Curated OER
???A Sound of Hammering??? by Dazai Osamu
Tenth graders read and analyze the story, "A Sound of Hammering," by Dazai Osamu. They answer discussion questions, conduct Internet research on the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, develop a character web, analyze the major themes...
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Propaganda During World War Ii
Propaganda was an important part of helping America wage war during World War II
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Wartime Poetry Working With Similes
Contains plans for four lessons that use photos and depictions of World War II to inspire similes to use in poems. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis. In this novel, a...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller
An air pilot named Yossarian and his squadron navigate life in the army during World War II. Despite their attempts to stay alive, the army's "Catch 22" rule continues to put them in danger. Selected (5) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...
Other
Ralph: The Naked and the Dead
The Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy and the Humanities provides an online edition of its Winter 2001 issue (vol. 24, no. 1), which includes a detailed article on Norman Mailer's first novel The Naked and the Dead (1948).Late, Late...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: World War Ii
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Newsletter lists picture books, fiction, and nonfiction titles on World War II.