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Lesson 7 - End of The War

The document provides a lesson plan for a Year 10 history class on how World War 2 ended and what happened to Australia afterwards. The plan includes engaging students with an activity to rate their prior knowledge. It then presents new content through a discussion of images showing the Japanese surrender and bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Students complete tasks answering questions about the final year of fighting in Europe and the Pacific. The lesson concludes by reviewing students' understanding and having them rate their knowledge again.

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Lesson 7 - End of The War

The document provides a lesson plan for a Year 10 history class on how World War 2 ended and what happened to Australia afterwards. The plan includes engaging students with an activity to rate their prior knowledge. It then presents new content through a discussion of images showing the Japanese surrender and bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Students complete tasks answering questions about the final year of fighting in Europe and the Pacific. The lesson concludes by reviewing students' understanding and having them rate their knowledge again.

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

School:
Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Topic:
End of World War 2

Location / Setting
Point Cook Senior Secondary College,
Room 603

Key Vocabulary
Fortress Europa the term used by
Hitler to describe the defence along the
coastline of Europe from Denmark to
southern France
Normandy a region of France on the
Atlantic coast

Lesson Plan Template


Year Level:
10
Learning intention:
How did World War 2 end and what
happen to Australia after the war?
Success criteria:
I participated in the carousel
activity
I rated my understand before and
after the lesson
Organisation / Student Groups
Year 10 History

Materials, resources and equipment


A4 paper for carousal activity
Markers
Projector
MAC adaptor chord
YouTube access

What part of e5?


Engage: participate in activity,
establishes learning goals,
rating prior knowledge
Explore Prompts student
inquiry on what they know
Explain Presents new content
to students

Date
28/08/15
VELS: Strands, Domain, Foci
and Standards
ACDSEH108 The experiences of
Australians during World War II
(such as Prisoners of War (POWs),
the Battle of Britain, Kokoda, the
Fall of Singapore)
Classroom management strategy
Schools classroom behaviour
and management strategy
Book/pens/laptop ready
Tables in groups or in a U-shape
Reference/Sources
10 History Alive textbook
Special considerations
High-end: Challenge students in
finding ways to improve on what
they have done. Always have a side
task for them in case they have
completed all required tasks.
Middle band: check ins with
individuals. Ask if understand the
task. Allow students to state any
point of confusions.
Low students: Modification e.g.
rewording complicated words and
shorting questions. Allow them to
take work home for homework.
Written instructions. Include
picture. Dont worry about the
deadline.

INTRODUCTION
Connecting, Engaging and Modelling Inquiry
Prior to class:
Write goal on the board
PowerPoint ready
11:10 11:20

Wait patiently for students to arrive and mark roll

11:20 11:35
(Engage)

Recap on Area of Study 1: Carousal activity:


Kokoda
Australian in the Pacific War: Beyond Kokoda
Australian Prisoners of War
Australian Home front
Australian Women at war
Australia and US alliance

11:35 11:40
11:40 11:45

11:45 11:55
(Explore &
Explain)

11:55 12:00

Goal: How did World War 2 end and what happen to Australia after the war?
Rate Your Prior Knowledge: 1 5
Think, Pair, Share show pictures of Japanese surrendering on USS Missouri, D-day landing and
Hiroshima bombing.
What can you tell from these images?
Discussion and student response
MAIN BODY
Guiding Inquiry and Practice
Brief overview:
In the last year of war, in both Europe and the Pacific, saw some of the most desperate and vicious
fighting of the entire conflict. For the first time both Germany and Japan were fighting in the defense
of their very homelands. Neither would capitulate easily.
Complete: (TASK 2.14 Question 1 4?)
Europe
Axis powers steadily in retreat
Italy surrendered
Allies key to success = second front in western Europe
6 June 1944 largest invasion fleet from southern coast England to invade Normandy coast
D-Day landing on five French coast
Paris liberated 25 August
1945 Allies crossed Germany border and advance to Berlin
30 April 1945 Soviet troops captured Reichstag
Hitler committed suicide
Pacific
1943 US adopted two-pronged strategy (advance in Philippines and Japans island hopping
campaign)
Sapai, Iwo, Jima and Okinwa island
Island hopping gave US bases it could bomb Japan
1944 Kamikaze tactic to crash into US warship
November 1944 August 1945 Allies flew over 30 000 bombing raids 660 000 civilian
deaths
Nuclear Bombs
16 July 1945 US first nuclear test in Nevada
On 6 August 1945, a United States B-29 bomber known as the Enola Gay dropped the first
atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Three days later on 9 August 1945, a second atom bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki
Both cities were destroyed and more than 200,000 people were killed. The Japanese
Government, convinced of the futility of continuing to fight, accepted an unconditional
surrender on 15 August 1945.
Australia and Post World War
Australias post-war relations were influenced by:
the formation of the United Nations (UN)
The emerging of Asian independence movements
Changing ties with Britain and the United states
Once students have finished and there is still time, get students to do the activity worksheet
Investigating what Happened to Australia after World War 2

Goal review:

CONCLUSION
Sharing, Explaining and Reviewing Inquiry
Explain your view on the use of the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Rate your understanding 1 5


Get a few students to share

Preservice Teacher Reflection

Mentor Teacher Feedback

Preservice Teacher Name ______________________Mentor Teacher Name: _____________________________


Signature__________________Date ____________ Signature________________ Date __________________

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