US History · Week 22 · The Great Depression and World War II
Sacrifice and Service
Students learn about the Tuskegee Airmen, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Navajo Code Talkers who served a nation that often denied them equal rights and reflect on what motivates service.
- Students will
- Students identify the roles and sacrifices of American soldiers in World War II, including the Tuskegee Airmen, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Navajo Code Talkers, and explain what motivated their service.
- SEL skill
- Identify what motivates effort on a shared goal and how teamwork sustains it
- What it looks like
- Students reflect on what motivates people to serve and how a team goal can sustain effort.
- Content focus
- Sacrifice and service
- Format
- Group roles share
Self-management
Self-management is guiding your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you stay motivated and reach your goals. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 11.7.3: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 11: United States History and Geography: Continuity and Change in the Twentieth Century (standard 11.7, item 3)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI3 Interpret past events in the context in which they unfolded rather than solely by present day norms and values. (Historical Interpretation)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.3.9-12 Use questions about individuals and groups to assess how the significance of their actions changes over time and is shaped by context.
- Literacy in history: RH.11-12.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources.
Fits these textbook chapters
- American History: Reconstruction to the Present, Module 11: World War II
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 23: The Course and Conduct of World War I
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 24: The Home Front
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 34: Origins of World War II
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 35: The Impact of World War II on Americans
- History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, Chapter 36: Fighting World War II
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More self-management activities for US History
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- Winning the Vote Self-managementStudents trace the long campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment and set a personal goal that will require steady effort over time.
- Radio, Movies, and Mass Culture Self-managementStudents compare the arrival of radio and movies with today's media and build a plan for managing how media shapes their mood.
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