Lesson+10+-+Battles+in+the+Pacific


 * __Day 9: Battles in the Pacific __**

__Objectives:__ Students will
 * identify the chronology of battles in the Pacific
 * explain the impact of the Pacific theater on the outcome of World War II

1) Do Now  -Write a prediction sentence that answers this question: What impact did the battles in the Pacific have on the outcome of World War II?

 2) Creating a human time-line  -10 students will receive note cards with the name of a key battle that occurred in the Pacific theater of World War II. Using what you already know, talk with each other to create a time-line of battles in the Pacific from the earliest battle to the last battle.  -We will record the list of battles on the board in the order students put them in.

 3) Researching battles  -You will be split up into groups of four to research your assigned battle. Use the textbook and websites to find information. Each group will use the worksheet to answer the following four questions: [|Pacific battles worksheet.docx]
 * Where did your battle occur?
 * When did your battle occur?
 * What happened during the battle? Give a summary of events.
 * What was the outcome of the battle?

4) Reconstruct the time-line  -Starting in chronological order with the first battle, we will go through the time-line and you will present your battle to the rest of the class. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> -We will compare this time-line with the first time-line we constructed.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> 5) Prediction sentences <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> -Go back and reread the prediction sentences you wrote during the Do Now. Using what you learned today, rewrite your sentences about the impact the battles in the Pacific had on the outcome of World War II.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Make sure you hand in the worksheet and your sentences at the end of class! **