The Second World War: A Collage

The Scenario: You are in your eighties. One day, your grandchildren come over and begin talking about the Second World War and what they learned in history class. You realize that your grandchildren understand the facts (i.e. your reading homework) but they do not understand what it felt like. Luckily, while your memory was still fresh in the 1950s, you created a collage of images of your experiences.

The Task:

1. You will have 45 minutes to create a collage of your experiences in the Second World War. Consider: What's in the collage? What emotions do you want to demonstrate? What technology seemed important? What battles were major? How did you feel?

2. You will need catalog each item and create a timeline of events for your individual over a three-year time period. What theatre did he/she participate in? What battles was he/she in? Was he/she captured?

YOUR ROLE: You will need to choose from the perspectives below:

#	Theatre	Perspective	Places to Consider
1	PACIFIC	U.S. Soldier	Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, Philippines, Japanese imperialism in China, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  Guadalcanal, Battle of Coral Sea, Bataan Death March
2	PACIFIC	Japanese Soldier	Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, Philippines, Japanese imperialism in China, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  Guadalcanal, Battle of Coral Sea, Bataan Death March, Kamikaze Pilot
3	PACIFIC	Nurse	Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, Philippines, Japanese imperialism in China, Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  Guadalcanal, Battle of Coral Sea, Bataan Death March
4	WESTERN FRONT	British Soldier	Battle of the Bulge, German blitzkrieg of Poland, German occupation of France, Battle of Britain, Dunkirk, D-Day, post-war occupation of Germany, North African or Italian Campaign
5	WESTERN FRONT	German Soldier	Battle of the Bulge, German blitzkrieg of Poland, German occupation of France, Battle of Britain, Dunkirk, D-Day, post-war occupation of Germany, North African or Italian Campaign
6	WESTERN FRONT	Nurse	Battle of the Bulge, German blitzkrieg of Poland, German occupation of France, Battle of Britain, Dunkirk, D-Day, post-war occupation of Germany, North African or Italian Campaign
7	EASTERN FRONT	Russian Soldier	siege of Stalingrad, German invasion of the Soviet Union, post-war occupation of Germany, Eastern Front, Liberation of Auschwitz
8	EASTERN FRONT	German Soldier	siege of Stalingrad, German invasion of the Soviet Union, post-war occupation of Germany, Eastern Front, Liberation of Auschwitz
9	EASTERN FRONT	Nurse	siege of Stalingrad, German invasion of the Soviet Union, post-war occupation of Germany, Eastern Front, Liberation of Auschwitz
Collage Rubric
Contains a minimum of 15 Pictures				8
Each Picture is a Identified and Briefly Examined				8
What emotional response do you expect? 2-3 Sentence Explanation				8
TOTAL				24

Overview
The Perilous Fight (PBS) War Poster Collection World War 2 People's War (BBC) U-Boat.net Historic Government Publications from World War II The Rutgers Oral History Archives Poster Art from World War II	World War II Poster Collection Telling Their Stories World War II Military Situation Maps Eyewitness to History: World War II World War II History Reference Library World War Two

Franklin High School, Department of Social Studies, Ms. Holden, March 2008