Recap Which countries were involved in the Axis Powers and the Allied Powers? Which event led Britain and France to declare war on Germany? How did the US finally get involved in WWII? Which battles were turning points in the War?

1) Midway 2) Bulge 3) Stalingrad 4) D-Day 5) Okinawa 6) Iwo Jima Friday November 17th Bell ringer: Match the appropriate description with the name of the battle! Battles Description A) Largest ever land/air/sea attack B) Turning point in Pacific Theater C) Turning point in European Theater D) Concentration camps discovered after this battle E) Involved German U-Boats F) Involved German Luftwaffe and Bliztkreig G) Island of strategic importance- last island before Japan H) island gained as an example of island hopping I) Happens in North Africa 1) Midway 2) Bulge 3) Stalingrad 4) D-Day 5) Okinawa 6) Iwo Jima 7) Atlantic 8) Britain 9) Operation Torch

Reminders Unit 6 Test is Tuesday 11/21, Study Guide & EC due this day! We will have about 5-10 minutes of class time on Monday to go over any study guide questions you can’t find- so try to bring your s. guide with you!

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The European Theater

Operation Torch: North African Front

The Pacific Theater

-Small Groups: Research the impact of World War II on one sector Honors American History II Friday November 7th 2014 Essential Questions: How did World War II impact life at home? Was World War II America’s “good” war? Objectives: Assess the impact of World War II on various sectors of American society and the homefront as a whole. Evaluate whether World War II was America’s “good war.” Create a “newscast” presentation to present information to classmates. Agenda -Bellringer: Battle Match Activity -Small Groups: Research the impact of World War II on one sector of society and create a newscast. -Presentations: WWII on the Homefront -Wrap Up Reminders: -Work on your Study Guide & Extra Credit -Blog/Tweet assignment due today

How did World War II affect life at home? WWII on the Homefront How did World War II affect life at home?

Expectations: You’ll have the first 30 minutes of class to prepare, and then we’ll present. Everyone in your group must actually speak “on air,” and everyone must work in the creation of the program. When you’re working on your commentary, use Chapter 26 and the information in your group’s document folder for help. Your newscast must include: A lead story that shows the most striking way in which the group was affected by the war A secondary story that shows other effects of the war on the group. A human interest story that focuses on an individual and how he or she was impacted by the war. *Determine the order of possible stories based on their importance. For example, the most important story should be the lead story. *Determine how to incorporate the picture in your groups’ folder into your newscast. You might want to use it as a backdrop for the newscast or as part of a single news story.

Group Roles News Director- Makes sure all aspects of the newscast are completed. Lead group in determining which stories the newscast will cover and how your image will be integrated into the newscast. Anchor- Writes the lead story. Reports on the lead story. *Co-Anchor- Writes the secondary story. Reports on the secondary story On Scene Reporter- Writes the human interest story. Rehearses interview with interviewee before the newscast. Reports on human interest story and conducts interview during newscast Interviewee- Helps on scene reporter write human interest story. Rehearses with On Scene reporter before newscast and acts as subject of human interest story.

Final Response Look back over your WWII on the Homefront Chart and consider all you heard today on the various newscasts: Use one color to highlight or underline evidence that supports the statement “World War II was America’s good war” one color. Use another color to indicate evidence that does not support the statement

Final Response Part II Was World War II America’s “Good” War? Please consider the impact of the war on the various groups we studied today as well as the impact of the war on National Unity, Quality of Life, Race Relations, Economic Conditions and Gender Issues.

Was WWII America’s Good War? Yes No