1. Origins
1.1. Students will identify and analyze how the United States became involved in World War II
1.1.1. Acceptable Evidence: Student write a paragraph on why the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
1.1.1.1. Teacher gives a lecture on the cause of Pearl Harbor
1.1.1.2. Students identify the events which lead Japan to surprise attach Pearl Harbor
1.1.1.3. Students will discuss in pairs the reasons why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
2. Geography
2.1. Students will analyze the role geography played in World War II
2.1.1. Acceptable Evidence: Students will create a presentation using SlideRocket to show the two main theaters of war, explain key geographic features, and explain how they shaped the war
2.1.1.1. Teacher gives a lecture and models how to create a presentation
2.1.1.2. Students will complete mapping exercises and take a quiz
2.1.1.3. Students will analyze the way geography battles, theaters, and climate of the war
3. Strategy
3.1. Students will identify, analyze, and evaluate the U.S strategies used in both campaigns of World War II
3.1.1. Acceptable Evidence: Students will write a take home argumentative essay evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies
3.1.1.1. teach gives a lecture on the strategies used by the United States
3.1.1.2. Student will identify and analyze the strategies used.
3.1.1.3. Students will create a poster in a group illustrating and describing the U.S. strategies, could use Infogram
4. Technological Innovation
4.1. Students will describe the major technological developments of the World War II
4.1.1. Acceptable Evidence: Student will create a blog and post technological innovations, and the effect they had on the war using tumblr, rubric needed
4.1.1.1. Teach gives a lecture on the technological innovations of the war
4.1.1.2. Students identify the significant technological changes of the war and the impact they had with a quiz
4.1.1.3. Students create a blog that describes the major innovations and their effects on the war
5. Racism
5.1. Students will identify the role race played in World War II
5.1.1. Acceptable Evidence: Students will write and essay analyze the influence of racism on World War II
5.1.1.1. Teacher will give a lecture on the Holocaust
5.1.1.2. Students identify and investigate racism in the U.S. during the war
5.1.1.3. Students will write an in class essay on the Final Solution
6. Economics
6.1. Students will identify, analyze, and evaluate the U.S. economies effect on World War II
6.1.1. Acceptable Evidence: Students will create digital organizer using mindmap
6.1.1.1. Teacher gives a lecture on the U.S. economy and production of war material from 1939-45
6.1.1.2. Students identify and map U.S. economic production
6.1.1.3. Students create a report on a economic activity which helped the Allies win the war