Authentic+Instruction

Licenser Area: Secondary Education (Social Studies)

Title and Audience: Effects of World War II on American Society, American History, (9-12)

Objectives:Standard Number 1.0: Culture Understand the effect of the Great Depression upon American society. Understand the effects of World War II upon American society.

Materials: Computer, Worksheet

Description: Students will be given a worksheet a told to research company's websites. On the websites they will look up the companies history and see how they were doing before world war II compared to how they were doing after the war. After they find the results they will write a summary of each company and tell why they think the company was doing better either before or after the war.

Scaffolds: The work sheet will provide the proper guide lines and give a good outline to the student to give them the best chance of learning.

Technology to support Authentic Learning: The students must use the computer to research the company website and figure out how to research the internet to figure out how to find the companies history.