Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Week 4
The first lesson plan I have submitted was over Japan's Pacific Campaign. I am a huge history buff for the World War II period and that includes Pearl Harbor. I know it is a sad time in our history, but there are so many learning points which can be learned from it. For this lesson, I picked showing 15 minutes of video from the movie Pearl Harbor. I picked this as my anticipatory set because I believe this will grab all of the student's attention. The video clip is action packed and shows what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Student engagement is key and I believe students will be engaged and have numerous questions. I selected a reading worksheet over Japan's Pacific Campaign. The worksheet allows students to understand the buildup of Japan's Pacific Campaign and then how the Allies countered Japan. I used the Before-During-After Questioning for the reading worksheet. I believe students should have at least a little knowledge about Japan's Pacific Campaign or Pearl Harbor. This reading worksheet will provided them with more information to add to their knowledge bank. I created a bubble map for students to complete, because there is lots of important information which can be used. As I am creating more lesson plans based on a reading strategy and thinking map, I am finding them to go a little smoother. I know reading is very important in education and is a vital part of one's growing. After school, students will use reading every day and as educators, we have to ensure students have a good grasp on reading and understanding material.
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Pearl Harbor was a good movie. I assuming your teaching high school students. Pearl Harbor is rated PG-13 so you may need permission slips to play the clip. I think a lesson about Japanese internment would tie into current events after 9/11. These websites have some good information: https://www.scribd.com/document/222146162/5-primary-source-excerpt-japanese-internment
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I like the idea of including the visuals as we are both appeal to the visual learning style. When you mentioned playing a scene, I thought of the initial attack scene, and then maybe a scene or two where the boats are sinking and the sailors are having to escape, drowning, etc. Can be a bit tough to watch, but you have to tweak it to what works and what's engaging! :)
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I love how you included the importance of reading at the end. It is so true! Reading is not just important for the classroom, but for everyday life too. We read so many times in a day, every day, so much that we don't even realize how much we are reading! Isn't that funny?
I think you could elaborate on the connection between Pearl Harbor and Japan's Pacific Campaign through the use of the bubble map or the Multi-Flow map we discussed last week or so. Great job Clint!
Clint,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog! The use of a movie clip for your anticipatory set is awesome! This will get their attention prior to talking about Pearl Harbor and the Japan's Pacific Campaign; both of these topics are very important for students to know and study for history. Great ideas!
Michelle