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U.S. Soldiers in the Pacific during World War 2

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It is December 7, 1941 the Japanese have just attacked Pearl Harbor and a declaration of war by President Roosevelt is soon to be accepted by congress. Feeling enraged by this surprise attack you enlist into the Marine Corps. For next few years you will bounce from island to island pushing the Japanese back to the main land. How will the fighting and harsh conditions change your mind about the war or will it stay the same from when you first joined the fight?

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Your task will be to track major troop movements throughout the Pacific and to write four letters one for each year you were in combat. These letters will be to your family explaining where you are at and what your state of mind is. Also what is the United States strategy for taking back the Pacific? (only addressed in the first letter) You can also include experiences you’ve had, and other information your family would like to know about.

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First, use websites provided to track troop movements through the Pacific during 1942.History placeDeanHistorylink101Worldwar2historyPacificwarMaps/historyMilitary/Resources

Next, use the websites provided to figure out the United States war strategy in the Pacific.history.army Read Mac Arthur’s reportsU-S-historyHistory/Mil

Third, write a letter to your family telling them where you have been in the past year and what you are thinking.

Fourth, repeat steps one and three for the years 1943, 44, and 45.

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CATEGORY 10 8 7 3

Ideas Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.

Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better.

Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.

The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.

Content Accuracy The letter contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic.

The letter contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic.

The letter contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic.

The letter contains no accurate facts about the topic.

Neatness Letter is typed, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with pride.

Letter is neatly hand-written, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with care.

Letter is typed and is crumpled or slightly stained. It may have 1-2 distracting error corrections. It was done with some care.

Letter is typed and looks like it had been shoved in a pocket or locker. It may have several distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or stored improperly.

Sentences & Paragraphs

Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.

All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.

Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.

Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.

Grammar & spelling (conventions)

Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling

Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

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Congratulations it is VJ-Day 1945 the war is finally over! You made through the most destructive war in human history. From this experience you learned where the major battles in the Pacific took place and the horrors of war. Also why the U.S. commanders chose to attack the islands they did. We should not forget the millions of people who lost their lives in this war and the tremendous sacrifice they have made is defense of tyranny.

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A WebQuest for 9th Grade History

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Mark Cacheymfcache@simla.colostate.edu

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U.S. Soliders in the Pacific during World War 2

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This lesson was developed as part of my EDUC 331 course at Colorado State University

This lesson is about U. S. soldiers in the Pacific during World War II. Students will play the role of American soldiers and they will track their movements across the Pacific Ocean throughout the war.

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This lesson is designed for 9th grade history classes, and involves geography, especially map reading skills. This lesson could also be used for upper grade levels but more critical thinking should be implemented, possibly their own feelings about the war or they could put themselves in the shoes of the soldiers and write about how they are feeling at time during the war.

There is no need for prior knowledge for this lesson the students will start at the beginning of the war and use the websites to follow the U.S. campaign throughout the war. The websites will contain all the information the students need to write their letters home.

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Students understand the chronological organization ofhistory and know how to organize events and peopleinto major eras to identify and explain historicalrelationships.  Students use chronology to examine and explain historicalrelationships.

This lesson will also involve critical thinking and inference making, both in the case of figuring out what the American strategy is in the Pacific, and their feelings about the war.

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This lesson will take about four class periods. One period for each year of the war and the introduction will not take very long.

A teacher will need a general back ground of World War II to answer any question the students might have. I think a novice teacher could successfully teach this lesson.

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The Process (Teacher)First, use websites provided to track troop movements through the Pacific during 1942.History placeDeanHistorylink101Worldwar2historyPacificwarMaps/historyMilitary/Resources

Next, use the websites provided to figure out the United States war strategy in the Pacific.history.army Read Mac Arthur’s reportsU-S-historyHistory/Mil

Third, write a letter to your family explaining where you have been in that year.

Fourth, repeat steps one and three for the years 1943, 44, and 45

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The course book would be a useful source

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htmhttp://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/AtlasesTableOfContents.html http://historylink101.com/1/world_war_II/battles_pacific_front.htmhttp://worldwar2history.info/Pacific/http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/index.htmlhttp://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_ww2.htmlThese websites provide maps of Japanese movements and United States movement throughout the Pacific. They also provide timelines of major battles during the war.

http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/72-4/72-4.HTMhttp://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1671.htmlhttp://www.history.army.mil/online/Bookshelves/WW2-Pac.htmThese websites provide insight to the United States strategy for defeating the Japanese.

Only one teacher is needed to teach this lesson

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The main objective is for students to accurately describe were U.S. soldiers are in the Pacific, and relate that position to the next island American commanders want to attack

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CATEGORY 10 8 7 3

Ideas Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.

Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better.

Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.

The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.

Content Accuracy The letter contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic.

The letter contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic.

The letter contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic.

The letter contains no accurate facts about the topic.

Neatness Letter is typed, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with pride.

Letter is neatly hand-written, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with care.

Letter is typed and is crumpled or slightly stained. It may have 1-2 distracting error corrections. It was done with some care.

Letter is typed and looks like it had been shoved in a pocket or locker. It may have several distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or stored improperly.

Sentences & Paragraphs

Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.

All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.

Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.

Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.

Grammar & spelling (conventions)

Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.

Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling

Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

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1. After the students read the introduction you may need to explain the task to them.2. Then explain the process step by step and answer any questions3.An explanation of the evaluation would come next. Explain to the students what is expected of them when they write their letters home4. Explain to the students that they will write one letter for each class period they work on this lesson. There should be 4 letters one for each year the U. S. was in the war

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This lesson is very helpful for students who do not know much about world war two and who have poor map reading skills. This Lesson will teach students the basics of reading maps. It will also help to improve there critical thinking skills. This lesson also provides a fun change to the students curriculum. This will allow them to explore new ways of extracting information and presenting information. By working with the computer they all have the ability to work at their own pace. The lesson will be a fun activity that will get the students minds working have them thinking about the war in a whole new way.

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I would like to thank everyone who posted a picture on flickr and all the others who helped me put this together

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