Thursday, February 21

  1. BW: Primary Resource: F.D.R. asks Congress to decare war on Japan.  (SHORT VIDEO CLIP)
  2. Reading: Charles Lindbergh.  Should America remain isolationists?
  3. Pop Ups:  Dictators in Europe

Wednesday, February 20

  1. BW: checked and went over Talk-to-text where Hitler is hugging the Earth
  2. Went over notes: War in the Pacific
  3. Finished article reading on the USS West Virginia story
  4. New Study Guide went out

Tuesday, February 19

Hours: 1, 2, 3

  1. Talk-to-Text Cartoon: Hitler holding the World
  2. Power Point Notes: Pearl Harbor
  3. Small Group Work:  Pearl Harbor Primary Source Reading with Notes: USS West Virginia, three young sailors
  4. ALL HOURS: continue with the small group work that fifth and sixth hour started last Thursday on the 1/2 day
  5. Exit Ticket

CONTENT OBJECTIVES:

  1. SWBAT: explain why the American Fleet was at Pearl Harbor and became a target for the Japanese military
  2. SWBAT: evaluate the personal sacrifice made by American sailors / soldiers that led to the growth of hatred, by some, toward the Japanese. This racism would later lead to the American Japanese Internment Camps.
  3. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: Listen, observe, write, discuss, recall and read today

Thursday, February 14 1/2 day

HOURS:  5 & 6

  1. Power point: Pearl Harbor
  2. Small group work:  USS West Virginia
  3. Notes: Clifford Olds, one of three young sailors trapped alive on the USS West Virginia from Dec. 7 – Dec. 23. Died in air tight compartment.

CONTENT OBJECTIVES:

  1. SWBAT: explain why the American Fleet was at Pearl Harbor and became a target for the Japanese military
  2. SWBAT: evaluate the personal sacrifice made by American sailors / soldiers that led to the growth of hatred, by some, toward the Japanese. This racism would later lead to the American Japanese Internment Camps.
  3. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: Listen, observe, write, discuss, recall and read

Wednesday, February 13

  1. Checked numerous items today from all the snow days!
  2. PEARL HARBOR VIDEO QUIZ! 30 summative points.

CONTENT OBJECTIVES:

  1. SWBAT: evaluate their understanding of the primary resource video by taking a summative quiz.
  2. SWBAT: analyze their work by checking numerous items from the snow days.
  3. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: recall, write, listen and check today.

WEEK #4 Monday, February 11

  1. Hours finishing up / at different locations. Pearl Harbor-Two Hours That Changed the World – with David Brinkley.
  2. Went over power points: Mobilizing for Defense and Production Miracle.
  3. SNOW HOMEWORK: two sets of notes. Anticipating a snow day tomorrow! 

CONTENT OBJECTIVES:

  1. SWBAT: explain why the American Fleet was at Pearl Harbor and became a target for the Japanese military
  2. SWBAT: evaluate the personal sacrifice made by American sailors / soldiers that led to the growth of hatred, by some, toward the Japanese. This racism would later lead to the American Japanese Internment Camps.
  3. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: Listen, observe, write, discuss, recall and read

Friday, February 8

  1. Bell Work: Q’s 1-6 (20 points)
  2. Power Point Notes:-Mobilizing for Defense and A Production Miracle
  3. FRAYER MODEL: The word is INFAMY
  4. Exit Ticket: 1/2 sheet long

CONTENT OBJECTIVES:

  1. SWBAT: explain why the US joined the War after being isolationists.
  2. SWBAT: evaluate how the US became so well prepared for War in such a short amount of time.
  3. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES: Listen, observe, write, discuss, recall and read