Authentic+Instruction

Licensure Area: Secondary Social Studies

Title and Audience: WWII- What Happened. Major events of WWII 11th Grade

Objectives: 8.5 Interpret a timeline of major events from World War II

Materials: Computer (With Power Point) Projector Internet Access (if needed) USB and/ or some portable saving device

Description: In this lesson, students will have to identify the major events that took place during World War II. In class students will be placed into groups and asked to discuss what they beleive the major events of the war were. Then as a group they will make a list of the order in which these events took place and turn it in. Next will be assigned a project in which the group takes the events they chose and makes a creative timeline using powerpoint to display not only what the events were, but also how these events affected the war. Each member of the group will be asked to make atleast one of the slides for the powerpoint. In class each group will present their powerpoint to the class. Each member of the group will be required to present a portion of the presentation but they will not be able to present they slide they made. They will have to present another members slide in order to ensure that they know about all the events, not just their own.

Scaffolds:The students will be provided with time in a computer lab and/ or can use a home personal computer which provides internet access, has PowerPoint, and some sort of portable saving device.

Technology to Support Authentic Instruction: By using powerpoint, the students options of how to present to the class are greatly expanded. They can use creative ways to show how the event was important and/or what the event was actually about, such as avideo from youtube such as this one [].