Midway Atoll in World War II
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Description: This digital resource provides helpful background to the Battle of Midway by discussing the Midway Atoll itself. (Secondary source material).
Teaching Tips:
"Do Now" Suggestion
- The students can skim the website to find information about why Midway is considered such an important battle. The teacher can then facilitate a discussion on the significance of the battle, with the students sharing their findings.
- The students can use the website to compose a historical journal entry from the perspective of a soldier from the battle (an American soldier, a Japanese soldier, or one of each). The idea would not only be to portray an historically accurate recount of the battle, but also to write about expectations, disappointments, achievements, and the soldier's general mood.