Video Lectures:

Click the link above to watch streaming videos as an introduction to this module. You may complete the optional guided notes -
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1. View the Video Lectures for this module. You may find it helpful to download, print, and complete the "Guided Notes" as you view these.

2.Download and save the Module 11 Core Questions. Complete the questions and tasks as you learn the Core content. Once complete, turn in your assignment to the dropbox function in the "HCPS-SchoolSpace" interface. This assignment is worth a total of 60 points.

ALSO; download and complete this Web Quest on the Holocaust. When complete, turn in for another 20 points!

3. Download and save the Module 11 Reading Assignment. Complete the questions and tasks as you learn the Core content and complete the e-Text readings. Once complete, turn in your assignment to the dropbox function in the "HCPS-SchoolSpace" interface. You can earn 10 points on each page- for a total of 60 points.

4. Blog Topic: Check out the web site, Dr. Seuss Went To War. Pick a cartoon that was not in the Core Lesson that you liked. Write a synopsis of the cartoon and explain why you liked it (be sure to include the caption as the title).

<all blogs should be between 100-300 words, and should be a reflection of your opinions on the topic, not a re-statement of the facts>

5. Complete the following review activities on :
DO NOT worry about signing in - they are not really tracked. Just play!

• War Breaks Out, AGAIN!
• Rise of Dictators!
• Isolation Ends!
• Strategies and Battles of WW2
• Minorities and POWs
• The Holocaust
• WW2 Identifications
• U.S. in WW2 - Rags to Riches
• Battles of WW2 - Practice Quiz
• Minorities and POWs - Practice Quiz
• The Holocaust - Practice Quiz
• World War 2 Battleship

6. Complete the assessment "VUS.11; World War 2"! Use your course login username and password to take this test!

All assignments are due at 5:00 p.m on July 7.

Course Readings:

The Core:

VUS.11a; War Erupts!

VUS.11b; America at War

VUS.11c; Minority Contribution

VUS.11d; Prisoners of War

VUS.11e; The Holocaust

As you navigate through the Core Readings using the links at the bottom of each page, the images contain the most basic and necessary information. The "Other Notes" sections help to explain the key content. The "Video Clips" are on-line clips that can help you to understand the key content, and the "Extra-Links" provide supplemental information about the content on each page. Be sure to click on the Quia link at the end to test yourself!

e-Text:

• Dictators Threaten World Peace
• War in Europe
• America Moves Toward War
• War for Europe and North Africa
• War in the Pacific
• The Holocaust

(To use the e-Text, click on the link above to go to the on-line textbook. This book is in PDF format and may NOT be printed or downloaded to your PC. All copyright laws apply!)