War: What is it good for?
by Laura Dembroski
1. Literature (Terry)
1.1. Lessons based on text, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas- John Boyne
1.1.1. Symbols: Ideas and meaning behind them
1.1.2. Multi-genre Project, extended class project.
2. Social Studies (Greg)
2.1. WW II Strategies
2.1.1. Students will create a map of WWII strategies and learn about "total war"
2.2. WW II RAFT
2.2.1. Students will create a written document taking on the role of a leader in WWII.
3. Spanish (Laura)
3.1. Fighting for Independence in the Dominican Republic (Before We Were Free)
3.1.1. New node
3.2. Spanish-American War, effects today
4. Mathematics (Jessie)
4.1. Analysis of Wars
4.1.1. Students will analyze wars in which the two opposing sides have a large difference in numbers
4.2. US WWII Economics
4.2.1. Students will analyze the economic growth in the United States during WWII