Virtual W.W.II
Overview

 

Characters
  • European Jewish Refuge
    male
    From Poland
    Lives in NYC
    20 Years old
    Two parents still in Poland
    Sister lives with him
  • Japanese American (Nisei)
    male
    Lives in San Francisco
    school teacher
    Family lives in San Francisco
  • African American Serviceman
    male
    From Nashville, TN
    22 y/o
    pilot
  • Female Service Pilot (WASP)
    From Albuquerque, NM
    20 y/o
    Brother is in the Marines
  • Female Factory Worker
    From Detroit, MI
    26 y/o
    2 children under 4

Your Tasks:

  • Define your character using the 80 character questions

  • Recreate a virtual annotated  and illustrated map of your home city

  • Respond to "fate cards" that correspond to historical events from the perspective of your character

  • In character, view and respond to WWII era movies, propaganda and art

  • In character, read and reflect on a WWII era novel

  • Write your characters autobiography from birth through the end of the 1940s

  • Correspond with the other characters, comparing and sharing your WWII experiences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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