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US and AP US History

In this US and AP US History class, students will present on WWII battles and analyze primary sources on Indian removal. They will also read and evaluate a different perspective on the war.

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US and AP US History

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  1. US and AP US History Friday 1/8/2009

  2. Activator • Take a minute to get together with your group, finish any last minute details on your posters of WWII battles, and plan who is going to say what.

  3. Agenda • Activator, agenda, and objective (5-10 minutes) • WWII Battles Presentations (30 minutes) • Reading: WWII A People’s War? • Introduce Interactive Timeline Project • Exit ticket and homework

  4. Presentations • Make sure you cover each of the required areas: • The Battle (obviously) • When did it happen? • Which countries were involved? • What went down? • What was the cause of the battle? • What was the result of the battle? • Why is it important? • Speak clearly and make sure the whole class gets the notes they need. • Make sure each member of your group participates

  5. Reading: WWII A People’s War? • Take detailed notes. • After you have read it you will be asked to evaluate the ways in which this perspective is different from the traditional story of the war. • Be thinking about that usual narrative: • Rise of dictators, lack of democracy, attacking/invading other countries, threat to US. • Why did the US go into the war aside from the reasons usually given?

  6. Exit Ticket and Homework • Pick a group for the interactive timeline. • Pick a year to study. • Homework: • Bring in 2 articles related to events in WWII from the year you selected.

  7. APUSH Weber 217

  8. Activator • Take a moment to prepare your presentation. • Remember, you need to cover the 5 A’s. • Also, be sure and make it clear what the rest of the class needs to take notes on. • Please try and stay within the 5 minutes.

  9. Primary Source Analysis Project • In groups of 2-3, pick one of the primary sources about Indian removal and prepare to teach a 5 minute lesson to the class tomorrow Fri. 1/8 • Be sure to draw on research from the book or the internet and use APPARTS or the 5A’s (or at least consider the following): • Author (who wrote it) • Time period (when was it written) • Audience (who is it written to; who is the intended audience) • Argument (what is the main idea) • Assumptions (what are the underlying assumptions) • Primary sources on Indian Removal: • 1. Tecumseh’s Speech to the Osages (1811-1812) • 2. Two Documents on Cherokee Removal (1829 and 1830) • Cherokee Nation “Memorial of the Cherokee Indians” (1829) • Lewis Ross Address of the Committee and Council of the Cherokee Nation… • 3. Black Hawk’s Surrender Speech (1832) • 4. John G. Burnett “The Cherokee Removal Through the Eyes of a Private Soldier” (1890) • 5. Two Statements by Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce (1877 and 1879) • Chief Joseph’s Surrender (1877) • Chief Joseph Recounts His Trip to Washington, D.C. (1879) • 6. Black Elk “The End of the Dream” (1932)

  10. Exit ticket

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