Text Box: World War II – Performance Event
Role: National Geographic Journalist
Audience: National Geographic Editor
Format: Large display of articles on poster board
Task: Students will create a poster board that shows and describes the ecological, personal, and social impact of World War II to be published for subscribers to National Geographic magazine.

Personal effects of the war - English 10 Portion of the Display

Task:   You are being asked to pitch an idea to National Geographic about the personal, political, and ecological effects of WWII.  In your English class, you will be focusing on the “people” of the war.  How were people affected personally?  Each group of two will be required to research survivors of the war to find out what were the lasting personal effects of surviving the war.  (Depending which book you are reading, this might include a holocaust survivor, a refugee of the Holocaust, or a German soldier).  One of you will be the journalist and the other the interviewee.  You will be asked to put together an answer and question segment (at least 10 questions) concerning the victim's involvement in the war.  Make sure that you scaffold your questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy.  You will attach this interview and a visual to represent your interview on a poster to be presented to the editor of National Geographic.  

Ecological effects of the war – Biology I Portion of the Display

Task:   You are being asked to pitch an idea to National Geographic about the personal, political, and ecological effects of WWII.  In Biology, you will be working to understand the ecological impact of war.  You will choose one of the following locations of World War II:
•	Pearl Harbor
•	Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan
•	Home front (Industry)
•	Atlantic Coast of France
•	English or French Countryside
•	Poland (Concentration Camps)
•	Baltic Sea

Once you have chosen a location, you will create a visual and written display explaining the ecological impact of the War on your chosen location.  Your ultimate product will create a narrative of the ecological situation in that location, while presenting visual evidence to help the readers visualize the problems that the ecosystem has faced.  You will be sure to include evidence of the ecosystem before the war, as well as after the war.  Discuss how the biotic and abiotic factors have been affected.  Explain how any natural relationships in the ecosystem have changed, as well as how the niche’s of organisms will now differ.  Also, discuss how the change in this ecosystem can affect the ecology of our biosphere.  Remember, scientific articles are objective, meaning that you do not discuss whether it is right or wrong, but present what has happened in an informational way.  You will attach this article on a poster to be presented to the editor of National Geographic.  

Social effects of the war – World History Portion of the Display

Task:   You are being asked to pitch an idea to National Geographic about the personal, political, and ecological effects of WWII.  In your World History class, you will be focusing on the “social groups” of the war.   You will choose one of the following social groups of World War II:  
•	Japanese Americans
•	Teenagers living in London
•	Members of the Vichy resistance in France
•	Nazi soldiers returning home to Dresden
•	U.S. soldiers invading Omaha Beach
•	British women on the home front
•	Survivors of the attacks on Hiroshima or Nagasaki

How did these particular social groups change during the war?  Each student will be required to research and summarize how particular groups of people were affected by the war.  (What was life like before, during, and after the war for these particular groups?)  Your ultimate product will create a summary of the social changes in these groups, while presenting visual evidence to help the readers visualize the changes that occurred in these social groups.   Your written summaries will be attached to the poster to be presented to the editor of National Geographic.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                                                                                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: World War II – Visual Display Scoring Guide
15% of Semester Grade
(5 Categories X 3% each)





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                                    

CATEGORY

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Clarity

The presentation generally progresses in a logical order.  Very few mistakes are present to distract the reader from the main idea of the presentation.

The presentation may not progress in a logical order. However, the reader will be able to understand the main idea of the presentation.

The presentation does not progress in a logical order.  Some parts of the presentation are unclear; The reader has difficulty understanding the main idea of the presentation.

Other

Creativity

The presentation contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

The presentation contains few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

The presentation has little evidence of creativity that would have contributed to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

Other

Diagrams and Illustrations

Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate, and add to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and sometimes add to the reader’s understanding of the topic.

Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader’ understanding of the topic.

Other

Accuracy

All information in the presentation appeared to be accurate and presented well (according to the teacher specifications).

Most of the information in the presentation appeared to be accurate and presented well (according to the teacher specifications).

Very little of the information in the presentation appeared to be accurate and presented well (according to the teacher specifications).

Other

Role

Point of view and arguments proposed were consistently in character.

Point of view and arguments proposed were often in character.

Point of view and arguments proposed were rarely in character.

Other