S1+O'Neil+Christopher

=Stage 1 Identify Desired Results= E. History E1. Historic Knowledge, Concepts, Themes, and Patterns Grade 9-Diploma "World War II 1939-1945" Students understand major eras, major enduring themes and historic influences in the United States and world history including the roots of democratic philosophy, ideals, and institutions in the world. b. Analyze major historic eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and world and the implications for the present and future. ||
 * **Establish Goals:** **(G)** ||
 * Maine Learning Results: Social Studies.

//What understandings are desired?//
•the outcomes of the important battles affected the outcome of the war. •the leader of each country in the Allied and Axis Alliances played an important role in the outcome of the war. ||
 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * •Hitler's plan to conquer Europe led to the start of World War II.

//What essential questions will be considered?//
•How did the key battles affect the outcome of the war? •Why were the leaders of each country in the Allied and Axis Alliances important during the war? ||
 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * •How did Hitler's plan to conquer Europe cause World War II to come about?

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
•Important Events and People: Adolf Hitler, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Patton, Operation Overlord, Battle of the Bulge. •Sequences and Timelines: Europe 1939-1944, United States 1941-1944, Europe and the Pacific 1944-1945 || •model how Hitler's plan to conquer Europe led to the start of World War II. •evaluate the outcomes of the important battles and how they affected the outcome of the war. •produce a timeline of important events throughout World War II. •b. analyze major historical eras, major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and world and the implications for the present and future. •reflect on how the leaders of each country in the Allied and Axis Alliances were important during the war. •assume the role of one of the important people during the war. ||
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to:// **(S)** ||
 * •Vocabulary: Allied Alliance, Axis Alliance, European Theater, Pacific Theater.

//**2004 ASCD and** **Grant Wiggins and JayMcTighe**//