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African American Workers: Conflict on the Homefront
In this lesson students analyze a propaganda poster, a photograph, and a poem to understand the tensions unleashed by the entry of African Americans into the industrial workforce during World War II.
Tags: Interdisciplinary, Lessons in Looking, Literature in the History Classroom, Riots, World War II
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Active Viewing: The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
In this activity, students watch film clips from the documentary The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter, decode a propaganda poster, and analyze statistics about working women during World War II. Parts of this activity can be completed without [...]
Tags: Active Viewing, Common Core Reading, Delving into Data, Lessons in Looking, Rosie the Riveter, World War II
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Propaganda and World War II
In this activity, students compare World War II propaganda posters from the United States, Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union. Then students choose one of several creative or analytical writing assignments to demonstrate what they've [...]
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)