Joseph Nastasi Professor Wisnewski

EDU 329 April 12, 2017

Grade 10 Topic: Causes of WWII Social Studies

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVE

After the presentation of a SMART Lesson on World War II, students will work with a group to

identify the most significant causes of the war and independently write a letter to a pen pal

imagining that they are a student in Italy during WWII using no less than three facts discussed in

class.

STANDARDS AND INDICATORS

Social Studies Standard:

Key Idea:

10.5 UNRESOLVED GLOBAL CONFLICT (19141945): World War I and World War II led to
geopolitical changes, human and environmental devastation, and attempts to bring stability and
peace.

Key Concepts:

10.5aInternationalcompetition,fueledbynationalism,imperialism,andmilitarismalongwith
shiftsinthebalanceofpowerandalliances,ledtoworldwars
 Indicator:ThiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsareinteractingwiththeSmartLessononthe

causesofWWII.

ELA & Literacy Standards

Writing: Text Types and Purposes (W.9-10.2b)

Students will develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the

most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in

a manner that anticipates the audiences knowledge level and concerns.

Indicator: This will be evident when students write a letter to their pen pal explaining

what is going on in Europe at the time.

INSTRUCTIONALRESOURCES

SMARTBoardLesson

WWIIKeyTermsSheet

MOTIVATION

AradiobroadcastfromtheWWIIerawillbeplayingasstudentsentertheclassroomtopique

studentsinterestinthetimeperiodbeingdiscussed.
 DEVELOPMENTALPROCEDURES

StudentswillwritedownkeyideasaboutWWIIthattheyalreadyknow.(Whowasapartof

thetheaxis/alliedcoalitions?WhoweretheleadersofthemajorcountriesinWWII?)

TheteacherwillthenpresentaninteractiveSMARTlessononthefourmajorcausesofWWII.

(WhowouldliketocategorizethecausesofWWII?Canyoumatchtheleaderstotheir

countries?)

StudentswillworkingroupsofthreeforaroundrobinexerciseaboutthecausesofWWII.

EachgroupwillchoosewhatcausetheyfeelimpactedthestartofWWIIthemost.(Haseach

groupdecidedonacause?)

Afterdiscussingandchoosingwhichcauseeachgroupthoughtwasmostimpactful.(Whydo

youthinkthiscausewasthemostimpactful?).Thegroupswillsupportandpresenttheir

argumentfortheircauseinfrontoftheclass.(Canyoupleaseelaborate?)

Studentswillthenbeassignedanindependentwritingassignmentwheretheypretendtheyare

astudentinItalywritingtoapenpalintheUnitedStates(Doyourememberhowtoproperly

formataletter?).Theywillhavetoexplaintothemhowfascismisimpactingtheirlives.

Theteacherwillcollectthefinishedassignmentstoassessstudentunderstanding.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Brainstorm
 Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentscontributeanypriorknowledgeabout

WWIIbeforethelessonbegins.

Directinstruction

Indicator:ThiswillbeevidentwhentheteacherconductstheSMARTlessononWWII.

Cooperativelearning:Roundrobin

Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsconferaboutwhichcausetheythoughtwas

mostimpactful.

Grouppresentationtotheclass

Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenthegroupsofstudentspresentthecausethatthe

believewasmostimpactful.

Independentwork

Indicator:Thiswillbeevidentwhenstudentsindependentlyworkonthepenpalwriting

assignment.

ADAPTATIONS

StudentsthatareenglishlanguagelearnerswillbeprovidedwiththeWWIIKeyTermssheet

thatlistsimportantvocabularyalongwithcorrespondingvisualstohelpthemrecallimportant

information.
 Thestudentthatstruggleswithfinemotorskillswillbegivenpermissiontotypetheirpenpal

letteronawordprocessor.

AstudentwithAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorderwillbeencouragedtocometothe

boardtoanswerquestionsoftenduringtheSMARTLessonpresentation.

DIFFERENTIATIONOFINSTRUCTION

StrugglingstudentswillbeprovidedwiththeWWIIKeyTermsworksheetwithvisualaidsto

referencethroughoutthelesson.

Averagestudentwillberequiredtoincludethreerelevantfactsintheirpenpalletterwhichwill

havetherequiredlengthofonepage.

Achievingstudentwillbeaskedtoincludeandabundantamountofrelevantfactsintheirpenpal

letterthatmayormaynothavebeentalkedaboutinclass.Thiswillincludehistorical

backgroundandthementionofpoliticalleadersandtheirimaginarycharacterspoliticalviews.

ASSESSMENT

TheteacherwillobservestudentresponsesthroughouttheSMARTlesson

Theteacherwillcirculatetheclassroomduringtheroundrobinactivityandquestionstudent

responses
 Theteacherwillcollectthefinalwritingassignmenttoassessifthestudentwrotethepenpal

lettercorrectlywhileincorporatingthreefacts.

INDEPENDENTPRACTICE

ThestudentswillbeassignedoneofthethreemajorEuropeanleadersdiscussedduringthe

SmartLessonandwillbeaskedtoexpressthatleaderspointofviewduringWWIIthroughthe

mediumoftheirchoice(writingassignment,video,song,play,ect.)

FOLLOWUPACTIVITIES:DIRECTTEACHERINTERVENTIONANDACADEMIC

ENRICHMENT

DirectTeacherIntervention:Studentswhodidnoteasilymeetthelessonobjectivewillbeasked

towatchthefirstepisodeofthedocumentaryseriesWorldWarIIinColorontheirownand

thenbeaskedtoattendanafterschoolstudysessiontodiscussthefilmwiththeteacher.

AcademicEnrichment:Studentswhoeasilymetthelessonobjectivewillbegivencomputertime

toresearchtheconnectionbetweentheendofWWIandthestartofWWIIusing

www.ww2pacific.com/ww1end.html.

REFRENCES

Bauer,J.L.(n.d.).TheEndoftheGreatWar.RetrievedApril23,2017,

fromhttp://www.ww2pacific.com/ww1end.html
Herrmann,E.(Writer).(n.d.).WorldWarIIinColor:TotalWar[Videofile].RetrievedApril12,

2017.

Causes of WWII key terms sheet Name

Here is the most important vocabulary for the causes of WWII. Save this sheet to study off of for
the upcoming unit test. Please come to me after class with any questions regarding the important
vocabulary.

The Treaty of Versailles

Fascism

Hitler and the Nazi Party

Appeasement

Joseph Stalin

Benito Mussolini

Winston Churchill
Franklin D Roosevelt