During the study of The Moon Is Down, each student will be presenting information to the class about
what was going on in the world during WWII, the time of the novel.
**Information will be researched and presented formally to the class with visual aids!
Each presentation will be 10-15 minutes in length.
Each student will complete the following:
1. A five paragraph informational essay about your topic. Using the Quabbin writing format to prepare your writing.
2. Include Presentation-Students will be assigned a topic. Examples of interesting presentations may include the following:
dress in character to present information, antiques, music, food, guest speaker, photos, WWII memorabilia, family history, power point, quilts, posters, movie segments. BE CREATIVE!
a. Navajo Code Talkers
b. U-Boats
c. Actors/Actresses during WWII
d. Cartoons used to train troops
e. Nuclear Bomb
f. Uniforms of all forces/countries
g. Hitler's economic plan
h. Hollywood directors-movie topics, themes
i. Sacrifices made by U.S. citizens during WWII
j. The "draft"
k. Axis Powers- WWII
l. D-Day Invasion
m. The country of Norway
n. April 9, 1940-Germany Invaded Norway
o. Vidkun Quisling
p. Norwegian fighter pilots during WWII
q. Haakon VII
r. Baseball
s. Fashion men/women/children
t. Medicine/illness
Resources:When looking online, be sure to type in "World War II" not "World War 2" as most people use the Roman numerals as opposed to the numeral 2. For example, a quality search string for medicine during World War II would be medicine "World War II" be sure to use quotes around phrases. When online, please look for quality sites written by professionals, not someone's student paper.
Please also use our online library catalog, located in back of the Reference section. If typing in more than one keyword, please use Expanded Search. Another hint is less is more with this search function. If you need any help at all, please see one of the Librarians.
Also, we have three World War II encyclopedias which may have information on your topic. These are located in the Reserves section.
Typed Report (100 pts. Test grade)
(40 pts.) Topic Development (minimum 5 complete, relevant paragraphs)
(30 pts.) Mechanics (spelling, grammar, title page, double-spacing, etc.)
(30 pts.) References-(minimum of three)
Oral Presentation (100 pts. Test grade)
(40 pts.) Delivery (10-15 minutes)
(30 pts.) Preparation
(30 pts.) Visual and/or auditory aids
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