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They Also Serve

Teaching Theme of the Week

by Gary Hopkins, Editor-in-Chief, Education World®

Explore with students the roles women played during World War II; then students design a recruiting poster telling women of the ways in which they can serve their country today.

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Subjects: Language Arts, Visual Arts, Social Studies

Grade Levels: 3-5, 6-8

Objectives
Students will:

study the role of women in World War II, and
design a recruiting poster telling women of the ways in which they can serve their country today.

Keywords
women, World War II, recruitment, military, war, history

Materials Needed
print and/or online resources about women during World War II, such as

print and/or online resources of posters from World War II, such as

poster paper
crayons or markers

Procedure
Explain to students that they are going to learn about women's roles during World War II and their possible roles today.

Ask students to use print and/or online resources to research the roles of American women during WWII.
Brainstorm with students a list of the ways in which women supported their country during WWII. Ask: What roles did women play at home and abroad during WWII? How did the roles of women in the United States change before, during, and after that war?
Brainstorm with students a list of the ways in which women support their country today. Compare the two lists. Ask: What roles do women play at home and abroad today? How are those roles different from the roles women played during WWII? What impact do you think WWII had on the lives of women today?
Ask students to create a poster encouraging women to support their country today. Invite them to present their posters to the class and to discuss why they chose the messages their posters represent.

Assessment
Evaluate students on their awareness of the roles played by women during World War II and today as demonstrated in class discussions and their posters.