Adaptive Learning:

    I have used adaptive learning in my classroom before with great success. It allows students who are advanced the opportunity to move forward quickly through material they already grasp and provides an opportunity for extra time and reinforcement for those who do not yet grasp that material. In a history class, often students will struggle with one piece of the puzzle, but that piece is rarely the same for all students.

Content Subject and Grade Level:

This lesson plan is designed for a high school World History class.

Unit Objective:

    Rise of Totalitarianism and WWII (1930s-1945): Students will analyze the rise of fascism and totalitarianism after World War I, the causes and course of World War II, and the military, economic, and political effects of the war.

Content Learning Goals and Objectives:

    The student will complete the lesson on WWII in 5 days or less given Chromebook and Edgenuity access with 90% accuracy.

Content Standards (TN State Standards) pt. 1:

W.41 - Explain how economic instability, nationalism, and political         disillusionment in Germany and Japan led to the rise of totalitarian regimes. 

W. 42 - Compare and contrast the rise to power, goals, and characteristics of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian regimes.

W.43 - Analyze the role of geographic features and natural resources in increasing tensions prior to and during World War II. 

W.44 - Compare the Italian, German, and Japanese efforts to expand their empires in the 1930s, including: the invasion of Ethiopia, German 

                                            militarism, and atrocities in China.