Thematic+Unit+Step+4+(SND)


 * COMMON CORE STANDARDS**

[|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.1] Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2] Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6] Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts). [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.8] Distinguish among fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9] Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.


 * SOCIAL STUDIES ESSENTIAL STANDARDS**

7.H. 1 Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies. 7.H.2 Understand the implications of global interactions 7.C&G.1 Understand the development of government in modern societies and regions. 7.C.1 Understand how cultural values influence relationships between individuals, groups and political entities in modern societies and regions.


 * UNIT NARRATIVE DRAFT**


 * Day 1: Unit/Theme Intro**
 * Introductory lesson to the idea of Oppression/genocide - what is it, when has it occurred, etc.
 * Relate current events of oppression to what we will be discussing in this unit


 * Day 2: WWI**
 * How did WWI start?
 * Main battles
 * "In Flanders Fields" Poem activity


 * Day 3: Bolshevik Revolution**
 * Russia during WWI
 * Reds vs. Whites Civil War game


 * Day 4: WWI Conclusion**
 * Treaty of Versailles
 * League of Nations
 * Armistice Day
 * Newspaper article announcing the end of the war?
 * Timeline of WWI events?


 * ​Day 5: Great Depression**
 * Great Depression in the US
 * Economic Situation in Europe
 * Activity?


 * Day 6: Depression - WWII transition**
 * How did Hitler rise to power? Activate prior learning from yesterday about economy
 * What other leaders in Europe also came to power?
 * Split into groups with each one focusing on one leader and how he rose to power; use primary (articles, speeches) and secondary sources.


 * Day 7: Intro to WWII & Propaganda**
 * Use of propaganda in Europe
 * Propaganda for the war effort in America (?)


 * Day 8: Home Front**
 * Minilesson on war effort at home - increase of women in the workforce, victory gardens, war bonds, etc.
 * Activity: shopping with ration tickets


 * Day 9: Western Theater - Major Battles Day 1**
 * Operation Market-Garden
 * Battle of Bulge
 * Battle of Britain
 * Activity?


 * Day 10: Western Theater - Major Battles Day 2**
 * D-Day
 * Stalingrad
 * Battle of Berlin
 * Activity? Timeline of all battles (or start timeline day 1, finish day 2?)
 * Letters from soldiers?


 * ​Day 11: Resistance**
 * Maquis (France)
 * Partisans (Poland)
 * Split into groups, with each focusing on different resistance movements


 * Day 12: Holocaust**


 * Day 13: Japanese Internment Camps/Intro to Western Theater**


 * Day 14: Eastern Theater - Major Battles**
 * Midway
 * Okinawa
 * Iwo Jima
 * Guadualcanal
 * Activity: make sign posts for battles (how many miles from home)


 * Day 15: End of the War**
 * Marshall Plan
 * Atom Bomb
 * Sadako & 1,000 Paper Cranes activity


 * DAY 1 LESSON PLAN DRAFT**