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Meet Molly, an American Girl by Valerie Tripp
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Theme: |
Appreciating & Understanding United States Home Front Efforts During World War II, Use of Advertising to Promote Planting Victory Gardens During World War II & Comparing the Victory Gardens of World War II to Conservation Efforts to Combat Global Warming
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Grades: |
3 - 5
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Subject: |
Social Studies
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Duration: |
2 class periods (not including time to read novel)
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Standards
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New Jersey State Core Curriculum Standards
Standard 6.1: All students will utilize historical thinking, problem solving and research skills to maximize their understanding of civics, history, geography and economics.
Standard 6.2: All students will know, understand and appreciate the values and principles of American democracy and the rights, responsibilities and roles of a citizen in the nation and the world.
Standard 6.3: All students will demonstrate knowledge of world history in order to understand life and events in the past and how they relate to the present and future.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Read and/or discuss the book Meet Molly, an American Girl by Valerie Tripp and discuss the text both literally and analytically.
- Use the Internet and various resources to list and describe the purpose and effects of victory gardens during World War II.
- Use the Internet and various resources to analyze World War II victory garden posters.
- List and describe the purpose and effects of today’s victory garden efforts on global warming.
- Design a poster for a victory garden during World War II.
- Design a victory garden poster for today’s society.
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