World War II

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Jaimi Krielaart
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English / Language Arts
10
High (9-12)

This module is designed to be taught in 10th grade ELA at the beginning of the school year. Students will read, "The Children of Willesden Lane," the historical account of piano prodigy Lisa Jura's escape from Vienna and her life in London during World War II. Students will analyze how the...

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Janet R. Price
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English / Language Arts
8, 9, 10
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)

This short LDC module is based on a Nazi Propaganda lesson plan from the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) http://sheg.stanford.edu/upload/V3LessonPlans/Nazi%20Propaganda%20Lesson...

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Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)
Chris Crouch
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History / Social Studies
U.S. History
11, 12
High (9-12)

President Roosevelt’s “date that will live in infamy” speech is short, clear, and powerful, conveying a giant turn of historical events in a text every student should engage. Using the question of what FDR chose to say and not say in his address to Congress, this module engages the full run-up...

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Envision Schools
Erin Brandvold
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History / Social Studies
World History
10
High (9-12)

Students conduct research about the World War II, use the research to answer a research question with a strong argument, and then explain their findings in a 5-paragraph Historical Research/Inquiry essay.

Students then apply their understanding of the events in WWII and the Holocaust and...