Lesson Plan:

Lesson # 1 Lesson Plan Incorporating General Literacy Strategies

Your Name: Graciela Toriz Date: October 18, 2017
Grade Level: 11th Grade Subject: US History

Objectives and Goals:

Standards:
11.7.1 Examine the origins of American involvement in the war, with an emphasis on the
events that precipitated the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Content:
Students will analyze causes of World War II by doing research and creating a poster.

Language:
Students will read sources, write information on graphic organizer, and organize information
on posters.

Required Materials and Equipment:

Chromebooks
PowerPoint
Poster Board
Markers
Pencils
Graphic Organizer

Guiding Question(s):
What events instigated World War II? And what nations were involved? What events thrusted
the United States into World War II?

Objective as stated to students before beginning lesson:

Students will be able to identify 3 causes of World War II.
Students will be able to categorize and compare 4 nations and their involvement in World War
II.

Anticipatory Set: (5 minutes) Rationale:

Two propaganda posters from World War II will be displayed The posters will give
on screen. Students are to analyze posters and write 3+ students a visual of what the
sentences describing what is depicted, what nations are lesson will encompass and
represented, and how they are depicted? set the stage for learning the
nations and leaders involved
in World War II.
Direct Instruction/Modeling/Guided Practice: (30 minutes) Rationale:

Direct Instruction/Modeling (10 minutes): Students will During this mid school year
receive copy of graphic organizer Causes of World War II lesson students will conduct
Worksheet. Teacher will walk students through finding online research. Students
information online using the graphic organizer. Teacher will will be familiar with doing
model for students how to complete graphic organizer by online research and given
completing the first website entry with students. Students will guidelines as to what is a
follow along. reliable source and what is
Teacher will check for understanding at every entry on the not.
graphic organizer. By providing a graphic
What event is discussed on this website? organizer and modeling
What nations are involved? What was the response to students are provided the
the event? support to complete
What are the names of the leaders involved in this assignment on their own and
event? gain the knowledge needed
Is there any additional information we should note to complete assignment and a
about this event? way or classify the
information they have
Guided practice (20 minutes): gathered.
Students will be placed in groups. Students will use Students are practicing
Chromebooks and given list of websites to research and research and organizational
complete graphic organizer. Teacher will walk from group to skills.
group to check for understanding and progress. By placing students in mixed
level groups students will
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii- collaborate and provide
history support for lower level
https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II students.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-
teachers/student-resources
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=4
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https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=100051
37
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/world-war-ii-193945
https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/interactive-wwi-
timeline?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm9vPBRCQARIsABAIQYdebfbl7r
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EsvIXJxB4dXQb9DML1nbXUPEQhKptJUpGmmvlV0aAi0p
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http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-
history/videos/america-enters-world-war-ii

Differentiation:
Vocabulary list will be provided.
Mixed level groups.
Independent Practice: (10 minutes) Rationale:
Using graphic organizer students will individually complete a Poster assignment will allow
poster assignment. Students will make a poster depicting 3 each student to be creative
events that caused WWII. Poster must include leaders and demonstrate what they
involved in events, and should answer the following questions; have learned in a
What events instigated World War II? And what nations were nontraditional format.
involved? What events thrusted the United States into World Having students write
War II? Students are encouraged to be creative. Graphic information on posters will
organizer is to be turned in to teacher after Poster Assignment allow students to prove their
is completed. Students that do not complete assignment in literacy skills. By walking
class will complete it as homework. As students work on around teacher students can
poster teacher will walk around classroom answering be guide and check for
questions, checking for understanding, and that students are on understanding can be done.
task.

Assessment and Follow-Up/Next Steps: Rationale:

Check for understanding: The informal checking for
(10 minutes) Check for understanding, after students understanding providing a
complete graphic organizer teacher will lead class in low stake opportunity for
discussion and have each group share at least one of students show what they
their entries from the graphic organizer. have learned. The check for
Check for understanding will be done while modeling understanding after graphic
computer research assignment. organizer in complete allows
Check for understanding will be done as teacher walks students to check their
around while groups are completing graphic organizer. answers and to build on what
Assessment: they have.
Completion of graphic organizer The assessments give
Completion of poster assignment opportunity for students to
demonstrate their literacy
skills. Also allows teacher to
see where there are gaps in
the content knowledge as
well as literacy skills.
Transition to next lesson: Rationale:
This lesson will give students the background knowledge for
the following lessons. The next lesson will begin with a review This lesson gives the
of posters. The next lesson will cover The Holocaust. students the background
knowledge and literacy skills
needed for future lessons on
World War II, and the Cold
War.

Notes:

Warm Up:
Students take 5 minutes to analyze posters and write 3+ sentences describing
1. What is depicted, 2. What nations are represented, and 3. How nations are depicted?
 Causes of World War II Worksheet
Website Event Nations Leaders Reaction/Respo Additional
Involved nse to Event Information
 Poster Assignment
Your poster should depict 3 events that caused WWII, leaders involved in events, and should
answer the following questions; What events instigated World War II? And what nations were
involved? What events thrusted the United States into World War II? Please turn in your graphic
organizer once poster in complete. Posters are to be displayed on Classroom board. You will
have 1-2 minutes to present your poster.
Sample
Causes of World War II
The Treaty of Versailles- between the Allied Powers & Germany on
June 28, 1919. Ending World War I. The treaty was extremely harsh on
Germany. Germany forced to "accept the responsibility for causing all
the loss and damage" of the war. Germany disarmed, give up land to
France, and had to pay reparations of 132 billion.