World War IIBasic Facts

Patty MitchellAcademic Literacy/Language Arts

IntroductionAll researchers start with the basic facts, a little

bit of information to jump off from.

Please look carefully as you go through the web quest because there are required and optional activities. You must do 2 of the optional activities. The goal is for you to have a basic understanding of a variety of areas so you can select a topic and develop a question for more in-depth research.

TaskYou will investigate various areas of World

War II in order to find an area that you want to find out more about. You need to have some basic background information as a jumping off point.

Answer the questions or do the activity after going to the websites. If it says to take notes answer the what, where, why, when and how questions

Process 1The beginning of the War: Germany Required:Take notes regarding how World War II, started, how Hitler came into power,

the rise of the Nazi Party and how and why they got control Hitler's RiseNazi PartySS Police StateNazi censorship and propagandaWWII in EuropeGerman rule in occupied Europe

Process 2Optional:Primary Sources: These two sites give the

actually speeches of the Prime Minister of England and the President of France and their communications with Germany.

England FranceWhat were the primary concerns of these two

leaders? How did they try and convince their citizens that they were doing what had to be done? Did they convince you?

Process 3Required Use the two web sites to create your own

map with a key as a resource as you do your research. Get a blank map from me to staple into your notebook.

Countries involved in WWIIMap of the countries

Process 4OptionalCompare 2 or 3 of the same type of weapon

from different countries: Who had the advantage? why?

Weapons of WWII

Process 5OptionalLeaders of the Allies and Axis Countries Look at the pictures: What do you the

pictures make you wonder? What would you ask or tell the leaders of Germany? Japan? Italy? England? America? Russia?

List the country and then write your question or wonder statement

Pictures

Process 6 Many survivors report that they heard a final plea

from those who were killed: “Remember! Do not let the world forget.” To this responsibility to those they left behind, survivors have added a plea of their own: “Never again.” Never for the Jewish people. Never for any people. They hope that remembrance of the Holocaust can prevent its recurrence.

The next few slides will have content about the Holocaust and the people genocide that was attempted by the Nazi Party. Some of the pictures may be disturbing. You do not have to look at them.

Process 7RequiredTake notes in your journal about the Nazi Party’s labeling

and treatment of the Jewish people. Write the label and your notes under them. On the right side of the web page are links to photos, artifacts, etc.. Check them out for more in-depth information

Pre-warBoycotts of Jewish businessesRace lawsNight of Broken GlassTrying to leaveCubaRegistration of Jewish peopleThe Final Solution

Process 8Required:General information about concentration camps.

Answer the questions in your journal and take notesWhat are concentration camps and how were they

used? What are the ghettos? Who was put into the camps? What is the difference between concentration camps and extermination camps?

Concentration CampsExtermination CampsGhettosWarsaw Ghetto revolt

Process 9Optional: Take notes under the heading in your

journal. Select two of the headings from this slide.

oral historiesMentally and physically handicapped peopleRescueResistance in GermanyRescue in Denmark

Process 10RequiredPearl Harbor: Take notes in your journal

Answer the 4 W’s and 1 H (What, Why, Where, When, How)

On the website read the first page and then click on all the tabs: letters (primary source), color photos (primary source), videos (primary source), maps

PBS: Pearl Harbor

Process 11RequiredTimelineUse the website to figure out what the US

was doing before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Look at each year for any information about the US. You can click on the information to get more details at the bottom of the timeline. Make your own timeline with this information. What would you say about the part the U.S. had in the war?

Timeline

Process 12Required: Take notes from each of these

websites- what, where, who, when and how.Japan involves the United StatesJapan Readies itself to Attack Pearl HarborThe Pacific front and the SovietsJapan and RussiaPearl Harbor

Japanese view of Pearl Harbor

Process 13RequiredJapanese Internment Camps in the United

StatesOnce you are on the page make sure to click on

the other pages at the bottom of the page (Life before, during and after the camps). Take notes in your notebook answering what, why, when, where, how. The next few slides have videos for you to watch.

Internment Camps

Process 14OptionalMrs. Breed was a librarian that kept in contact

with many of the Japanese youth that frequented her library. She saved the letters sent to her from the youth when they were sent to the internment camps. (primary source)

letters

Process 15OptionalHome front: What was happening in America

during the war? How were the citizens impacted? What were changes that happened for the better? Worse?

HomefrontWomen in the work forcePosters and photosInterview on the homefront sacrifices

Process 16 Required: In your journal take notes about

why the decision was made, how it was accomplished and the aftermath. Read the articles and view the videos.

Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

Process 17Atomic Bombs dropped on Nagasaki and

Hiroshima

Process 18 The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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EvaluationDuring the three week period I will check

your notes and activities as you go through the webquest.

Once you have finished the web quest set up a conference time with me to review your notes. You will then use your notes to complete an activity as your final grade for this portion of the class.

ConclusionStart thinking about your research topic.

What caught your interest as you were going through the webquest? Go back over that section and figure out a question to answer by doing more in-depth research.

Teacher PageAcademic Literacy Research Class: Historical

research Patty Mitchell- Miles Exploratory Learning

Center

This webquest was designed to give students an overview of World War II as a basis for further in-depth research. There are required and optional activities for the students. The students using this webquest are 6-8th graders. This is a 3 week (36 hours) project