Processing Assignments:

Lesson on Developed vs. the Developing World

Directions:  Write an invitation inviting a country to join the developed world.  Within your invitation you need to include the following information:

Remember it is an invitation so you need to write it in that manner.  Make the developed world sound inviting by describing it and then contrasting it with the developing world.

Example of an invitation created by a student

Lesson on the Middle East

Create a billboard that illustrates the issues that the Middle East is facing.  Your billboard should have 4 images on it representing 4 different problems that have occurred over the years. 

On the back of your billboard you will write a brief explanation of what each of your images represents.

For example:  I could draw a calendar for the month of June on my billboard as one of my four images and then put red x’s on 6 of the days of the calendar.  Then on the back I would write a brief explanation saying:

“The image represents the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt , Syria , and Jordan .  Israel began the war on June 5, 1967 and was able to triple their land holdings due to the war as they gained the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank .  Thousands of Palestinians fled from the West Bank to neighboring countries such as Lebanon as a result of the war.”

Example of billboard created by student

Lesson on the Battles of World War II

Directions for Soldier’s Letter:  Pretend you are a soldier during World War II.  Write a letter home in which you describe at least three battles that you have either participated in or have heard about.  You must include details from class, but remember it is a letter to a loved one so include things that your family, or significant other, would want to know (your emotional state, are you scared).  Do not simply write down a list of details, write it as a letter.  When describing the 3 battles be sure to include the following: name of battle, year of battle, who was involved, the significance of the battle, and what side was victorious.

Example of a letter written by student

Lesson on Causes and Early Stage of World War II

Poster Assignment:  Create a poster that depicts whether or not the United States should enter World War II.  Your poster should have a slogan and include at least 3 images that represent details learned in class and then have a brief explanation at the bottom of the poster explaining your images and the overall message of your poster.  You must convince someone that we, as Americans need to do more, or that we need to stay out of it.  Use details learned in class to support your poster.

For example:  You could draw an image illustrating the fall of France to the Germans and then write at the bottom that the US must get involved to prevent other countries from falling.  Or you could use that very same image and use it to say that the conflict is in Europe , far away from us, and we should stay out of it.

 Poster Must Include:

3 images

Explanation of images at bottom of poster

Poster must convince an American to either want to enter or stay out of WWII

Example of posters created by students

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