Social Studies 6 ) Identify causes and consequences of World War II and reasons for the United States' entry into the war.
• Locating on a map Allied countries and Axis Powers
• Locating on a map key engagements of World War II, including Pearl Harbor; the battles of Normandy, Stalingrad, and Midway; and the Battle of the Bulge
• Identifying key figures of World War II, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sir Winston Churchill, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Michinomiya Hirohito, and Hideki Tōjō
• Describing the development of and the decision to use the atomic bomb
• Describing human costs associated with World War II
Examples: the Holocaust, civilian and military casualties
• Explaining the importance of the surrender of the Axis Powers ending World War II
Unpacked Content
Strand: Geography, History, Civics and Government
Course Title: United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
Identify the causes and consequences of WWII.
Identify the factors that led to U.S. entry into WWII.
Locate on a map Allied and Axis Powers and key engagements of WWII.
Identify significant persons involved in WWII.
Describe the creation of the atomic bomb and decision to drop the atomic bomb.
Describe the human cost of WWII.
Explain the Axis Powers' surrender and the importance of this in ending WWII. Teacher Vocabulary:
consequences
Allies
Axis Powers
World War II
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
Atomic Bomb
Holocaust Knowledge:
Students know:
How to identify the causes and consequences of WWII and what led to U.S. involvement in WWII. Skills:
Students are able to:
Recognize relationships among people and places by locating historical events on a map.
Cite evidence to support historical events using primary and secondary sources.
Describe how world events contribute to international conflict.
Examine the contributions of significant individuals and/or groups, and their role in WWII. Understanding:
Students understand that:
There were many causes and consequences of WWII and the motivations for American involvement in this war.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
Arts Education 12) Interpret art by discerning contextual information and visual qualities to identify ideas and meaning.
Example: Students answer questions such as "Why are they leaving and where are they going?" in response to One Way Ticket in Jacob Lawrence's Great Migration Series.
Unpacked Content
Artistic Process: Responding
Anchor Standards:
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
Process Components: Perceive, Analyze, Interpret
Essential Questions:
EU: People gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
Concepts & Vocabulary:
Artistic ideas and work
Formal and conceptual vocabulary
Innovation
Investigation
Two-dimensional
Three-dimensional
Experimentation
Conservation
Craftsmanship
Linear perspective
Environmental responsibility
Prior knowledge
Museum
Gallery
Curator
Digital
Horizon Line
Brainstorming
Research Skill Examples:
Select examples of how geographical, cultural, and historical perspectives are represented in visual artworks.
Compare and contrast the ways that personal aesthetic choices in visual arts influence personal choices.
Examine and describe the influence of art in a community.
Research examples of arts-related activities in communities around the world.
Describe what the global community would look like or be like without art.
Demonstrate the responding process, using, background knowledge, personal experiences, and context when examining artworks and determining personal meaning.
Examine and discuss how the geographical, cultural, and historical perspectives represented in visual artworks influence personal choices (economic, political, and environmental) and personal aesthetic criteria.
Compare attributes of artworks in the classroom, school, and community, or artworks of a specific culture, place, or time, and describe how they influence culture, ideas, and events.
Demonstrate the responding process, with attention to the elements and principles of design, to interpret and describe works of visual art.
Analyze how the uses of traditional and nontraditional mediums affect the mood of an artwork.
Demonstrate various presentation and responding processes for a work of art. Evaluate visual artworks by analyzing their structure and interpreting meaning using various criteria.
