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**Rational: ** In this lesson students will use information from previous lessons to decide whether or not they agree with Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s decision to enter World War II. In conducting an examination of World War II in this fashion, students will be provided with a unique American perspective on the conflict and more active engagement in the material, allowing them to develop the essential skill of critical thinking. The product of this lesson will serve as an authentic asssesment of learning for this unit. **Objectives: ** Students will: · choose to support or protest entering WWII · support their decision using least 3 reasons · develop a well designed poster using, text, pictures/graphics and audio · create a poster to persuade others · create a title or slogan that captures their viewpoint **Day 1: **[60 minutes] · Teacher will handout the Glog assignment (Appendices C, D and E) and go over it. · Introduce Web 2.0 tool and why it will be used for this assignment · Discussion on Internet Safety · Teacher will model and show example of a Glog · Teacher will discuss design principles and how to save and upload pictures · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Use handout as a guide <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">[|Glogging 101.pdf] · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students will work in collaborative groups of 2 or 3 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Day 2: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">[60 minutes] · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Finishing touches on group Glog · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Self-assessment on rubric · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Teacher will assess with the same rubric · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Teacher will review proper etiquette for commenting online on fellow classmate Glogs · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Students will review 3 other Glogs(online—that’s what makes this a Web 2.0 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">tool) and write down how viewpoints differ from their own · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Whole class discussion on differing points of view on war and what is it <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> good for!(Can talk about tolerance etc.) · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Teacher will complete Glog assessment and post grade on private <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> comments to students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Lesson IV (2 days) War, What Is It Good For? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Required Elements of the Glog: Title or Slogan that captures your view, 3 text boxes with supporting reasons for or against war, articulation of belief in this as a just war or not, 3 pictures/graphics that will support your text and a brief audio that introduces your group members (first names only) and persuades others to follow your viewpoint.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">This poster should be free from spelling and grammatical errors. Quotes and pictures must be cited. Design should be pleasing without distracting elements or color