. World War II K W L Take a moment and brainstorm everything you already know about WWII.
World War II Give One, Get One: K W L Give One, Get One: Quickly share your idea(s) with a neighbor. If you don’t have any ideas, this is a chance for you to get one from a neighbor.
World War II What questions do we have about WWII? K W L Record the questions , as the class brainstorms what we want to know! What questions do we have about WWII?
Adolf Hitler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rZ4xwuAWFE As you watch consider: How does this mini-biography affect your understanding of World War II?
How did this mini-biography on Hitler affect your understanding of World War II?
Graphic representations of time Timelines: Graphic representations of time
In what ways are timelines and number lines alike?
Exploring An Interactive Timeline http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Timeline/World-War-Two-1939-1945/The-German-invasion/1939/German-troops-receive-a-warm-welcome-from-Dutch-Nazis-as-they-enter-Amsterdam-16-May-1940/# Close Reading Of A Timeline: See-Think-Wonder Spend 6 minutes exploring the website / timeline. Find one event with which you were able to connect. Read about at least 3 events that you were not familiar with and be able to summarize each in 1 sentence.
World War II What have you learned aboutWWII? K W L Record information you learned about World War II. What have you learned aboutWWII?
Mini-Biography of Hitler How does reading a variety of texts affect our understanding of historical events? Mini-Biography of Hitler Variety of Texts Interactive Timeline Historical Event WWII