Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Wwii on the Home Front: Civic Responsibility Lesson PlanSmithsonian Learning Lab: Wwii on the Home Front: Civic Responsibility Lesson Plan
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
2 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audiences
For Administrator Use
1 more...
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
Lexile Measures
1110L
Lesson Plan

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Wwii on the Home Front: Civic Responsibility

Curated by ACT

Smithsonian Education presents a lesson covering the WWII's propaganda program which enforced the ideals of Civic Responsibility. Provides eight pages of poster examples, detailed background over the time period, and the goals of the government. Lesson plan provided with four strategies to use for assessment, leading questions, and KWL chart to use in the classroom. Students are asked to determine the main and supporting ideas of the posters, write topic sentences, and compare their interpretations. In Strategy 3, they are asked to summarize the main and supporting ideas of the posters.

3 Views 2 Downloads
CCSS: Designed

Concepts

propaganda

Additional Tags

main idea of poster, summarize information presented visually, summarize visual information, ccss.ela, civic responsibility, sl.5.2, smithsonian center for learning and digital access, smithsonian education, smithsonian education: wwii on the home front: civic responsibility, smithsonian education: wwii on the home front: civic responsibility sl.5.2, wwii on the home front, world war ii posters, posters

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice

Common Core

SL.5.2

View 73,267 other resources for 9th - 10th Grade Social Studies & History

© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use