Key Events of World War II Common Core Lessons & Activities

Key Events of World War II Common Core Lessons & Activities

How to Use the <b>Key Events of World War II - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b> book:<br /> Work through the lessons and activities as a class to teach your students higher-order thinking, analysis, and 21st century skills necessary to meet new Common Core expectations. <br /> Allow students to work through the lessons independently to build and practice these new skills. <br /> Include technology, collaboration, presentations, and discussion in the activities as you desire - you can decide how in-depth to go. <br /> Watch your class develop new abilities to meet the rigor of Common Core State Standards, right before your eyes! <br /><br />Tips: <br /> Use some of the pages - or use them all - based on your grade, your students, your curriculum, and your needs. <br /> Use these pages at their current size, or if you prefer them to be 8.5" X 11", enlarge them 125% on your copy machine. <br /> Use the correlations grid to easily see which Common Core standards are covered in each lesson. <br /><br />The <b>Key Events of World War II - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b>book includes: <br /> Reading for Information<br /> Higher-Order Thinking<br /> Writing Problems<br /> Primary Source Analysis<br /> Vocabulary<br /> Graphic Organizers<br /> Map Activities<br /> & More! <br /><br />Here is the Table of Contents for the <b>Key Events of World War II - Common Core Lessons and Activities</b> book:<br /><b>World War II Begins:</b> Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Chamberlain s Speech:</b> Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Leaders of World War II:</b> Main Idea Organizer <b>G</b><br /><b>Axis-Occupied Europe:</b> Map Activity<br /><b>World War II Vocabulary: </b>Vocabulary <b>GO10</b><br /><b>Attack on Pearl Harbor: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Day in Infamy Speech: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Rationing in the U.S.: </b>Problem-Solution-Results <b>GO9</b><br /><b>Dig on for Victory: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>World War II: </b>Causes, Events, & Effects <b>G</b><br /><b>Rosie the Riveter: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Tuskegee Airmen: </b>Reading Informational Text<br /><b>D-Day: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>Iwo Jima: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br /><b>The Holocaust: </b>Reading Informational Text & Writing<br /><b>United Nations: </b>Cause and Effect<b>G</b><br /><b>VE & VJ Days: </b>Reading Informational Text<br /><b>Key Events of World War II: </b>Chronological Events <b>GO12</b><br /><b>Atomic Bomb Decision: </b>Primary Source Analysis<br />Common Core State Standards Correlations<br /><br /><b>G:</b> Includes Graphic Organizers