Goals and OBjectives
Goal: Students will learn about the war conferences and political resolutions towards the end of World War II.
Objectives:
1) Students will analyze the Key Points of the Yalta Conference in groups.
2) Students will discuss, create and present Key Points they want to change or add.
Objectives:
1) Students will analyze the Key Points of the Yalta Conference in groups.
2) Students will discuss, create and present Key Points they want to change or add.
California state and common core standards
California Content Standards
10.8.3 Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers on a map and discuss the major turning points of the war, the principal theaters of conflict, key strategic decisions, and the resulting war conferences and political resolutions, with emphasis on the importance of geographic factors.
Common Core Standards
Reading
9-10.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g.,charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
Writing
9-10.1.b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly,supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline appropriate form and in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
9-10.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
10.8.3 Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers on a map and discuss the major turning points of the war, the principal theaters of conflict, key strategic decisions, and the resulting war conferences and political resolutions, with emphasis on the importance of geographic factors.
Common Core Standards
Reading
9-10.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g.,charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
Writing
9-10.1.b Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly,supplying data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline appropriate form and in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level and concerns.
9-10.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Lesson introduction (5-10 minutes)
Before class starts, the teacher will organize the tables into three groups. While students enter the class, they will get a country card and go to the assigned table. (The United States, Britain, U.S.S.R) The teacher will play the role of chairman and the students the role of the countries. The teacher will then start an in-class Yalta Conference with the students. The teacher will introduce background knowledge of when and where the Yalta Conference occurred and hand out a paper with the Key Points of the Yalta Conference and a map showing the occupation zones of Germany. Students will then first look over them on their own.
vocaBulary (10-15 Minutes*)
The key vocabulary for this lesson will be defined and explained during the content delivery of the lesson. The teacher will go over the Key Points handout, one by one, and introduce all the Key Vocabulary found within the given text. The key terms are as follows:
· Occupation Zone
· Demilitarization
· Denazification
· Reparations
· The United Nations
· Occupation Zone
· Demilitarization
· Denazification
· Reparations
· The United Nations
content delivery (10-15 minutes*)
After the teacher has passed out the handout with the Yalta Conference Key Points and the students have discussed them among themselves, the teacher will go over and explain each Key Point along with the key vocabulary involved. While going over each point, the teacher will ask the countries (groups) which ones they chose. (connection to the Lesson Introduction) As groups raise their hands, the teacher will start a class discussion on how it affects each country. (economically, politically, land, etc.) After going over each of the Key Points, students will all be given the handout below.
Student engagement (20 minutes)
Students will discuss and write down with their groups about which Key Points they agree with, which key points they disagree with and want to change, and what they might want to add to help their particular country. The teacher will post questions on the board to incite critical thinking and discussion among the groups. Some of the questions will be as follows:
1) Do you want more occupation zones?
a. Should Britain and the United States share their occupation with France?
b. Should Berlin be occupied?
2) Should Germany have to pay your country money? Reparations?
3) Do you want Stalin to join the United Nations?
4) Should free elections be allowed in Poland, or be controlled by the Soviet Union?
5) Should Poland receive land compensation from Germany?
6) Should Stalin agree to fight against the Empire of Japan?
7) Should Germany be demilitarized or no? (This might anger them again like WWI)
The teacher will walk around the classroom and help start discussions and bring up each of these questions individually. Students will fill out the table in bullet points and full sentences. After groups have finished writing their proposals, they will pick a group leader to role play as Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt. Group leaders will go around talking about what Key Points they like, disagree or change, and what they want to add.
1) Do you want more occupation zones?
a. Should Britain and the United States share their occupation with France?
b. Should Berlin be occupied?
2) Should Germany have to pay your country money? Reparations?
3) Do you want Stalin to join the United Nations?
4) Should free elections be allowed in Poland, or be controlled by the Soviet Union?
5) Should Poland receive land compensation from Germany?
6) Should Stalin agree to fight against the Empire of Japan?
7) Should Germany be demilitarized or no? (This might anger them again like WWI)
The teacher will walk around the classroom and help start discussions and bring up each of these questions individually. Students will fill out the table in bullet points and full sentences. After groups have finished writing their proposals, they will pick a group leader to role play as Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt. Group leaders will go around talking about what Key Points they like, disagree or change, and what they want to add.
Lesson Closure (5 minutes)
After all Group Leaders have presented their proposals, students will write one paragraph about what they learned about the Yalta Conference. They will write what Key Points they liked, and what they thought were unfair and should change. After they finish writing their responses they will hand them in on the way out of class.
Assessment
Formative: Throughout the lesson, the teacher will be walking around the classroom making sure every student is involved in the discussion. If some groups seem quiet, the teacher will present questions and help critical thinking. While students are filling out the chart, the teacher will check to see if students understand the material.
Summative: The journal entry at the end of the lesson will be used to reflect upon the lesson. The teacher will see which Key Points the students understood and which ones need to be reviewed more thoroughly. The journal entry will be graded upon effort and content.
Summative: The journal entry at the end of the lesson will be used to reflect upon the lesson. The teacher will see which Key Points the students understood and which ones need to be reviewed more thoroughly. The journal entry will be graded upon effort and content.
English Learners, Striving Readers and Special needs
The list of the Yalta Conference Key Points along with the map of occupation zones will be helpful for English Learners, Striving Readers and Special Needs students. Once again, a handout with definitions of the key vocabulary will be given to the English Learners. Page numbers of where more information can be found in the text will be given to Striving Readers. Special Needs students will be pre-chosen into certain groups so that they can follow along easier. The teacher will always monitor these students to make sure they are understanding the material.