Topic: World
War II (3.2)
Grade:
11th Grade US History
Included Standards: SS.912.A.6.1, SS.912.A.6.2, SS.912.A.6.3, SS.912.A.6.4, SS.912.A.6.5, SS.912.A.6.6, LACC.1112.RH.1.1,
LACC.1112.RH.1.2, LACC.1112.RH.1.3, LACC.1112.RH.2.4, LACC.1112.RH.2.5, LACC.1112.RH.2.6, LACC.1112.RH.3.7, LACC.1112.RH.3.8,
LACC.1112.RH.3.9, LACC.1112.RH.4.10, LACC.1112.WHST.1.1, LACC.1112.WHST.1.2, LACC.1112.WHST.2.5, LACC.1112.WHST.3.7,
LACC.1112.WHST.3.8, LACC.1112.WHST.3.9, LACC.1112.WHST.4.10
Score 4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
Score 3.0
The student will understand that though the United States desired to remain neutral in the midst of the rise
of totalitarianism and aggressive military advances in Europe and Asia, it was drawn into World War II and
emerged as a superpower.
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Justify the measures the US took during WWII and compare those with the measures taken in the war on terror.
Performs complex skills:
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Score 2.0
Evaluate the long-term influences of the war on both domestic and international affairs
Analyze the impact of the Holocaust on Jews as well as other groups
Evaluate Truman’s decision and significance of using atomic weapons
Analyze the involvement of women and minority groups in home front and overseas activities
Analyze the use of atomic weapons during World War II and the aftermath of the bombings
Analyze the progress of WWII: theaters, technological and scientific innovations
Analyze Florida’s strategic role in WWII
Compare and contrast maps of the world before and after the war
The student exhibits no major errors or omissions regarding the score 3.0 content.
The student:
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Recognizes or recalls specific terminology:
Atlantic Charter, Coral Sea, Final Solution, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Holocaust, Japanese-American internment, LendLease Act, loyalty review boards, loyalty review program, Mary McLeod Bethune, Midway, national security,
Normandy, Nuremberg Trials, Pearl Harbor, Potsdam, Salerno, Tehran Conference, V-E Day, V-J Day, Yalta
Conference
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Performs basic skills:
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Summarize how the home front was organized including: increasing productivity, war bonds, and conservation of
resources
Trace the rise of Japanese imperialism and the growth of totalitarian dictatorships in Europe
Describe the policy of appeasement in Europe and the Pacific
Identify the social, political, and economic causes and consequences of World War II
Describe United States’ actions in the early years of WW II (Neutrality Acts, Cash and Carry, Lend Lease Act)
No major errors or omissions regarding the score 2.0 content.
Score 1.0
Score 0.0
With help, I know some of 2.0 and 3.0.
Even with help, I am unable to understand.