WWII+Fourth+Lesson+Plan

-1.) I will show them the trailers for the movies “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Letters from Iwo Jima”. Both movies tell the battle of Iwo Jima through the perspectives of the Americans and the Japanese. After the both trailers are played, the students will be asked what did they see and why do they think I showed them the two trailers. I want to hear: to see different points of view and more importantly that the Japanese were not aliens or robots, but they were people who were scared, brave, had families, and thought what they were doing was right.

-2.) I will write down the names of major battles fought in the Pacific on the board:  · Battle of Wake Island   · Battle of Midway   · Battle of Guadalcanal   · Battle of Iwo Jima

-3.) I myself will go over these battles briefly. When did these battles take place? Where did they happen? Who were in the battles? I will not go into the battles any further. I will tell the students that they will become the teacher and teach me and the other students what happened at these four battles.

-4.) Students will be given a project to do in the classroom on one of the four battles discussed in this lesson. The students will use Internet, encyclopedias, social studies book, and books on one of the four battles. I will provide the students with poster boards, encyclopedias, books, Internet, and color pencils.

-5.) The students will summarize what transpired and any significant events at the battles and present to the class. The conditions for the soldiers will have to be discussed as well. Students will print and/ or draw pictures of the battles.

-6.) Groups will present their poster board to the class and explain what happened in the battle. The other students will take notes during presentation on the battle being presented. Battle posters boards will be placed in the classroom for the students to look at.