World War II Learning Stations and Portfolios

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1 World War II Learning Stations and Portfolios We will be exploring various aspects of World War II both abroad and in the United States through learning stations. Explanation 1. Teams of 5 (same team all week) 2. Team effort at stations, individual portfolio individual grade 3. Each team has one day at each station (six days, six stations) Keys to success 1. work quietly and efficiently: focus 2. All documents created in stations will be part of your final portfolio, do your best work (quality, legibility, etc.) 3. It is your responsibility to make up a station either before or immediately after school if you are absent. 4. Stations must be let the way you found them! Regarding your portfolio 1. Create a title or cover page. It should reflect World War II 2. All essays, reflections, etc. must be typed, maps and other submissions to be done in ink! 3. Pages must be in specific order (see below) 4. Due: Tuesday, April 20 th. Assessment Your completed portfolio will count as a test grade. Portfolio: Order of Pages. Station 1: Major Battles of World War II Page 1: European Theater Battle Chart Page 2: Pacific Theater Battle Chart Page 3: Analyzing the war assignment Station 2: Geography Page 4: World War II in Europe and North Africa map Page 5: Europe after World War II map Page 6: Analyzing the map assignment

2 Station 3: Home Front Page 5: War on the Home Front Questions Page 6: Japanese internment editorial Page 7: Home Front political cartoon Station 4: Video: Normandy Page 8: Video Questions Page 9: Journal entry Station 5: Conferences Page 10: Creative assignment on the Conferences Station 6: Atomic bomb: Page 11: Dropping the Bomb questions Page 12: One page typed reaction on dropping the bomb Station 1: Battles of World War II : 1. US History In the Course of Human Events textbook Page numbers: Ch 23 Section 4 ( ) Blank charts for European and Pacific theaters: 1. Battle Charts: Read the assigned pages, and complete the Battle Charts for the European and Pacific theaters. 2. Analyzing the War: After charts are completed/for homework: Pick the battle in each theater that you think had the biggest impact on the war as a whole and write a paragraph briefly explaining the battle and why you chose it. Station 2: Geography 1. US History In the Course of Human Events textbook: p 743, 2. World History: Connections to the Past textbook: p 791, Maps

3 World War II in Europe and North Africa Europe After World War II : Map requirements 1. Neat and legible 2. Countries labeled in ink 3. Use of different markers/colors 4. Each map must have a key explaining the various colors/lines drawn on the map I. World War II in Europe and North Africa a. Label the nations of Europe shown on the map b. Label the Axis nations and color them in one color c. Label the Allied nations and color them in one color d. Label the neutral nations and color them in one color e. Draw a line showing Nazi expansion in the 1930s prior to World War II f. Draw a line showing Axis held territory at its peak in 1942 II. Europe after World War II. a. Label the nations of Europe b. Place a star next to any new nations formed, and a circle where old nations no longer exist c. Locate Berlin d. Shade Soviet controlled nations in one color e. Shade Western nations in one color III. Analyzing the maps Write a paragraph explaining how the map of Europe changed as a result of World War II. By comparing the maps,what key differences do you see in Europe? Station 3: War on the Home Front 1. US History In the Course of Human Events textbook a War on the Home Front questions 3. Japanese Internment articles 1. Read Chapter 23 Sections 2 and 3 and answer the assigned questions 2. Read the article on Japanese internment

4 3. Editorial: write an editorial (1/2-1 page typed) on ONE of the following topics a. A US Japanese citizen: on internment as unjust and oppressive b. Non-Japanese US citizen: justifying Japanese internment 4. Create a political cartoon on the US war effort. Your cartoon should be colored, with a caption that refers to the cartoon. Choose from the following topics. a. Liberty Bonds b. Rationing c. Army recruitment d. Women in the workforce Station 4: Normandy Video 1. Normandy Video 2. Questions sheet 1. Watch the video and answer the assigned questions 2. Journal Entry: Create a journal entry from the perspective of one of the choices listed below. Your entry should be 1/2 1 page, typed. Get into the role of your character, and describe how they are feeling in the days leading up to D-Day. a. Allied soldier in Britain a few days before D-Day b. French civilian in occupied Germany, waiting for D-Day c. German soldier on the beaches, preparing for Allied invasion Station 5: War Conferences 4. US History In the Course of Human Events textbook 5. A World History 1. Read the following sections of the US History text a b c Read of the World History text 3. You are to come up with a creative way to demonstrate your knowledge of the following conferences: Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam. This may be done in a number of ways, as long as you meet the requirements below. 4. Requirements a. The location and date of each conference b. Include the leaders that met at each conference

5 c. The major issues that were discussed and the major decisions reached at each conference. Station 6: The Atomic Bomb 6. US History In the Course of Human Events textbook (p ) 7. Articles: LEAVE IN CLASSROOM a. The Conscience of Science b. Advice from the Military : p c. The Unconditional Surrender problem: p d. The Conscience of Soldiers 8. Dropping the Bomb questions 1. Read the assigned textbook pages 2. Read the assigned articles and as you read write down key ideas/statements as you come across them. 3. Answer the questions on Dropping the Bomb 4. Write a one page (typed) reaction on the dropping of the atomic bomb. Do you think dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was justifiable? What about the second bomb on Nagasaki? Be sure to include specific facts from the reading to support your response.