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Unit Focus – World War II
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Unit Focus – World War II
5 or 6 week unit on WWII. Middle School. I am interested in any ideas that you may have to share. .
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I am wondering if this can be tied to conflict and resolution and how lessons from the past can guide our present and future.
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I’m also thinking about a project around “being a historian” – so could students actually write a bit of history here using the historical method.
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In the past we have done a lot of textbook, PowerPoint, videos, note-taking. ie. traditional teacher-learner experience. I am looking to shake it up a bit and give students an opportunity to work in a PBL environment to really capture more (YET TO BE DEFINED).
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One of my favorite facts is that carrots being good for night vision is WW2 propaganda from the British, what about tying in fake news media with history?
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Or the crazy camouflage stories that happened in WWII https://historycollection.com/the-ship-that-disguised-itself-as-an-island-and-other-lesser-known-wwii-facts/
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