This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the consequences faced by children of war, including hunger, displacement, trauma, and the loss of family and stability. By investigating the compelling question “How does war affect children?” students attempt to contextualize the consequences of war on children. The formative performance tasks help students build knowledge and skills through the course of the inquiry as they examine the experiences of Korean children during the war, the role members of the armed forces played in helping these children, and the human costs of displacement and war. Students create an evidence-based argument about Korean children’s war-time experiences and members of the armed forces’ role in helping the children and then write historical questions about the human costs of displacement and war to prepare for a guided Socratic Seminar.
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Compelling Question
How Does War Affect Children?
Staging Question
Discuss the affects of war on children by viewing the clip from the Korean War Legacy Foundation where Veteran George Drake describes the evacuation of 950 Korean Orphans prior to the Chinese occupation of Seoul.
What were the experiences of Korean children during the Korean War?
Formative TasksConstruct the story of a child depicted in the photographs during the Korean War.
SourcesSource A: Photographs of children during the Korean War
What were the experiences of Korean children during the Korean War from the perspective of US soldiers?
Formative TasksWrite a paragraph about the experiences of Korean children during the war from the perspective of American soldiers.
SourcesSource A: Video clip, interview with Charles Buckley
Source B: Video clip, interview with Everett Kelley
Source C: Video clip, interview with Andrew Lanza
What are the human costs of displacement and war?
Formative TasksCreate four historical questions about the human costs of displacement and war to prepare for a guided Socratic Seminar.
SourcesSource A: Video clip, Syrian children describing experiences with war and conflict
Source B: Video clip, effects of war on children in South Sudan
Source C: Information from the UN Refugee Agency on the effects of war and global displacement due to war and conflict
Summative Performance Task
Argument: How does war affect children? Construct an argument (e.g., detailed outline, poster, or essay) that discusses the compelling question using specific claims and relevant evidence from the sources provided and one other source, while acknowledging competing views.
Extension: Discuss a current refugee/orphan crisis in the context of the summative argument.
Taking Informed Action
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