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After studying this lesson on After this lesson, students will After this lesson, students will After studying this lesson on
Operation Barbarossa, your be able to: be able to: the Battle of the Bulge, your
students will be able to: Describe the principal events describe the sequence of students will be able to:
Describe Germany's plan and of the European Theater of events up to and following the Describe the events from D-
how Operation Barbarossa WWII Normandy invasion during Day onward that led to the
began Recognize the important World War II Battle of the Bulge
Explain what happened figures of the European discuss and explain causes Explain how the Germans
instead, and how it mirrored a Theater and effects of events in late attacked and how the Allies
former plan by Napoleon Analyze and describe the World War II responded
Recap the impact that the importance of key events in Direct Instruction Recap the consequences of
failed plan had on Germany the European Theater of this pivotal battle
Warm-Up and Connection
and the remaining several WWII Direct Instruction
Prepare students for this
years of World War II Direct Instruction lesson by dividing them into Instructions
Direct Instruction Instructions small groups and having Inform your students they are
Instructions Instruct your students to them discuss: going to be learning about the
Let your students know they watch the lesson The What started World War II? Battle of the Bulge.
will be studying Operation European Theater in WWII: How were things going for the Ask them if anyone is familiar
Barbarossa and ask if anyone The Eastern Front, Western French and British before with the legendary
has studied the military Front & Fight for North Africa 1942? confrontation.
engagement previously. Stop the lesson at 2:42. What caused the United Review the key vocabulary
Guided Practice Hold a short discussion to States to enter the war? What terms.
ensure students understand about the Soviet Union? Guided Practice
Pass out copies of the text
the material thus far. Some Guided Practice
lesson Operation Barbarossa: Read the introduction, start
discussion questions can
Definition & Summary. After each question, discuss the video The Battle of the
include:
Read the introduction and the student answers as a whole Bulge: Definition, Facts &
How long did World War II
first section titled 'Operation group to ensure Timeline, and pause for the
last?
Barbarossa.' Ask: understanding. Review first time at 1:06.
Who was involved in the
What are four examples of information as needed. How long after D-Day was
European Theater?
learning from history? Now ask students to share the Battle of the Bulge?
What were the early events of
How were the two countries their prior knowledge of D- What did the German army
WWII?
involved in the operation? Day with their group and do to counter the U.S. and
Have students finish watching
What famous leader did discuss briefly as a whole British forces?
the video.
something similar in the early class. Next, restart the video and
1800s? Independent Practice Distribute paper copies of the pause this time at 2:58.
Next read the section lesson The D-Day Invasion: What did the Allies do in
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'Background to Operation Activities The Beginning of the End of northern France after D-Day
Barbarossa.' Discuss with Break the students up into Nazi Germany and start the for five weeks?
students: four groups. lesson, instructing students to What did Germany do instead
What pact had Germany and Assign each group one of the follow along as the lesson of withdrawing?
the USSR signed previously? four topic headings in the plays and take notes/highlight What had already happened
How did the book Mein lesson, The Fall of Europe, as necessary. in the Ardennes in 1940?
Kampf reveal the details of The Battle of Britain, Opening Pause the lesson at 1:46 and Now, restart the video and
Germany's plans? the Eastern Front, or Taking review the battles discussed pause this time at 5:38.
For whom was the operation Back Europe. in this section and the results How many troops were on
named? Give students internet access of each. Ask: each side when the Germans
Next read the section 'The and instruct them to do Why did the allied leaders struck?
Plan.' Ask students: further research on the decide it was time to retake How did the Germans
Why did Germany want to portion of the European Europe? What events led to sabotage communication and
fight Russia right at the Theater that they have been this decision? cause confusion?
border? assigned. Students should Instructions How did the battle get its
What were the three cities research with the following Resume the lesson, pause name?
that were to be attacked? topics in mind: again at 5:28 and ask How did the Allies benefit
Now read the section What are the key events of students to discuss in their when the weather cleared?
'Attacking the USSR.' Ask: this stage of the war? small groups: Next, restart the video and
Why did Germany not attack Who were the key players in What was the plan for pause this time at 6:19.
in May as planned? this stage? What were the Operation Overlord? What How many casualties did
Why did Russia not prepare important decisions made? actually happened? Why? each side suffer?
for the attack? How did this stage of the war What does the phrase 'largest What effect did this battle
How did the attack go from affect the rest? How would a amphibious invasion on have on the German army?
being somewhat successful different outcome for this record' mean? Now, restart the video and
to an unmitigated disaster? portion of the war have What helped Operation pause for the final time at
Next read the section affected the rest? Overlord to be successful? 7:43.
'Impact.' Discuss: Give students 10-20 minutes Why was Hitler not prepared? On what day was the bulge in
How did the operation help to conduct research. Resume the lesson and the U.S. line removed?
Germany in the Ukraine? After each student has pause again at 8:56. Next, restart the video and
How did fighting on two fronts conducted research Assign groups one of the view the section 'Lesson
ultimately hinder Germany? independently, have them following events: Operation Summary'.
Lastly, read the 'Lesson meet in a small circle with the Overlord, D-Day, the Lastly, recap the entire
Summary' about Operation other students assigned that liberation of France, the lesson, answer any relevant
Barbarossa. stage of the war. Battle of the Bulge, or VE questions, and have your
Have your students take the Instruct students to discuss Day. students take the lesson quiz
lesson quiz to determine their each of the questions above Distribute chart paper and to demonstrate their
grasp of this new materia and debate the merits of their instruct the students to make understanding.
Independent Practice opinions with their a two-column chart titled Independent Practice
classmates. 'Cause' and 'Effect.' Using the
Instruct students that they lesson for guidance, have
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Group Discussion must debate their answers to them map out the events for Activity
Allow your students to remain these questions until they their topic in a way that Let your students know they
in one large group. Ask them can, as a group, reach a describes the causes and are going to participate in a
questions that could include: consensus. If necessary, hold effects that led to the allied timeline activity related to the
Why do you think Germany votes. victory. Do a few together to Battle of the Bulge.
didn't learn from history and Once each group has arrived get students started, if In advance of class, write the
the failed example that at consensus answers, have necessary. following nine significant
Napoleon set when he each group assign a Have groups share their work dates, directly from the
invaded Russian in the spokesperson. with the class, then play the lesson, onto your board:
winter? Was it arrogance? Have the groups' remainder of the lesson and June 6th, 1944
Was it lack of foresight? spokespeople take turns allow students to ask any June 30th, 1944
Were there other reasons? presenting their research and remaining questions. July 15th, 1944
Who suffers more during discussion results to the rest Independent Practice December 16th, 1944
these horrific wars, the of the class. December 17th, 1944
Activity
soldiers or the civilians? Once each group has December 18th, 1944
Students will now write an
What would have been a presented, have students December 23rd, 1944
imaginary first-person
better strategy for the take the quiz December 27th, 1944
account of D-Day. Ask
German army? Homework January 18th, 1945
students to choose a role,
Who had the advantage in Divide your students into
Extension such as a paratrooper or
the warm months? In the cold small groups of 4-6.
Instruct students to pick one soldier who landed on
months? Pass out colored markers,
particular event (e.g., a battle, Omaha Beach, and research
Conclude this discussion by posterboard, and copies of
a bombing raid, etc.) during the event.
asking if anyone has any the text lesson. Instruct them
their period and write an in- When ready, students should
other thoughts on Operation to :
depth report on the event. write an imaginary account as
Barbarossa. Turn your posterboards
Students' reports should if they survived the event.
Activity horizontally to create a
contextualize the event with Allow them to use (but not
Let your students know they timeline.
the other events of the copy) real accounts from
are going to be doing 'Word Use the dates on the board to
Eastern Theatre they have surviving soldiers.
Search' puzzles pertaining to create the timeline.
learned about in class, and As students work, walk
Operation Barbarossa. Use the lesson or the internet
include a section on how this around to scaffold and
Divide them into pairs. to determine the signficnt
event impacted the war in support. Guide students
Pass out the worksheets. event that occurred on each
general. when necessary.
Note to Teachers - 'Word date.
Notes When finished, break
Search' puzzles are much Record the date and brief
students into small groups
easier for the amateur to http://study.com/academy/ description of the event on
and allow them to share their
design than 'Crossword' lesson/the-european-theater- the timeline.
stories, then give them the
puzzles. First, use all capital in-world-war-ii-the-eastern- Include one image to
quiz as an exit slip.
letters. It may help to use front-western-front-and-fight- represent each event on the
graph paper with large for-north-africa.html Homework timeline as well.
blocks, or at least create Extensions At the bottom of your
horizontal and vertical lines Invite veterans to speak to posterboard, include a brief
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with a ruler. Also, always put your students about their description of each event and
the longest words in your experiences in combat. Write the corresponding date.
puzzle first. Don't forget the thank-you notes to veterans Determine whether each
words can be diagonal or for their service. event was a help or a
even backwards. Have students pick a big hindrance to Allied forces,
Furthermore, try to create number from the war, and prepare summaries of
clever combinations of whether it is the number of these key events.
intersecting words when casualties at D-Day or the Lastly, present your
possible. Don't forget to total number of Allied troops summaries to your
include the list of words at the to come ashore. Then, use classmates. Each student
bottom of the puzzle or on a paperclips, small candies, or should present at least one
separate worksheet, and other small items to fact.
don't forget to make an conceptualize it.
answer key. Finally, you may Notes Homework
want to test out your puzzle
http://study.com/academy/ Extension
on a friend or fellow teacher
lesson/the-d-day-invasion- The Battle of Aachen was
first before trying this activity
the-beginning-of-the-end-of- another Siegfried Line
in class.
nazi-germany.html campaign, and it took place
Vocabulary Terms
roughly two months before
Below are fifteen suggestions
the Battle of the Bulge. Write
of words you can hide in your
a one-page paper detailing
puzzle:
this pivotal Allied victory.
Colonization
Front Notes
German Army http://study.com/academy/
Invasion lesson/the-battle-of-the-
Kiev bulge-definition-facts-
Leningrad timeline.html
Moscow
Nazi Germany http://study.com/academy/
Red Army lesson/battle-of-the-bulge-
Resources lesson-plan.html
Smolensk
Supplies
Ukraine
USSR
Winter
Depending upon how
challenging you would like
the word search to be, you
can either provide the teams
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with the terms for which they
are searching, or you can just
let them know that there are
15 (or however many words
you include) words to be
found.
Tell them the first three pairs
to finish win small prizes.
However, if a team misses
finding even one word, hand
the worksheet back to them
so they can correct any
errors.
When they are through,
review the entire vocabulary
list and show them where the
answers are located.
Hand out the small prizes.
Homework
Extension
The Battle of Stalingrad was
another major German defeat
at the hands of the USSR
during World War II. Have
students write a two-page
paper comparing and
contrasting the Battle of
Stalingrad to Operation
Barbarossa.
Notes
http://study.com/academy/
lesson/operation-barbarossa-
definition-
summary.html#/lesson
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