World War 2 Web Research Project
You will work in groups of three on a multiple tiered project on World War
Two. Below you will see your roles for this project. Please start by determining
who will be responsible for doing what in each group as this is how each will be
graded in part.
Your task is to put together a newscast on one of the following battles of
World War 2. Your job is to present the information to a general audience
ensuring they understand the importance of the battle in the overall context of the
war. This is to be done documentary style, not in the moment. Each group will be
responsible for the following products:
1. Timeline of events for your battle (comprehensive…daily if needed)
(15 points)
2. Map of the event (created by the group) (15 points)
3. Newscast script with sourcing to include at minimum 15 graphics
(photos/charts/maps etc) (15 points)
4. Visual presentation (at least 15 graphics) (15 points)
5. Works consulted page (all items used MUST be sourced) (5 points)
ROLES:
The Journalist. Your job is to anchor the newscast. To do this you must take
notes on what you find, documenting your sources. You will then write and
present the anchor script, introducing the other members of the team as you
go along.
The Photographer. Your job is to find and print photos and other graphics
that illustrate the war. For each graphic you need to write a caption that explains
who, what, where, and when. You will be presenting the graphics throughout the
newscast. You need to provide photo captions for the historian’s script. The
photos can be put together in a power point for your presentation.
The Historian. Your job is to present a timeline for each of the major events
studied, and an overall timeline linking all of these events. You also need to write
a commentary on the events, telling the audience why they are significant. You
need to write a script for your presentation.
Battles
a. Pearl Harbor
b. Battle of Britain
C. Stalingrad
d. Battle of El Alamein
e. Doolittle Raid
f. Kursk
g. Battle of the Bulge
h. Battle of the Coral Sea
i. Iwo Jima
j. Okinawa
k. Battan Death March
l. D- Day
Grade
You have two days to accomplish your task. Day one should focus on
research and collaboration. Day two should focus on completing tasks and doing
the creative work (ie…the map. You will be scored individually on your part of the
project (summative…15 points) and the group will get a grade (Formative…20
points (Map and Works Consulted)). It is due on May 14th/15th.