Today we had a discussion over the poms and I think that they do a good job. It is pretty cool but its only a 1/2 of a sport. haha. Here is a the websites that Nick and I are going to use to do our project. Brett Wilke dropped this class just now. This is for "his own good" I guess. He is trying to make sure he passes Geometry. Mr. Bruns talked about how we are doing this WW II project. Everything must be done by monday, including this whole thing ust be uploaded and ready to present monday.
Here are the websites that Nick and I are going to use:
D-Day:
-- http://ww2total.com/WW2/History/Orders-of-Battle/United-States/US-Army-1942.htm
-- http://www.enotes.com/topics/d-day
-- http://www.paperlessarchives.com/d-day_documents.html
European Front:
-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Theatre_of_World_War_II
-- http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005137
-- http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/europeantheater.htm
-- http://www.angelfire.com/ct/ww2europe/summary.html
Here is the rubric that we are going to use for this WW II presentation:
WWII Project II
Presentation Rubric
100 Points
Social Studies content is accurate and thorough. ____/30
Visuals are used appropriately to support the presentation. ____/20
Body language: eye contact, posture and body movement. ____/20
Voice quality: rate, volume, articulation and enthusiasm . ____/10
Technology is incorporated into presentation. ____/10
Presentation includes creative and innovative ideas. ____/5
Presentation gets audience involved in classroom/blog/boards. ____/5
TOTAL: ____/100
Deductions will be taken off individually for freeloading during class work time.
Questions to be answered:
D Day
The whole story of D-Day
How did Germany defend France
How fortified was the French shoreline
The story of Calais in France
Get into the attack, who fought, where they attacked, how many casualties
How long did it take us to take over the beach
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last major offensive.
After D day was over
European Front
Major battles that took from June of 1944 to May of 1945
Summarize Major battles in France, Belgium, and Germany
What was it like when they found the concentration camps
There was a race between the US and the Soviet Union.
If the US got to Berlin got to Germany first, then we might be able to get a say in what happened.
Mainly D Day to the end in Europe.
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