Series: Pascagoula, MS, WWII Heritage City Lessons

This a series of lesson plans about the WWII home front, focused on Pascagoula, Mississippi, as an American World War II Heritage City. The lessons contain photographs, readings, and primary sources, with optional extension activities. The lessons highlight specific contributions (such as manufacturing, labor organizing, local volunteer efforts and civil defense organization). The lessons also connect to larger themes and understandings of the US home front during wartime.

• Article 1: A Series of Lessons on Pascagoula, Mississippi, WWII Heritage City

  

  The four lessons support the understanding of the significance of Pascagoula, Mississippi, designated as an American World War II Heritage City. Highlights include contributions to the wartime industry and workforce, such as with the large presence of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, and volunteerism and contributions made by many civilians and service members. The lessons highlight specific contributions and connect to larger themes of the U.S. home front during wartime Read more

• Article 2: (H)our History Lesson: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Workforce and Labor relations in Pascagoula, Mississippi, World War II Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front, and Pascagoula, Mississippi a designated American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary sources about the development of the home front city connected to the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation. The lesson contains readings to learn about the growth in the labor force and its impacts in the area. These impacts include both benefits and challenges, including labor challenges that led to a strike. Read more

• Article 3: (H)our History Lesson: Civilian Volunteerism and Contributions to the Home front in Pascagoula, Mississippi, World War II Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front, with Pascagoula, Mississippi designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary sources about volunteerism and contributions of civilians at the home front in Pascagoula, such as children volunteering in the Junior Red Cross, local war fund drives, and victory gardens. The lesson closes with a reading about a recreation site built by the Civilian Conservation Corps for servicemen Read more

• Article 4: (H)our History Lesson: Civilian Defense and Volunteer Contributions in Pascagoula, Mississippi, World War II Heritage City

  

  This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front, with Pascagoula, Mississippi designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary source readings and photographs to contribute to learners’ understandings about the civilian defense and volunteer contributions of Pascagoula community members. Efforts included sharing information about air raids and safety, organizing civilian defense corps training, and a harbor patrol. Read more

• Article 5: (H)our History Lesson: Pascagoula, Mississippi: Comparing and Connecting WWII Home Front cities

  

  This lesson is part of a series about the World War II home front and Pascagoula, Mississippi designated as an American World War II Heritage City. The lesson contains primary sources, including media literacy questions, and a culminating mastery project. The culminating project provides an opportunity to combine themes from the three other lessons in the Pascagoula collection. This is to summarize the city’s contributions and connections to the overall U.S. home front. Read more