Date: 8/30/17 Content: Social Studies Grade: 8th grade Teacher: Mr.

Rivas

Academic Standard S1C1PO2: Introduce the events that led up to World War II

Content Objective Today I will describe the events of Pearl Harbor by writing a newspaper article

Today I will be able to describe the event that brought the United States into World War II during a time we
Language Objective were practicing neutrality

Anticipatory Set/ Students will watch a video about the Pearl Harbor attack, as well as scenes from the movie, Pearl Harbor,
Building Background and discuss key events that allowed Japan rise to power during the time of World War II.
I Do: Discourse/Questioning
Explain and reinforce my rules and expectations Strategies:
for bellwork, explain how to create a newspaper What happened in Pearl
Harbor?
article by using who, what, where, when, and
Where is Pearl Harbor?
how method to build on background. Why did they bomb Pearl
We Do: Harbor?
Lesson Implementation Watch video, do bellwork, answer questions, What was the effect of the
begin to work on newspaper article. attack on Pearl Harbor?
Can you locate and label
You Do: places that Japan invaded in
Watch video, do bellwork, answer text based World War II?
questions, students will start to work newspaper What role did the Japanese
play in World War II?
article assignment.
Shorten assignments, give more time, focus on vocabulary (Pearl Harbor, kamikaze,
Differentiation
Honolulu)
Assessment Bellwork, checks for understanding, class discussion, completion of Newspaper article.
(Formative/Summative)
Always keep in mind the PLC guiding questions:
1. What do we want students to know and be able to do? 2. How will we know if they have learned it? 3. What will we do if they dont learn it? 4. What do
we do when they do learn it?