HISTORY

TOPIC : WORLD WAR II

AUDIENCE : 14 YEARS

DURATION : 8O MIN

LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the lesson 14 year olds will be able

to:

Explain causes of WW II

Determine effects of WW II

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a war

Predict if a 3rd WW will happen

Strategy

1. Showing video -bombing a city, destruction,

homes destroyed, people displaced, food & water

shortage, injured & sick , dead. (5 min)

2. Discussion on when, where and who were involve in WW II -using power point – animate the answer by clicking (10min)

3. Worksheet provided for student

4. Video clip -Narration / story which touches on causes of WW2 (10min)

5. Students explain causes WW II in worksheet provided (5min)

6. Students (5 in group) given task to find info on effects of WW II from Web/e-library(10min)

Strategy

7. Students discuss on advantages and disadvantages of war (10min)

8. Students presentation. 3- 5 min per group (15 min)9. Student give prediction on possibility of WW III . (5min)10. Students home assignment- journal for 2 weeks

*content in journal:-current material, local and global- how you feel- how will you resolve wars- challenges on achieving a peaceful world

Teaching/ Presentation 1

Video clip – bombing a city, destruction,

homes destroyed, people

displaced, food& water shortage,

injured & sick , dead. (5minit)

STUDENTS WORKSHEET WORLD WAR 2

COUNTRY CAUSES OF WW2 EFFECTS OF WW2 COMMENTS

EUROPE

1

2

3

4

Long term

1

2

3

4

5.

1

2

3

4

5

6

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Short term

1

2

Teaching/ Presentation 2

What do you think the clip was about?

When did this happen ? What war was it?

1939 – 1945. WW II

Can you name some countries that were involved?

Can you show these on the map?.

Where did WW II start?

Teaching/ Presentation

Video of Narration on WW2 in Europe and Malaysia

Discussion on Causes of ww2

Immediate Causes

Expansion policies of Germany, Italy and Japan

Failure of French ad British appeasement policies

German invasion of Poland and Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Result WORLD WAR II

Long-Term Causes

Dissatisfaction with the terms of the Versailles Treaty

Extreme forms of nationalism grow justifying conquests and poor treatment of minority groups

Rise of Militarism and Totalitarian States

Worldwide depression and economic instability

Discussion

Advantages and Disadvantages of War

Discussion –EFFECTS WW2

Defeat of fascist dictators in Europe and militarists in Japan

Devastation and loss of life in Europe of East Asia

Development of nuclear weapons and atomic energy

Recognition of the Holocaust and the Nuremberg Trails

Rise of United States and Soviet Union of world powers

Discussion

Prediction WW III

Conclusion

Students home assignment- journal for 2 weeks

*content in journal/current material

- what your saw and how you felt

- how will you resolve wars

- write your prediction on possibility ww3

EVALUATION

PRESENTATION -(10 marks)

- CREATIVITY

MATERIAL

1. INFORMATION - (10 marks)

2. ARRANGEMENT - (5marks)

INTERPERSONAL – reflection – (15marks)