Welcome back... Please note that the Unit
#7 Identifications and Essay Exam Questions are posted on a separate
entry.
Here
are the six "fronts" from which we will be hearing over the next two
class periods:
- War in Europe
- War in North Africa
- The Russian Front
- The Holocaust
- War in the Pacific
- The United States and the War
Each
of these timelines can be found here. Barring multiple absences
or something else strange, my plan is to hear from the first three
groups today.
Here's
a reminder of the expectations:
Assume
that you have a maximum of 20 minutes to walk us through the events of
your timeline. (15 minutes would be a reasonable minimum.)
"Reporting Live..." -
For at least three of your events, a group member should report "live"
from the scene. Basically, I'm thinking you will give us a minute or so
as if you were there, reporting on what is happening/what happened and
why it is/was significant.
"Where in the
World?" - Basically, be sure we understand the geographic context
for your information.
Visuals -
Seeing something visual to accompany several of your events seems like a
reasonable expectation.
You
need to make sure you are crediting the original sources, but Eyewitness to History - World War II might
be useful to you.
You
are certainly free to put your own spin on these requirements, but I
think the basic requirements are pretty straight-forward. Obviously,
you'll be expected to show the proper level of decorum for your
particular events as well.
HOMEWORK for
tomorrow - Wednesday, February 17th
Find out how the war ends
by reading Section 4 in Chapter 32, "The Allied Victory." (pp. 940 -
947) The quiz will be matching.
The
remaining groups should be ready for your "World War II Timeline
Reports" tomorrow.
Remember
that the Unit #7 Identifications Exam will be on Monday. The possible
IDs (and the essay choices) are posted on another entry.
