They Drew Fire: A WWII D-Day Webquest

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Learners:

This lesson is designed as an integrated project of social science, language arts, and visual arts for secondary school students.

This lesson can also be used by students learning about: European history, American history, military science, or World War II.

Students will need to be able to:

bulletuse the Internet to do research
bulletwrite from the perspective of another individual
bulletanalyze art for meaning

(Photo credit: Mulberry at Work, Dwight C. Shepler #159, Watercolor, June 1944.)

Standards:

This activity correlates to the following national and regional standards:

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Social Studies:

Time, Continuity, and Change [History], Standard 3: The student understands Western and Eastern civilization since the Renaissance.

Language Arts:

Reading (these standards are tested on the FCAT in the category Reference and Research): 

bullet A.2.4.4 identification and synthesis of information
bullet A.2.4.8 synthesis of information from
multiple sources

Writing, Standard 2: The students writes to communicate ideas and information effectively.

The Arts:

Creation and Communication, Standard 1: The student creates and communicates a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas using knowledge of structures and functions of visual arts.

Cultural and Historical Connections, Standard 1: The student understands the visual arts in relation to history and culture.

National History Standards.

Era 8 -The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Standard 4B: The student understands the global scope, outcome, and human costs of the war.

NCTE Language Arts Standards:

Standard 8: Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge.

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