WWII+Fall+Agendas-Handouts

**TAH - World War II Strand - Fall, 2010**
|| 1. Was WII a good war? 2. What can we learn about the life of soldiers/saliors during WWII? 3. How does Battleship Cove promote or hinder the understanding of multiple perspectives? 4. How do the ships, exhibits and memorials reinforce or contradict what you know about WWII, particularly from the Kennedy readings and the primary sources we analyzed? 5. What types of activities would you do with your students on a field trip? 6. If there are student gorups visiting today, what are they doing? How is their visit/activities structured? || || .............................................................. || **Reading assignment:** "Our Mother's War" - Emily Yellin Read Prologue & Chapters 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 & 12 Discussion Questions: 1 - What were the experiences of the "average American soldier? 2 - How were the experences of women similiar to and different from men? 3 - How did the experiences of women differ among various groups? (White, African American, Japanese American, Jewish, military, non-military, etc? 4. What types of evidence does the author use to support her findings? ................................................. || **Discussion and Activity**
 * ==Agenda== || ==Assignments== || ==Handouts== ||
 * **October 7th - Dine & Discuss**
 * Overview of the Year
 * Timeline Activity & Discussion of Kennedy book
 * Workshop with previously taught units
 * Overview - Teaching English Language Learners || * Read Ch-13-21 of David M. Kennedy "The American People in World War II"
 * Note the 4-5 most important ideas/events from each chapter.
 * 1) Was WWI a good war? and 2) What were the experiences of the "average" soldier?
 * Bring an outline of your WWII unit. 1) How long is it? 2) Objectives & guiding questions 3) List of resources used 4) list of activities. || **Timeline Activity (A. Marcus)**
 * **October 21st - Dine & Discuss**
 * Background on the War in Europe
 * The Experience of American Soldiers
 * Teaching English Language Learners (continued) || **N/A** || **Background on the War in Europe (W.Woodward)**
 * [[file:War in the Pacific.ppt]]
 * In session activity analyzing and evaluating:**
 * Alan's War - a Graphic Novel
 * Photos
 * Letters from women
 * Letters from CT Soldiers (Dodd Center) ||
 * **October 21st -Battleship Cove Field Trip**
 * Orientation
 * Time to explore (see assignment)
 * Overview of the war in the Pacific
 * Tour of Women and WWII Exhibit
 * Design an activity for a student visit
 * Meet with Battleship Cove staff || While at Battleship Cove be sure to visit the following ships and memorials:
 * USS Massachusetts (Battleship)
 * WWII Memorial (on board the USS Massachusetts)
 * USS Joseph P. Kennedy (Destroyer)
 * USS Lionfish (Sub)
 * the PT boats
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mechanized landing craft
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">other ships/exhibits, memorials as time permits. || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Questions to consider while at Battleship Cove: **
 * **October 28th - Dine & Discuss**
 * Battleship Cove Field Trip Debrief
 * WWII Soldiers and Film || **N/A** || **WWII Soldiers and Film guiding questions (A. Marcus)**
 * **November 4th - Dine & Discuss**
 * Overview of the War in the Pacific (continued)
 * Discussion and Activity "Our Mother's War"
 * Classroom Resources
 * "Our Mother's War" (M. Monaghan)**
 * [[file:WomenWWIIMonaghan.ppt]]
 * [[file:ImagesWomenWWII.ppt]]
 * [[file:landarmy.pdf]]
 * [[file:Civilian Defense.pdf]]
 * [[file:marines.pdf]]
 * [[file:SPARS.pdf]]
 * [[file:Miss Mac.pdf]]
 * [[file:Black Women in WWII.pdf]]
 * [[file:WomenWWIIHandoutFINAL.docx]]
 * Classroom Resources (A. Raymond)**
 * **Designed for Victory** Power Point
 * **Designed for Victory** Power Point
 * [|**WII Posters**] via flickr
 * **Student Activities**
 * [|What did you do in the War Grandma?] - An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II written by students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School ||