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media type="custom" key="5490049" align="right"Grade Level: 8th Unit: WWII and the Holocaust Assignment type: **Introducing a concept, Enhancing reading, and time lining project ** Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): Time required completing this lesson: 1 week Title of lesson: Introduction to the events of WWII
 * Student will understand the timeline of events of WWII
 * Student will be able to map the events of WWII in a time line
 * Student will understand how each event had a beginning and an end.

Resources/materials needed: Internet Computers Software: this software is on classroom computers but if you wanted to work on it a home you can download it for free on you home computer. (don't forget to get you parents permission) [|www.timetoast.com] [|www.mywebspiration.com]

Description of lesson: Students will start exploring the events of WWII. They will do beginning research about the Holocaust and create a timeline of the events. Students will practice reading and comprehension when looking for the information about the Holocaust and WWII. This is just an introduction to get the students thinking about the events of WWII.

Assignment: Students will create a time line using the time liner software; this will be done during class. The webspiration tool will be used to brainstorm the student’s ideas and events that they will choose to use in their timeline.

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: This technology will give students a way to create a timeline that they will be able to edit throughout the unit and will give them a final project that they have gained an understanding of the events that happened during WWII. With technology the projects created will have real life photos of events that happened during the time period.

Examples: click on the links to view examples of what you will turn in, these are just simple examples your work will have more details Brain storming Time line