Introduction
Hello class,
As we have already learned in class, World War II had an impact on everyone involved. This impact just doesn't affect the people fighting in the war,or the people living in the locations of the war, but the people living in their home countries thousands of miles away. In this activity we will be looking into how American lives were impacted in their own country during WWII.
Make sure you fully read the "Task", "Process", and "Evaluation" sections before beginning!!
Task
Students will be reading/watching and analyzing sources from Wartime America in the 1940's. For each source students will be answering the following questions in a Word Processing Program:
1. What type of Document is this? (1pt)
2. Is there anything unique about it? (2pts)
3. Who is the target audience for this document? (2pts)
4. What kind of message is the author trying to send? (5pts)
5. What impact/response would it have generated from the American public? (10pts)
6. Why is this Important to American history? (10pts)
Process
Source 1: Rosie the Riveter
1. What type of Document is this? (1pt)
2. Is there anything unique about it? (2pts)
3. Who is the target audience for this document? (2pts)
4. What kind of message is the author trying to send? (5pts)
5. What impact/response would it have generated from the American public? (10pts)
6. Why is this Important to American history? (10pts)
Source 2: "8 Ways to Make Your Fuel Oil Last"
1. What type of Document is this? (1pt)
2. Is there anything unique about it? (2pts)
3. Who is the target audience for this document? (2pts)
4. What kind of message is the author trying to send? (5pts)
5. What impact/response would it have generated from the American public? (10pts)
6. Why is this Important to American history? (10pts)
Source 3: Jackie Robinson
1. What type of Document is this? (1pt)
2. Is there anything unique about it? (2pts)
3. Who is the target audience for this document? (2pts)
4. What kind of message is the author trying to send? (5pts)
5. What impact/response would it have generated from the American public? (10pts)
6. Why is this Important to American history? (10pts)
Source 4: WWII Cartoon
Click here to access source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4497GEGOOg
1. What type of Document is this? (1pt)
2. Is there anything unique about it? (2pts)
3. Who is the target audience for this document? (2pts)
4. What kind of message is the author trying to send? (5pts)
5. What impact/response would it have generated from the American public? (10pts)
6. Why is this Important to American history? (10pts)
Evaluation
To recieve full credit for responses,you must be answer in complete sentences. Responses to Questions 4-6 should be at least 1 paragraph, but may be more to fully answer your question
1. What type of Document is this? (1pt)
2. Is there anything unique about it? (2pts)
3. Who is the target audience for this document? (2pts)
4. What kind of message is the author trying to send? (5pts)
5. What impact/response would it have generated from the American public? (10pts)
6. Why is this Important to American history? (10pts)
Conclusion
After the completion of this assignment students should be able to understand some of the domestic impact that WWII had on America, and be able to have an understanding how life was during that time.
