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Lesson Title: D-Day  Unit: World War II   Subject Area: History  Grade Level: 5th  Time Required (in class periods): 3  // 1. //// PA State Standards // 8.3.5.A: Compare and contrast common characteristics of the social, political, cultural and economic groups in United States history.  8.4.5.B: Illustrate concepts and knowledge of historical documents, artifacts, and sites critical to World history.  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8.3.5.D: Examine patterns of conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations that impacted the history and development of the United States (including military conflict). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">2. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">NCSS Themes // <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Time, Continuity, and Change <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">b. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Power, Authority, and Governance <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Global Connections (International Relations) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">3. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Big Idea // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">4. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Essential Questions // <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How is it possible for different people to interpret an event differently? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">b. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What role do multiple causations play in describing a historic event? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Why is time and space important to the study of history? <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">d. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What was the motive behind the D-Day invasion? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">5. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Learning Objectives // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The objective is this lesson is to teach students about the attack on Normandy (D-Day) in World War II and how it dramatically impacted the outcome of the war. Strategies implemented on that day resulted in a positive outcome for the United States. Students will learn about this important day in history and how a U.S. victory on the beaches of Normandy was what the Allied forces needed to claim victory in the war. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">6. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Concepts and Vocabularies // <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Concept: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> i. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Historical causation involves motives, reasons, and consequences that result in events and actions. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">b. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Vocabulary <span style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> i. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Nazi: noun: a member of the National [|Socialist] [|German] Workers' party of Germany; the party was officially abolished in 1945 at the conclusion of World War II. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ii. Liberate: verb: to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> iii. Invasion: noun: an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, especially by an army <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> iv. Bunker: noun: a fortification set mostly below the surface of the ground with overhead protection provided by logs and earth or by concrete and fitted with openings through which guns can be fired. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> v. Casualty: noun: any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed, destroyed, or killed as a result of some act or event. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">7. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Materials // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Maps of Normandy invasion, videos (computer, youtube), quiz (online) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">8. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Instruction Procedures / Activities // <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Activating Activities // <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> i. Show the following movies to introduce D-Day: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ii. [|D-Day Footage] <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> iii. [|General Eisenhower D-Day Speech] <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> iv. Discuss World War II and the importance of D-Day <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">b. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson Activities //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> i. Introduce map of Normandy invasion <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ii. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> iii. Have students discuss in pairs the different countries present in the attack on Normandy. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> iv. Using the internet and [|www.history.com] (suggest []), students will identify important concepts involving the Normandy invasion and what it meant for the United States. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">1. **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">D-Day was known as the “beginning of the end of WWII.” ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">c. Students should be directed to investigate the following two journals from soldiers of WWII. The first is a German soldier telling his version of the D-Day invasion. The second is an American journalist. Students should identify at least 3 important aspects of each journal. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> i. [|German soldier POV] <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ii. [|American Journalist POV] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">9. // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assessment //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">a. Students will complete the following online quiz for a grade: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; mso-text-indent-alt: -9.0pt; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> i. [|D-Day Quiz] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">b. Students will also be informally assessed throughout the unit by questions formulated by the teacher.