Geography and the Pacific Theatre
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If you choose this topic, you will be researching the geography of our novel. You will need to cover the Pacifc Theatre as part of your presentation, but you may also want to cover significant places in the life of Louis Zamperini (I can help you determine what those are). You are responsible for determining and presenting the key details about these locations to the class.
Specific Research Sites and Resources: (This is not a complete list, you may need or want to do additional searches).
- If you choose this option, you may present this information in whatever format you feel best suits the material (i.e. videos, prezi, powerpoint, etc.) You may want to incorporate a timeline and should definitely have at least one map.
- Which of the locations in Louis Zamperini's life had the greatest impact on his life?
- What was the Pacific Theatre and how does it connect to our text?
- How will knowing the key locations in the text help us answer the Essential Question: How do attitude and mindset impact an individual's ability to overcome hardship?
Specific Research Sites and Resources: (This is not a complete list, you may need or want to do additional searches).
- Although this is a guideline for teachers, it includes a good list of the key locations in the Pacific Theatre.
- This is a fairly comprehensive explanation of the Pacific Theatre, notice that there are additional pages, the links are at the bottom right corner.
- This is West Point's resources for the Pacific Theatre. Click on the links for addtional information.
- This is a timeline of events in the Pacific Theatre.
- The United States Holocaust Museum resources.