This inquiry leads students through an investigation of individual and group sacrifices made during times of conflict and war. By investigating the compelling question, “What does it mean to sacrifice?,” students evaluate the historical significance of individuals and groups during the Korean War. The formative performance tasks build on knowledge and skills through the course of the inquiry and help students to understand the sacrifices made by soldiers and civilians on both sides during the Korean War. Students create an evidence-based argument about the sacrifice of all in times of conflict and war.
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Compelling Question
What Does It Mean to Sacrifice?
Staging Question
Discuss the historical significance of individual and group sacrifice in times of conflict and war.
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Supporting QuestionHow did soldiers sacrifice during the war?
Formative TasksMake a list of examples of the sacrifices of soldiers in the Korean War.
SourcesSource A: Chapter from the Korean War Legacy Project, “POW Experience”
Source B: Personal narrative by Bob Mitchell, a Marine Corps veteran, on his extensive front-line combat experience
Source C: Personal narrative by Fred Liddell, Korean War veteran, on his capture by Chinese troops in 1951
Source D: Link to the Korean War Legacy Project’s Memory Bank to search for other veteran interviews describing soldiers’ sacrifices
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Supporting QuestionHow did Koreans sacrifice during the war?
Formative TasksWrite a paragraph about the sacrifices of Koreans in the Korean War.
SourcesSource A: Chapter from the Korean War Legacy Project, “The Human Experience”
Source B: Personal narrative of Donald J. Zoeller, 140th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, on his experiences near the main line of resistance (MLR)
Source C: Personal narrative of Clarence Jerke, 2nd Infantry Division Headquarters Battery, on his work maintaining communications lines behind enemy lines
Source D: Additional photographs from the war
Summative Performance Task
Argument: “What does it mean to sacrifice?” 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, as well as one other source, while acknowledging competing views.
Extension: Using the argument as a foundation, engage in small-group brainstorming to create an original poem or song responding to the compelling question, “What does it mean to sacrifice?”
Taking Informed Action
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