Student Activities Page


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Monday April 26- WWII Time line/Cause and Effect Assignment

After reading Chapter 10 in your textbook review this timeline. Using Inspiration create a diagram that displays three events that caused another event to take place. For example, the War Guilt Clause led to World War II--here is an example of what the diagram should look like for that cause and effect:

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After you have completed your diagram, upload it to your American History II wiki. To submit the assignment for grading e-mail the link of your wiki to me (ms_pearson@hscs.k12.fl.us).



Tuesday April 27-Women During WWII


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Visit this web page to read personal anecdotes of American women who lived during WWII. After reading three Women's Stories, write an essay on how the lives of women were different before and after the war. The essay should be at least three paragraphs in length and include support from the stories. You will submit this assignment as a hard copy in class on Wednesday.




Wednesday April 28-Pearl Harbor


Review this video: Pearl Harbor . After viewing the video write a poem describing this event. For extra credit, you may also include how you would feel if you were an American citizen during that time period.

Be sure to include historical facts such as:

  • Group responsible for this event

  • Location this event took place

  • The the method of attack

  • Date of the event


You will submit this assignment as a hard copy in class on Thursday.



Thursday April 29-The Holocaust


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Working in groups of two or three, visit the campus library to find primary source documents written by people during the holocaust. Read the documents to gain an idea of how life was for either a Jew or a Nazi during that time period. Using the information you find, write a journal entry from the point of view of either a Jew or a Nazi. Make a PowerPoint presentation about the life of a Jew or Nazi during the Holocaust.

The PowerPoint Presentation should include:

  • Your Journal entries

  • Pictures from the Holocaust

  • Names of Important figures during the Holocaust


You will present your PowerPoint Presentation as a group on Friday.





Friday April 30

For today's assignment take the quiz below to see if you have mastered the information.