4-+WWII+Daily+Aims

=Friday April 20th= __ **Aim** __: What type of leader was Hitler? __Mini Lesson__: Hitler the Man
 * Good Luck on the ELA exam!*

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__ **Aim** __: How did Hitler create such a loyal following among Germans? __Mini Lesson__: Hitler Jugend __Work Time__: HJ Readings & Graphic Organizer Due Monday 4/30

__HW__: Read the 4 readings on Hitler's Jugend. Do Not answer the question at the end, rather use the question to think about what you just read. Fill in the star graphic organizer answering the question "How did Hitler create such a loyal following among Germans?" using 4 text details from each reading. For the star point titled "Hitler" add 4 details from lessons, readings or prior knowledge that explains how Hitler succeeds in controlling his country & people.





Here is a picture of the graphic organizer for the assignment. You can draw out the star or recreate it on Word or PowerPoint. Please email me if you have any questions.

Good Luck on the Math exam!*

=Tuesday May 1st= __ **Aim** __: How did Hitler create such a loyal following among Germans? __Review__: Hitler's brain washing techniques __Mini Lesson__: Swing Music as Resistance __Work Time__: Movie Quiz- Swing Kids __HW__: Answer Discussion Questions called Homework 5/1 using email


 * Wednesday M ay 2nd **

__ **Aim** __: Did any Germans try to resist Hitler? __Review__: Hitler's brain washing & HJ __Mini Lesson__: White Rose Resistance Movement __HW__: Answer Discussion Questions called Homework 5/2 using email

=Thursday May 3rd= __ **Aim** __: How did WWII finally start in Europe? __Mini Lesson__: Anschluss vs Blitzkrieg __Work Time__: WWII Interactive Map __HW__: Answer Discussion Questions called Homework 5/3 using email

=Friday May 4th=

__ **Aim** __: What was Hitler's plan to conquer Great Britain? __Mini Lesson__: Battle of Britain: Successes & Failures __Work Time__: Movie Analysis- Hope and Glory movie scenes

__HW: Due TUESDAY__ Below are 4 Eyewitness Accounts from the beginning of World War II. Pick the __**one**__ that is the most interesting to you and read the account. EMAIL in complete sentences what 4 details did you find interesting and what 2 details you did not understand or needed to research in order to comprehend the story.

__Blitzkreig 1940:__ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/blitzkrieg.htm

__The Evacuation of Dunkirk 1940:__ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/dunkirk.htm

__The Battle of Britain:__ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/airbattle.htm

__London Blitz:__ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/blitz.htm

=Monday May 7th=

__ **Aim** __: What was Japan's Involvement in World War II? __Mini Lesson__: Intro to Japan __Work Time__: Label & color Pacific Theater WWII Map __HW__: Finish the Map for Tuesday's Class & 4 sentence summary emailed

Maps to Help with Homework: []



=Tuesday May 8th= __ **Aim** __: Why did Japan attack the US at Pearl Harbor? __Mini Lesson__: Reasons behind the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor __Work Time__: Multiple Perspectives: Compare & Contrast US & Japanese Perspectives (Group in Pairs-1 student per reading)

__HW-Extra Credit__: Complete a graphic organizer of your choosing due Wednesday comparing/contrasting 2 perspectives of the attack on Pearl Harbor

__Attack on Pearl Harbor: US witness__ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm

__Attack on Pearl Harbor: Japanese Perspective__ @http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl2.htm

=Wednesday May 9th= __ **Aim** __: What was the US response to Pearl Harbor? __Mini Lesson__: Concentration Camps in the US __Work Time__: Poetry Analysis "That Damned Fence" __HW__: Mind Mirror due Thursday

__Poem & Worksheet Handouts:__

Example of a Mind Mirror from another poem entitled "My Plea" by Mary Matsuzawa



=Thursday May 10th= __ **Aim** __: How did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? __Mini Lesson__: Review Pearl Harbor __Work Time__: Watch the Movie "Pearl Harbor" __HW__: NO HOMEWORK :) Enjoy Friday 8th Period in the yard & the weekend See you Monday

=Monday May 14th=

__ **Aim** __: What was the US's plan to defeat the Japanese? __Mini Lesson__: Battle of Midway- Regarded as the most important naval battle in the Pacific __Work Time__: Watch primary source video clips from the battle __HW__: Discussion Question posted called Monday 5/14, please EMAIL the answer

=Tuesday May 15th= __ **Aim** __: What was the Allied plan to defeat the Axis Powers in Europe? __Mini Lesson__: Hitler's Defensive Wall __Work Time__: Introduction to spies in France before D-Day invasion __HW__: Study for Geography Quiz

=Wednesday May 16th= __ **Aim** __: Good students know their USA Geography. __Mini Lesson__: Road Trip Quiz __Work Time__: Spies in Nazi France- Graphic Organizer __HW__: Finish class work for homework due Friday Have Fun at Great Adventure!





=Friday May 18th=

__No class__: Students absent after Great Adventure

=Monday May 21st=

__ **Aim** __: What was the Allied plan to defeat the Axis Powers in Europe? __Mini Lesson__: D-Day Paratroopers __Work Time__: Band of Brothers- D-Day episode 2 __HW__: War Perspectives from a Medic **DUE FRIDAY** Read the two first hand accounts from WWII medics:





Choose **ONE** of the following activities using **ONE** of the above readings: Postcard or Mind Mirror 1) __Postcard__: Write a story using text details from the reading to make your work historically accurate 2) __Mind Mirror__: Your design will show what the author (medic) is thinking NOT what he looks like
 * ALL** assignments can be hand written OR created on the computer and Emailed

=Tuesday May 22nd=

__ **Aim** __: What was the Allied plan to defeat the Axis Powers in Europe? __Review__: Hitler's Atlantic Wall, D-Day Paratroopers __Mini Lesson__: D-Day Amphibious Landing __Work Time__: Saving Private Ryan- D-Day __HW__: Study for Geography Road Trip Quiz

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__ **Aim** __: Good students know their US Geography __Mini Lesson__: 8 States Geography Road Trip Quiz __Work Time__: Begin Graphic Organizer on D-Day __HW__: Begin to look at essay due Tuesday May 29th located under 5/24 aim

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=Thursday May 24th=

__ **Aim** __: What was the US's plan to defeat the Japanese? __Mini Lesson__: Iwo Jima Invasion __Work Time__: Flags of Our Fathers- Iwo Jima Finish Graphic Organizer, add Iwo Jima __HW__: Compare/ Contrast Essay due Wednesday 5/30 How are the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) and the Battle of Iwo Jima similar and different?


 * STUDY** for Geography Test!

~Briefly introduce World War Two for the setting ~Briefly introduce both D-Day and Iwo Jima ~Remember that the reader is unfamiliar with these invasions ~What is one specific aspect that both invasions share in common A- D-Day B-Iwo Jima ~What is one specific difference between both invasions A- D-Day B- Iwo Jima ~Conclude the essay by restating the introduction ~Re-confirm that the battles shared similarities and differences
 * __Compare/ Contrast Essay (4 paragraphs)__**
 * 1- Introduction**
 * 2- Comparison # 1**
 * 3- Difference # 1**
 * 4- Conclusion**

1) Not first person- NO "I", "We" "You" etc. 2) At least 4 sentences a paragraph 3) Follow the Outline & Rubric for Full Credit
 * __Rules__:**



=Tuesday May 29th=

__ **Aim** __: Good students know their US Geography. __Mini Lesson__: Quiz Rules __Work Time__: 50 States Geography Road Trip Test __HW__: Essay due 5/29 Take a moment to ponder about all the soldiers we have studied this year and the sacrifices they made to make sure our country remains safe.

=Wednesday May 30th= __ **Aim** __: How did Hitler's implement his "Final Solution" for his "Jewish problem"? __Mini Lesson__: Holocaust Level 1- Loss of Freedoms __Work Time__: Kristallnacht Primary Source Readings __HW__:

=Thursday May 31st= __ **Aim** __: How did Hitler's implement his "Final Solution" for his "Jewish problem"? __Mini Lesson__: Holocaust Level 2- Ghetto Life __Work Time__: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising -How could the Jews confined to ghetto's fight back against the Nazis? -How __HW__:

=Monday June 4th= __ **Aim** __: How did Hitler's implement his "Final Solution" for his "Jewish problem"? __Mini Lesson__: Holocaust Level 3- Trains & Concentration Camps __Work Time__: Click on the Website Link Below for The Auschwitz Album. Peruse the Pictures in the Album and answer the following questions. At least 3 complete sentences per question with correct grammar. DUE BY FRIDAY

1) What observations can you make about the people in the photographs. What do they share in common? 2) In order for Hitler's "Final Solution" to be successful, the Nazi's needed to employ over 1 million people to run the railroads. After the war, do you think these German workers should be punished along with the Nazi's who were apart of the killings?

@http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/album_auschwitz/index.asp

=Tuesday June 12th= __ **Aim** __: How did Hitler's implement his "Final Solution" for his "Jewish problem"? __Mini Lesson__: Concentration Camp & Death: Nazi Doctors __Work Time__: Atrocities of War __HW__: Reading- Chapter of Elie Wiesel's //Night//

Chapters passed out in class.

Below there are 8 Review Questions for the reading. Pick 4 out of the 8 to answer for Homework. At least 3 complete sentences with proper grammar.



=Wednesday June 13th= __ **Aim** __: How did Hitler's implement his "Final Solution" for his "Jewish problem"? __Mini Lesson__: Concentration Camp: Band of Brother's Episode: Why We Fight? __Work Time__: Using the website link below, choose one of the 6 survivors and learn their story.

@http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/survivors.php

Band of Brothers: Why We Fight?
 * __Homework__**:

Homework Question:

1) After the war ended and the atrocities of the Holocaust were revealed to the world, many German’s defense was that they did not know what was going on with the concentration camps.

In this episode of Band of Brother’s the American troops come across a concentration camp outside a small German city. Explain in details what occurs between the German’s living in the town and the American soldiers.

4 sentence minimum EMAILED

=Thursday June 14th= __ **Aim** __: How do the Allied Powers win the war in Europe? __Mini Lesson__: Hitler's Death & V-E Day __Work Time__: __Share__:

=Friday June 15th= __ **Aim** __: How do the American's win the war in the Pacific? __Mini Lesson__: Atomic Bombs & V-J Day __Work Time__: __Share__:

=Monday June 18th= __ **Aim** __: What happens to the Axis Powers after losing WWII? __Mini Lesson__: Berlin Wall & The Beginning of the Cold War __Work Time__: __Share__: