We just began our third quarter which I like to refer to as the World War II quarter, because it seems like everything we do this quarter is leading up to studying WWII, actually studying WWII, and then the aftermath of WWII.
Not that I'm complaining about this, the students enjoy WWII and so do I. There's a lot of material to cover, and I constantly feel like I'm barely skimming the surface and missing so much relevant information. At the same time there's tons of room for creativity.
Right now we're doing the inner war years. Last I taught this unit using layered curriculum and my students really enjoyed it.
This year my students are very different from last year and I haven't done any pure layered curriculum units yet. While they'll be getting their base level information from more traditional classroom activities I'll offer them Level 2 activities as a project. It's always interesting to see how they design a facebook page for Hitler, Stalin, or Mussolini.
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