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    Lesson:  

    Rosie the Riveter and Beyond: Alabama Women's Contributions during WWII

    A Social Studies Lesson Plan Developed for

    Upper Elementary- Level Students (Grades 4-6)

     

    Lesson Plan Details

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    RESOURCES:

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    To be printed for distribution to Students:

     

    • Worksheet “Women during WWII”

    • American Women in World War II: On the Homefront and Beyond

    • A Woman in the WAAC:  Anna Louise Knowlton

    • Wives of World War II veterans

    • A woman who worked for the FBI

    • Rubric for the Writing Assignment

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    Links for use in Lesson Plan presentation:

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    • Poster of Rosie the Riveter (click on the Poster to enlarge it)

    • "Ask History: Rosie the Riveter” Video

    • Slide Show “Women during WWII

    • American Women in World War II: On the Homefront and Beyond

    • A Woman in the WAAC:  Anna Louise Knowlton

    • Wives of World War II veterans

    • A woman who worked for the FBI

    • Rubric for the Writing Assignment

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    Other:

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    Teacher's Key to the "Women during WWII" Worksheet can be found in the Lesson Plan Details document.

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