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Pearl Harbor Activity #3: Public Opinion Word Cloud

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As part of a study of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, young historians imagine the feelings of those who lived during the attack by creating a word cloud of 10 words they think express the emotions of people at that time. Groups then track the extent of overlap between their lists. To conclude the activity, students create posters of their word clouds, scan them, and create a slide show to be played in the classroom or library.

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Concepts
pearl harbor, world war ii, franklin d. roosevelt, the presidency of franklin d. roosevelt, persuasive speeches, rhetorical devices, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, empathy
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Instructional Ideas
  • Post the word clouds for the attack on Pearl Harbor next to the word clouds for the September 11, 2001 attack
Classroom Considerations
  • The third activity in a series of seven on Pearl Harbor
  • Class members need access to devices with an internet connection
Pros
  • An extension activity asks class members to create a word cloud for the September 11, 2001 attacks and compare it to their word cloud for the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
Cons
  • None