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Introduction

THE GREAT DEPRESSION WORLD WAR II

In this lesson you are the most important piece, it is up to you and your group to explore one of the following topics: The Great Depression, World War Two or The Holocaust and teach your classmates the 5 W's of these topics. These topics are extremely important in US and World History because many of the themes still exist today at a different level.

Each group will either learn about the fact that people became poor overnight making changes to people’s roles and lives in society and the struggles people faced. Or, the killing over territory and power, even worse the brutal executions of people based on discrimination. There are many pictures, you tube and other videos to watch and information to explore.

Task

You will be assigned a group and topic in history from 1930's -1945, then your group will take part in reciprocal teaching, which means you will teach others. Each student will be assigned a role within their historical topic. As a team, each group will conquer the understanding of the

information according to their role and create a presentation to teach it to your peers. If you are working alone, you will work on the Great Depression as your topic.

Steps for assignment

Step 1: Read the information provided by the links appropriate for your role and other links you find on your own. Then summarize the content by answering the questions in this lesson. Once you have summarized the content in writing, you will come together as a group and share the information that each of you have found.

Step 2: Download primary source pictures that show & illustrate your research from Step 1. Remember, they must be primary source pictures and documents.

Step 3: Bring all your good summarizations and pictures to the group to put together for your presentation. MAKE sure your presentation answers the 5 W's (WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY) in an exciting story format.

Step 4: Be as creative as possible in this section. You can use apps such as ipad movie, Comic lite, Explain Everything or Storykit or create a postage stamp. If this is for make-up you will create the postage stamp with the following things on the front: 1. A Price, 2. A Picture, 3. A Title. The back of the stamp will have an explanation in paragraph form of the 5W’s.

REMINDERS:

NOTE: You may use additional sources that you may find on your own, however, please approve them with me first.

***You are a team, therefore, your stamps must have the same look of where the price and title go.

Below are the topics…good luck!

GROUP ONE:

Topic: The Great Depression

ROLES

Stamp 1: What is the Great Depression and what were the causes of the Great Depression?

Stamp 2: Who was FDR and why is he significant to the Great Depression?

Stamp 3: What were the effects of the Great Depression?

Stamp 4: What were the roles of men and women and how did these roles change due to the Great Depression? (Think about the increases in discrimination, especially the “Ghettos”)

Resources:

http://www.canadianeconomy.gc.ca/English/economy/1929_39depression.html

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1SEC810118

http://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb01/acyb01_0005-eng.htm

You Tube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNKq0-9p3w&NR=1

President FDR and his New Deal

http://www.shmoop.com/fdr-new-deal/summary.html

Role of women and men

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC828550

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0003425

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/depression_impacts.html

GROUP TWO

TOPIC: World War II

Roles

Stamp 1: What are the primary causes of World War II?

Stamp 2: Who is Benito Mussolini and what was his role in WWII? Who is Adolf Hitler and how is he important to WWII?

Stamp 3: Who are the Nazis and what was their role in WWII?

Stamp 4: What was Pearl Harbor and what was its primary effect?

Resources:

You Tube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdPE_DpDBP4 http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ-aA6pue20&feature=related

Mussolini

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/mussolini_benito.shtml

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/399484/Benito-Mussolini

Hitler

http://www.hitler.org/

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/hitler.html

Pearl Harbor

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm

http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/pearlharbor/totsugeskiseyo.aspx

Nazi's and racial struggles

http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/will/

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/

Hitler and Mussolini

GROUP THREE

TOPIC: The Holocaust

Concentration Camp

Roles

Stamp 1: What were the "ghettos" and how are they connected to the Holocaust?

Stamp 2: What are concentration camps and gas chambers?

Stamp 3: What is the Holocaust and who was responsible for the Holocaust?

Stamp 4: Why did the Holocaust exist? What is anti-Semitism?

Resources:

Holocaust

http://www.ushmm.org/education/forstudents/

http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/holocaust.htm

You Tube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTVp-hrJmGE&feature=related

Personal Histories http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/phistories/

GROUP FOUR

Topic: The WEAPONS

Roles: Choose two opposing sides then….

Stamp 1: Compare their air force Stamp 2: Compare their tanks. Stamp 3: Compare their Navies. Stamp 4: Compare their infantry weapons.

Resources

Air Forces

http://historylink101.com/ww2-planes.htm

http://www.world-war-2-planes.com/

Tanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_World_War_IInks

Navy

http://www.angelfire.com/ia/totalwar/navies.htmles

Infantry Weapons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_World_War_II_infantry_weapons

GROUP FIVE

TOPIC: Propaganda

Roles

Stamp 1: The German Posters

Stamp 2: The American Posters

Stamp 3: The British Posters

Stamp 4: The Japanese Posters

Resources:

American

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_intro.html

German

http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/

Japanese

http://www.psywarrior.com/JapanPSYOPWW2.html

British

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~pv/pv/courses/posters/posters.html

GROUP FIVE

TOPIC: The Dictators

Roles

Stamp 1: Adolph Hitler

Stamp 2: Mussolini

Stamp 3: Tojo

Stamp 4: Stalin

Hitler

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/adolf_hitler.php

Mussolini

http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/ww2_axis_powers.php

Tojo

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/tojo-hideki.html

Stalin

http://www.ducksters.com/biography/joseph_stalin.php

Evaluation

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Clear expression

of ideas

- communicates

information as

isolated pieces of in a

random manner

- answers 0-1 W?s

-communicates

important

information but not

a clear theme or

overall structure

-answers 2-3 W?s

-clearly

communicates

main ideas or

theme

-answers 3-4 W?s

-clearly and

effectively

communicates

ideas, themes or

viewpoint

-answers all 5 W?s

Supporting

evidence

-defining the

significance unclear

with few supporting

details (0-1

supporting

document)

-defining the

significance

apparent but

unclear at times.

Some supporting

details ( 1-2

supporting

documents)

-clear defining of

the significance

presented with

solid detail (2-3

supporting

documents)

- clear defining of

the significance

presented and

supported by rich

persuasive detail

(4 or more

supporting

documents)

Communication

appropriate to

media/final

product format

- limited effort for

presentation is

shown; limited

attention paid to

language and style

- uses only one

method/medium of

communication

- some attention

to language style

-uses two

communication

media with some

creative elements

- effort and

thoughtful

preparation

clearly shown

-two forms of

media are used

with appropriate

standard

followed

- presentation is

smooth and

presenter is

smooth and

presenters appear

well rehearsed

-media used

creatively; e.g.,

use of humor,

pitch, video and

editing, eye

catching design

Your First Name_____________ Last Name _________________ Class Period

Topic

Stamp Title

Explain the history behind your stamp in a paragraph using who, what where, when and why.

Conclusion

WOW !!!

Congratulations, you have successfully taught yourself, your group members and your class on either: The Great Depression, World War II, or The Holocaust. I hope you had fun and enjoyed the experience of teaching your fellow peers. Keep this webquest in mind should you need any of the links as future resources.

Knowledge is power, so let’s use our awareness to create positive change in our world!

Credits and Author: Angela Reale.

The Canadian twentieth century history textbook assisted me, in selecting the

events that students would investigate.

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