WORLD WAR II

Major Events Timeline Assignment

YOUR MISSION: You are to work in pairs for this assignment. Below is a list of events. Your assignment is to:

·  research to find out when each event occurred

·  create a timeline on which you place the events in proper chronological order

·  show the dates alongside the events

·  explain each event its importance in a point form 5-line write-up (BE SURE TO USE YOUR OWN WORDS ! ! ! ! ! ! )

·  put your timeline on a piece of Bristol board

·  OR you may create a PowerPoint Presentation instead (you are to print the powerpoint IN HANDOUTS FORMAT- 6 Slides per page please!)

·  be creative – use colour and pictures (label the pictures)

·  attach the rubric with your names to the back of the timeline

·  list your sources in a properly formatted bibliography on the back of the poster or at the end of the PowerPoint presentation

PROCEDURE: You will have one period in the computer lab for this assignment. Remember that we also have a library at Nepean which has many useful resources!

Due Date: November 22, 2010

EVENTS: (not in proper order here)

·  Miracle at Dunkirk

·  Hitler seizes all of Czechoslovakia

·  Operation Barbarossa begins

·  invasion of Hong Kong

·  Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact)

·  Hitler invades the Rhineland

·  Japan surrenders (V-J Day)

·  Japan seizes Manchuria

·  D-Day

·  Germany surrenders (V-E Day)

·  Battle of Midway

·  Hitler attacks Poland

·  Munich Pact

·  USA drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

·  Bismarck sunk

·  Battle of Britain

·  Italy seizes Ethiopia (Abyssinia)

·  Canada declares war on Germany

·  Battle of Ortona

·  Kristallnacht

·  Allied troops land in Sicily

·  Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

·  fall of Holland, Belgium, & France

·  Dieppe Raid

·  Anschluss (annexation) of Austria by Germany

·  Canadian soldiers liberate Netherlands

WORLD WAR II TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS RUBRIC
CRITERIA / LEVEL 1 / LEVEL 2 / LEVEL 3 / LEVEL 4
Knowledge of Canada’s History
(Knowledge/
Understanding) / Below
Expectations
0 / 0
1
2
3
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 9 10
displays limited understanding of few historical events or concepts / displays moderate understanding of some historical events or concepts / displays substantial understanding of most historical events or concepts / displays thorough understanding of all historical events or concepts
Depth of Research
(Thinking/Inquiry) / Below
Expectations / 0
1
2
3
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 9 10
rarely gives complete explanations & analysis of main points of timeline, some events missing / occasionally gives complete explanations & analysis of main points of timeline / usually gives complete explanations & analysis of main points of timeline / consistently gives complete, relevant explanations & analysis of all of main points of timeline
Presentation, Creativity and Style
(Application) / Below
Expectations / 0
1
2
3
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 9 10
lack of colour, little or no attention to detail,
little or no accuracy, few or no pictures / some use of colour & design, some attention to detail, timeline labelled appropriately, a few pictures / good use of colour design, good attention to detail, labelling is accurately done, some relevant pictures / excellent use of colour design, excellent attention to detail,
labelling is carefully accurately done, many relevant pictures
Communicating Ideas
(Communication) / Below
Expectations / 0
1
2
3
4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 9 10
seldom explains ideas with clarity precision, numerous grammatical and/or spelling errors / occasionally explains ideas with clarity precision, occasional grammatical and/or spelling errors / usually explains ideas with clarity precision, minor grammatical and/or spelling errors / consistently explains ideas with clarity precision, almost no grammatical and/or spelling errors