US II



US History II

Weekly Planner

Week of 2/11 to 2/15

World War II

|Monday |Warm-up: 5 Weirdest Weapons of World War Two (YouTube video) |

| |Presentation: World War Two in Europe |

| |D-Day |

| |Battle of the Bulge (WWII in HD Battle of the Bulge 3:01) |

| |Liberation of Death Camps WW2 Documentary, The Final Battle 1944-1945 (15-26 minutes) |

| |Video: The Big Red One |

|Tuesday |Warm-up: World War Two Review |

| |Presentation: World War Two in Europe |

| |Surrender! |

| |Yalta Conference |

| |Finish Video: The Big Red One |

| |Start Big Red One Powerpoint Project |

|Wednesday |Activator: The Liberation of Flossenburg Camp (youTube video) |

| |Big Red One Powerpoint Project |

|Thursday |Activator: Video: The War (Bataan, 1:08-1:20 disc 1) |

| |Guided Reading: The Pacific |

| |Presentation: The War in The Pacific |

| |Doolittle Raid |

| |Midway |

| |Guadalcanal |

|Friday |Activator: Video: Flags of our Fathers (the flag 50:00-51:00 and 1:09-1:22) |

| |Presentation: The War in The Pacific |

| |Iwo Jima |

| |Okinawa |

| |Reading/ Discussion: Hiroshima and Nagasaki |

Homework:

• The War in the Pacific

Curriculum Frameworks Addressed/ Objectives:

• Analyze how German aggression in Europe and Japanese aggression in Asia contributed to the start of World War Two and summarize the major battles of the war. (USII.15)

• Explain the reasons for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and their short and long term effects. (USII.16)

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