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This lesson plan focuses on guiding students through the analysis of primary sources relating to the USA's entry into World War II. Students will review their homework, engage in discussions, and use graphic organizers to comprehend complex historical documents. Key objectives include identifying America's isolationist policies, analyzing pertinent documents regarding its involvement in WWII, and predicting the motivations behind its eventual entry into the conflict. Through collaborative activities and guided reading, students will deepen their understanding of this critical historical period.
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Do Now – 3/19/12 • What do you see? Make a list. • What questions do you have?
Objectives – We will: • Review homework and identify strong answers • Identify how to analyze documents using a graphic organizer • Identify the USA’s position about the war • Summarize and analyze a primary source text using a clarifying bookmark and comprehension questions • Predict why the USA entered WWII
Agenda • Do Now (5) • HW Review (5) • Graphic Organizer Modeling (5) • Turn and Talk (5) • Mini-lesson, Notes (10) • Reading (15) • Graphic Org. Practice (5) • Prediction (5) • HW/Wrap-up (5)
Homework Review – Document B 1. What is the “Greater Germany”? What would the Nazis have to do to unify the “Greater Germany?” 2. What are the dates of the Nazi Party program and the photograph? 3. What parts of the party program and the photograph might scare people outside Germany? Why?
9.2 How did the war begin in Europe? Make Military Smaller Election of Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler (1933) Treaty of Versailles (1918) Say the WWI was their fault Have to pay $33 billion Bad economy Great Depression
September 1, 1939 – Nazi Germany invades Poland; WWII begins
9.3 How did the United States Respond to the beginning of WWII in Europe?
"Let no man or woman thoughtlessly or falsely talk of America sending its armies to European fields...This nation will remain a neutral nation...I have said not once, but many times, that I have seen war and I hate war....” - FDR, in a radio speech, September 3, 1939 (two days after Hitler invaded Poland and the same day that Britain and France declared war on Germany) Turn and Talk – what does President Roosevelt mean?
9.3 How does the United States Respond to the beginning of WWII in Europe? • 1930s – U.S. has policy of “isolationism” • Great Depression • Just fought WWI • 1935 Neutrality Act – USA will not ship arms/weapons to either side. • 1940 – Germany captures France. USA makes “Lend-lease” policy – will let Great Britain borrow weapons, and they will return them after the war.
Document C – Reading + Questions • Read Document C with a partner. Person 1 will read a paragraph and choose a sentence starter from the bookmark to summarize the text. • Person 2 can respond. Then Person 2 will read a paragraph and choose a sentence starter from the bookmark to help them summarize the text.
Turn and Talk • At this point, why do you think the USA entered WWII?
Homework • Complete questions for Document C AND D. • Add these documents to your Graphic Organizer • Respond to the question of the day. Acquisition – something you just got…you own it. Wrap-up Today we learned, at first, that the United States responded to the war in Europe by _____________ _______________________________ Then, the USA ____________________________________.
