World War II Background Assignment Website

Since my original plan for your World War II assignments got dashed to pieces, the new assignment is as follows: Fifteen years after leaving Devon School, Gene (in A Separate Peace) returns and reflects on his experiences as a sixteen-year-old boy attending the preparatory school in 1942 during World War II. Your job will be to create a time capsule for Gene that will help him remember the summer that changed his life. You will collect a variety of information on 1942-1945. With the data you find, you will develop a wiki including photos of items to include in a time capsule that will give an overall representation of the time using items from 5 of the categories below. World War II The draft Advertisements and propaganda posters Entertainment (Popular authors, singers & songs, actors & movies, athletes, etc.) Fashion in the 1940s Women's changing roles Political leaders in office during 1942-1945 To prove your understanding of this topic you'll need to do the following: An "A" capsule must include five of the following components and a paragraph about each component you include. In the paragraph, you must include a summary of the component, how the component relates to the time period (1940-1945), and why you chose to include that component.Components include: Information about WW II (examples include: the battles, the draft, or civilian involvement) 2 advertisements and/or American propaganda posters from World War II (This component has 2 items: each advertisement/poster is considered an item. The paragraph needs to include both advertisements/posters.) information about popular authors, singers & songs, movies & actors, athletes, etc. information about a new invention information about fashion in the 1940s information about preparatory schools during the 1940s information about Political leaders during 1942-1945 Create a wiki that includes pictures of your objects and the paragraphs explaining their importance. Post a link to your wiki on the comments section here and make sure each group member's name appears on the wiki. http://www.wikispaces.com/ Example: http://english10x.wikispaces.com/ You will find useful information on the links posted on the comments.