WWII Presentations

H US History Wilson

Name: ______Partners: ______

Topic: ______Due Date:Tuesday Jan. 4, 2015

Project Description:

  • Student-chosen groups (4 students) will randomly select a topic related to WWII to research and present to the class.
  • Presentations shouldtarget30 minutes in length –no shorter than 25 minutes, no longer than 35 minutes.
  • You will have four in-class library research days to plan the presentation –any additional preparation must be organized by the group and completed on your own time.
  • All groups must be prepared to present onMonday, January 4, 2015. Your group may be requested to present if another group is unprepared. A 10% grade-reduction will be imposed for each class period that your group is unprepared to present.
  • Each presentation should incorporate some type of technology and include a relevant, interactive classactivity.
  • Presentationswill be evaluated on a presentation overview, the actual presentation, and an individualself-reflection. The presentation will be equivalent to one test grade (100%).
  • Reading notes assignments correlate with group presentation topics; follow the assignment sheet.
  • The World War II unit test will be Thursday, January 14, 2015.

Project Specifics:

1. Research

  1. Read relevant sections of chapters 23 and 24(WWII chapters) in your textbook as well as those in the reading packet.
  2. Consult the WWII pathfinder link posted on the Library webpage.
  3. Become an “expert” on your topic.
  4. Focus on the “Key Points of Information” and identify additional important issues and themes (What does the class need to know about your topic?).
  5. Find and utilize additional information that will be interesting when presenting (quotes, anecdotes, statistics, images, video clips, etc.).
  6. Maintain a bibliography of all sources utilized.
  7. Use the research time effectively and efficiently; all uncompleted work after the four research days must be finished on the group’s time.

2. Organization and Development

  1. Decide the format of your presentation.
  2. Incorporate relevant, effective technology (PowerPoint, video clips, music, web activity,etc.). Save your completed presentation in a safe location for access on the day you present.
  3. Devise an interactive closure activity for the class that gets theminvolved.
  4. Plan out your entire presentation; Divide tasks accordingly and, if necessary, arrange to complete any unfinished work before parting for Winter Break.

3. Implementation

  1. Opener/hook (Get your classmatesinterested in your topic with an attention grabber!)
  2. Closure (Effectively summarize your presentation with appropriate closure.)
  3. Practice your presentation so that you stay within the time requirement.

Evaluation:

  1. Group Presentation Outline: (30points) – due Wednesday, December23, 2015

See handout for details

  1. Group Presentation: (40points) – due Monday, January 4, 2016

See Presentation Rubric for details

  1. Individual Reflection Essay:(30points) – due the day following your group presentation
  2. Typed, double-spaced (12-point font, 1 inch margins) individual reflection on your group’s topic.
  3. Consider some –if not all– of the following questions in your essay:
  4. What aspects of your topic were most interesting to you and why? What did you discover about your topic?
  5. Offer your personal opinion on controversial questions related to your topic. Be sure to justify your opinion with evidence.
  6. What questions/concerns remain about your topic? What do you suppose you would discover if you researched the topic further?
  7. How did your research of this particular topic impact your overall understanding of WWII? Of the broader 1930s and 1940s time period?

Total Value: (100 points) 100%

Topics and Key Points of Information:

  1. Pearl Harbor
  2. Japanese motivations for the attack
  3. Attack specifics (areas targeted, damage sustained, wounded and killed)
  4. Conspiracy Theory: How much did FDR know beforehand?
  5. Effects of Pearl Harbor
  1. U.S. Mobilization for War/ Home Front/Propaganda
  2. Transformation from civilian to war economy
  3. Newly created government agencies
  4. Role of minorities; African-Americans, women, Hispanics, Native-Americans, etc.
  5. Financing the war
  6. Office of War Information
  7. Focus and effectiveness of US Propaganda –especially posters (Share various examples of popular posters and their goals)
  8. Censorship
  1. Human Rights and the War:

Internment Camps

  1. Justification for camps/Executive Order 9066
  2. Camp life and internees experiences
  3. The Korematsu v U.S. Supreme Court case

The War and Anti-Semitism

  1. Overview/timeline of major events of the Holocaust in Europe
  2. American response to Jewish refugees
  3. Human Rights obligations of global nations
  1. Major Battles/Campaigns of the European Theater
  2. Campaign in North Africa
  3. Battle of Stalingrad
  4. Invasion of Italy
  5. Battle of the Atlantic
  6. D-Day, Invasion of Normandy
  7. Battle of the Bulge
  1. Major Battles/Campaigns of the Pacific Theater
  2. Island-Hopping Strategy
  3. Battle of Coral Sea
  4. Battle of Midway
  5. Battle of Guadalcanal
  6. Battle of Iwo Jima
  7. Battle of Okinawa
  1. Atomic Bomb
  2. The Manhattan Project
  3. Pros and Cons to using the atomic bomb
  4. Consequences/aftermath of the atomic bomb
  5. VJ Day
  1. End of WWII
  2. Allied Conferences: Yalta and Potsdam
  3. VE Day
  4. US – Soviet relations; beginning of the Cold War
  5. United Nations
  6. Nuremberg Trials

WWII Presentation Rubric (Submit on the day of your presentation)

Name______Topic______

Quality/Depth of Research______/5

Did you address important information in a way that was clear and appropriate for an Honors-level class?

0 1 2 3 4 5

Not at allSignificantly Lacking PoorAverageGoodOutstanding

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Quality of Presentation ______/10

Is there evidence that you rehearsed/practiced your presentation?

Were you within the time parameters (20 minutes +/–5)? Did you plan time accordingly?

Did all parts of your presentation fit together in a logical and cohesive way?

Did you develop intriguing discussion questions?

Did you display energy and confidence?

Use for all 5 categories:

0 1 2

Not at allYes, but with limitationsYes

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Workload Distribution_______/4

Did your group equitably distribute the workload, both in preparation and in execution?

0 1 2 3 4

Not at all Significantly Lacking Average GoodOutstanding

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Presentation Overview/Introduction______/2

Did your overview/introduction effectively give a sense of the historical events and the questions they provoke?

Did you effectively grab the attention of your classmates?

0 1 2

Not at allYes, but with limitationsYes

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Presentation Effectiveness ______/10

Is it clearly evident that you made the most use of your research time by utilizing substantive resources?

Was your information factual and unbiased?

Did the information presentedaid in effectively communicating the main ideas surrounding your topic?

Did you maintain perspective and momentum without getting lost in extraneous details?

Did you cite references (bibliography) where required?

Use for all 5 categories:

0 1 2

Not at allYes, but with limitationsYes

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Presentation Closure ______/9

Was your closure activity well-developed?

Were students involved and actively participating?

Did it provide an effective means of closure?

Use for all 3 categories:

0123

Not at all Poor Good Outstanding Overall Score______/ 40