PBI Unit Project

Portrayal of History in Film

Selena Cruz, Blake Burton, Rusty Aki

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TITLE OF THE LESSON: Where the war was fought

AUTHOR: Selena Cruz

DATE OF LESSON: Tuesday, Week 1

LENGTH OF LESSON: 45 minutes

NAME OF COURSE: World History

SOURCE OF THE LESSON: World History Patterns of Interaction – McDougal Littell, Classroom Assessment Techniques: A handbook for college teachers

TEKS ADDRESSED:

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6B- analyze major issues and events of World War II such as fighting the war on multiple fronts

8- The student uses geographic tools to collect, analyze, and interpret data.

8B- pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases

9- The student understands the impact of geographic factors on major events.

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1D- explain the significance of the following dates: 1939-1945

11A- create thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases representing various aspects of world history; and

11B- pose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns in world history shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases

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13A- prepare maps that illustrate a variety of political entities such as city maps showing precincts, country maps showing states, or continental maps showing countries

22A- design and draw appropriate maps and other graphics such as sketch maps, diagrams, tables, and graphs to present geographic information including geographic features, geographic distributions, and geographic relationships

CONCEPT STATEMENT: The Geography of WWII is somewhat complex mostly because of the wars long period. This war consists of many different battles and was fought in multiple countries and on multiple fronts. WWII was a very important war in world history and it is important to know exactly where it took place and should be identified on a map. There are different reasons for each country’s involvement in the war and a main reason is due to their geographic locations. The locations of each of the countries gave them each different advantages and disadvantages. Later this knowledge will be used in their movie portrayal project.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

SWBAT:

Identify in what region of the world WWII was fought on a map.
Identify which countries were involved in the war on a map.
Explain what circumstances each countries geography had to do with their involvement in the war.
Give some reasons why certain countries had more advantages and more disadvantages then other countries.

RESOURCES: Pen or pencil, paper, textbook, and maps.

Students will work in groups of 3 to 4 to work on maps.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: No real significant concerns

SUPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, HANDOUTS: Map of the World

ENGAGEMENT		Time: ____5_minutes___
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Start out by asking students if they know anything about WWII and why they think it occurred just to get an idea of how much they actually know about it.	What do you know about WWII? Why do you think it was fought? Where was the war fought?	Hitler started the war. The war was at Pearl Harbor.

EXPLORATION		Time: _____15 minutes___
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
I’m going to have you all read from the book which talks about where the war was fought and different reasons why it was fought in these particular areas. While you’re reading you are going to fill out this map and afterward we will go over it as a class. As you read, I want you to think about how geography affected each country you are identifying. Think about the different advantages and disadvantages each country had due to their geographic location. Does anyone have any questions? While they work on this in groups I will walk around and answer any questions they have.	Does anyone need help getting started? What kind of advantages did Germany have over other countries? Do you see any patterns?	Students may have trouble identifying where countries are on a blank map.

EXPLANATION		Time: ___10_minutes__
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Will be at the front of the class and have groups share what they found. I will be making sure that students labeled locations correctly.	Where is Germany located? Which country is located closest to Germany? Why would Germany attack Poland before it attacked any other country? In what country did Pearl Harbor take place? Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?	Students will identify the different locations on the map.

ELABORATION		Time: ___10_minutes_
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
Will ask the students what are certain advantages some countries have and some disadvantages some countries have due to their location. Have the students come point out the different countries on the class map to demonstrate they know where it is.	Why does Ireland have more of an advantage then Normandy? Where is Germany on the map? What type of terrain does each country have and how did it affect their role in the war? Did any country have problems due to climate?	Because it's an island and Normandy is closer to Germany. Students will answer many questions like this.

EVALUATION		Time: ___5_minutes__
What the Teacher Will Do	Probing Questions	Student Responses Potential Misconceptions
After discussing as a class I will have the students write a minute paper (CAT 6). I will read over the minute papers and find out what students got from the lesson and find out if they are clearly understanding the new information.	What are some new things you learned about the geography of WWII?	Students will write a minute paper on telling what they already knew about the geography of WWII and also what they newly learned.