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 * Objectives:**
 * explain how Americans contributed to the war effort at home
 * explain the role of the Office of War Information and identify its mission in influencing public opinion

1) How can war affect civilians?
 * Essential/Unit Questions:**

__**DAY 1**__

Use p. 793 in your textbooks to help you answer these questions: 1) What was a victory garden? 2) What was its purpose and how did it help the war effort?
 * __Do Now__: Think/Write/Pair/Share**

__**Lesson:**__ 1) Read "Sacrifice and Struggle at Home" on pgs. 794-795 in your textbooks. 2) Take two-column notes, using the table below.

-at least 2 CCQs per section below (I wonder/I agree/a question) || ** Main Idea: ** How did Americans make contributions to the war effort? ||
 * ** Comments/Connections/Questions **
 * || __ Conserving Food and Other Goods: __

__ Investing in Victory: __

__ Paying the Personal Price: __ ||
 * ** Summary: ** What were some of the sacrifices and struggles facing people on the home front? ||  ||

__**Exit Card:**__ Summarize the ways that Americans contributed to the war effort at home.

__**DAY 2**__

Read the following prompt and then explain what it means:
 * __Do Now__: Think/Write/Pair/Share**

"Each word an American utters either helps or hurts the war effort."
 * What do you think this means?
 * Why should we be concerned about helping or hurting the war effort?

__**Lesson: Gallery Walk**__ 1) Students will do a gallery walk of ten propaganda posters created by the Office of War Information posted around the classroom walls and complete an "I See, It Means" chart for these posters.

2) In the "I See, It Means" chart, students will write down details on what they see in these pictures - how objects are positioned, the colors used, words and phrases that are used - and then analyze the meaning of each of these propaganda posters.

3) Students will also answer the following questions included in the chart below:
 * "What is the message behind each poster?"
 * "What is each poster trying to promote?"



__**Summary/Assessment**__ On their own, students will answer these questions: "What was the role of the Office of War Information? How did the Office of War Information influence public opinion?"