WWII Homework; preparation for test on WWII

¢Ch 11 Assessment p. 568

¢Review: 4,5,6,7, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28

¢Critical Thinking 29, 35

Extra Credit: Two Films: 1. Most Honorable Son. 2. Saving Private Ryan

1.Take Notes about the story only. At the end, divide it into

5-10‘episodes’ with Titles.

1.Messages & Meanings What have I learned about WW2 and the Holocaust or the Japanese American Internment?

List 5-6 things you learned that are important….

1.Purpose What central questions is the film trying to answer? What does the filmmaker want people to know or remember?

2.Interpretations How might others see this film in a way that differs from the way I see it? What is my reaction to this film and what do I learn about myself from my reaction or interpretation?

3.Credibility Which of the film's assertions are facts and which are opinions? Give 3 examples. How do you know?

4.Who might benefit from the messages in this film? What have I learned from this film? Why might the film's message(s) matter to me?

5.Response What kinds of actions might I take today in response to this film? How has my perception of history changed because of this film?
What would I say to someone who wanted to know about the Japanese Internment or the Normandy Invasion (D-Day).

Note: Holocaust Museum Field Trip Wednesday 6/1 and the Japanese American Museum on 6/3

We are going!! Leaving at 10:30 am on the MTA.
You must have the permission slip signed by parents and teachers.
Lunch....you may bring lunch or money for lunch.
We will be there by 12 or so and have time
to eat or look around.... You will need $3.00 for fare. (or school or tap bus pass).

Thursday: Bombing Civilians: Right or Wrong? Dropping the Atomic Bomb...Right or Wrong?

Thursday: Read p. 562-3

Describe the bombing of civilians in cities; Britain, germany, Japan.

Answer Reading Check

Read: The Atomic bomb Answer ‘Evaluating’

questions to complete packet on internment

6. do you think the governments actions during the war were fair? Explain.
7. What happend to the internees after the war ended? How were they treated?
8. After the war, what did the government do for the internees?
9. Do you think that the government has done enought for the former internees? explain.
10. If you were a go ernment official in 1988, what would you recommend doing for the former internees? explain.

NEED extra credit: Watch: "Most Honorable Son" on PBS. questions will be provided or follow the questions from the documentaries on the Holocaust.

After Pearl Harbor.....Japanese Internment Camps in the USA

Define:
Internment
espionage
executive order

HW: Read 559-562; Complete ‘reading strategy’; find out what war Executive Order 9066 (Japanese Internment) on the internet; answer picturing history, explain. Complete reading checks?

Period 6 final Holocaust Assignment

Task: Create a power point about an event in the Holocaust, and, an advertisement to halt the Nazi persecution of Jews or other minorities. (see handout). 100 points.

1.1. Choose a resource page from the reading. Create a powerpoint presentation teaching the class about the event (5-6 slides). Use the information in the reading and visuals from the internet.

2.2. Create the advertisement to stop or interfere with this

Event. See the guidelines in the handout (including 3 historic facts, people, etc.)

3.3. Use powerpoint, add music, add an interview with a Holocaust survivor who talks about this event.

4.Due: Monday, 5/23. No Late work…none.