Brenham ISD Unit Plan
Unit 8: The World Wars (1914- Present) (20 Days) | World History | |
What do we want students to know and be able to do? Step 1: Identify the essential standards for the unit. | ||
Essential Standards | Supporting Standards | |
WH.10A identify the importance of imperialism, nationalism, militarism, and the alliance system in causing World War I WH.10C explain the political and economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles, including changes in boundaries and the mandate system WH.10D identify the causes of the February (March) and October (November) revolutions of 1917 in Russia, their effects on the outcome of World War I, and the Bolshevik establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. WH.11A summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the global depression WH.12A describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism WH.12C explain the major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs. WH.17D identify the historical origins and characteristics of fascism WH.18B identify the characteristics of the following political systems: theocracy, absolute monarchy, democracy, republic, oligarchy, limited monarchy, and totalitarianism. | WH.28C analyze primary and secondary sources to determine frame of reference, historical context, and point of view WH.28D evaluate the validity of a source based on bias,corroboration with other sources, and information about the author WH.28E analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, drawing inferences and conclusions, and developing connections between historical events over time WH.29A create and interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts to demonstrate the relationship between geography and the historical development of a region or nation WH.30A use social studies terminology correctly WH.30B use effective written communication skills, including proper citations and avoiding plagiarism | |
What are the specific learning targets (bite-sized pieces of learning) that lead to students being able to accomplish the unit goals? Step 2: Unwrap the essential or power standards. | ||
Learning Targets (Student Objectives) | ||
What should students know and be able to do? (Information, definitions, processes, concepts, main ideas that students must know or understand) (Performance, skills, or actions students must do or demonstrate) | Big Ideas: Students will know and be able to do:
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What academic language / vocabulary should students acquire and use? (Include the term and definition) | World War I: M.A.I.N. (Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, and Nationalism) Militarism: New military technologies, Arms race between countries & Glorification of war Alliance System- Agreements to aide each other if attacked, Most nations sign secret alliances, Allies & Central Powers Imperialism - Competition for colonies & Many smaller wars over territory Nationalism - French-German border conflicts & Ethnic nationalism in the Balkans Reparations - payments made to the Allied countries by Germany to a total of $33 billion, a sum far beyond its financial means. Self-Determination - on 11 February 1918 Woodrow Wilson stated: "National aspirations must be respected; people may now be dominated and governed only by their own consent. 'Self determination' is not a mere phrase; it is an imperative principle of action." Armenian Genocide - The first non-colonial genocide of the twentieth-century was the Armenian catastrophe in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It started in early 1915, when the Young Turk regime rounded up hundreds of Armenians and hanged many of them in the streets of Istanbul, before beginning the genocidal deportation of most of the Armenian population to the desert, in which up to a million died or were murdered en route. Fourteen Points - Woodrow Wilson’s list of what he expected at the Treaty of Versailles. Mandate System - Great Britain and France divide up the Middle East: British take Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine / France takes: Syria and Lebanon Total War - World War I is often referred to as the first "total war." People at the time used this term to describe the size and devastation of the war. It helped them understand how the roles of soldiers and civilians became difficult to separate. Treaty of Versailles - Peace talks following WW1, caused more problems than it solved. Trench Warfare - Warfare fought with 2 trenches on either side trying to gain the “no-mans land” territory in-between. Russian Revolution: Bolshevik - Group in Russia whose ideology and practices were based on Leninist and later Marxist–Leninist principles February (March) Revolution - First of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917. Leon Trotsky - Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, journalist, and political theorist. He was a central figure in the October Revolution, Russian Civil War, and the establishment of the Soviet Union. October Revolution (1917) - the second and last major phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the Bolshevik Party seized power in Russia, inaugurating the Soviet regime. Provisional Government - emergency governmental authority set up to manage a political transition generally in the cases of a newly formed state or following the collapse of the previous governing body. Soviet - political organizations and governmental bodies of the former Russian Empire Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) - The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. Vladimir Lenin - Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 Global Depression: Facism - political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of both the nation and the single, powerful leader over the individual citizen. Hyperinflation - price increases of 50% or more per month Overspeculation - stocks become worth a lot more than the actual value of the company Totalitarianism - a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. Dictator -a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force. New Deal - series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Stock Market Crash - major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929 triggered worldwide financial crisis. Ideology - a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. World War II: Appeasement - making concessions to an aggressive foreign power in order to avoid war Atomic Bomb - a bomb that derives its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei, causing damage through heat, blast, and radioactivity. Genocide - the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. Theater - is an area in which important military events occur or are in progress. Adolf Hitler - an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. Benito Mussolini - the controversial Italian dictator and founder of fascism Blitzkrieg - combined arms surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration Final Solution- the Nazi program of annihilating the Jews of Europe during WWII Franklin D. Roosevelt - was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. Hideki Tojo - Japanese army officer who initiated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and who assumed dictatorial control of Japan during World War II Hiroshima - A Japanese city on which the United States dropped the first atomic bomb Holocaust - was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Island-hopping - skipping over heavily fortified islands in order to seize lightly defended locations that could support the next advance Japanese imperialism - Japanese led extension of power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. Joseph Stalin - was a Soviet revolutionary and political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. Nagasaki - a port in Japan that almost completely got destroyed in 1945 by the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the US Non-Aggression Pact - a treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other. Normandy Landings (D-Day) - the largest amphibious invasion in military history which started the European campaign in WWII Nuremberg Trials - trials where Nazi Germany leaders stood trial for crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit genocide Pearl Harbor - American Naval harbor that Japan launched a sneak attack on which led to the entry of the U.S. into WWII Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and by the Soviet Union on 17 September and is considered the start of World War II Rape of Nanjing - was the mass killing and the ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army Winston Churchill - inspirational statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. | |
How will we know if they have learned it? (common summative assessment) Step 3: Discuss evidence of the end in mind - How will you know if students achieved these standards? What type of task could they perform or complete by the end of the unit? With what level of proficiency? With what type of problem or text (stimulus)? Could include exemplars or a rubric. | ||
Students will demonstrate mastery of the unit by completing the following:
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Where in the unit does it make sense to see if our students are learning what we are teaching? What evidence will we collect along the way? (common formative assessment) Step 4: Plan the timing for common formative assessments - As the team designs the plan, include the quality instructional practices that support high levels of student learning. | ||
Sequential Plan for Unit Instruction and Monitoring Learning | ||
Days Into Instruction | Common Formative Assessment (What are the formative checkpoints?) | |
1-5 | World War I | |
6-8 | Russian Revolution | |
9-13 | Responses to Global Depression and Rise of Dictatorships | |
14-18 | World War II | |
19-20 | World Wars Summative Assessment | |
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