World War I

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World War I

Trench Warfare

Students will act as soldiers on opposing sides to simulate the life and combat conditions in the trenches of World War I.

Students answer questions on a handout about the conditions of trench warfare. Teacher will collect and grade handouts to assure comprehension of key concepts of trench warfare.

Students will engage in an activity in which they act out trench warfare using paper balls as ammunition.

Teacher will circulate through the class during the activity. Teacher will guide the activity and reinforce key ideas about trench warfare while students act it out.

Marching Towards War

Identify the political and military forces at work in Europe in the late 1800s.

Formative Summative

Teacher will guide discussion at end of class then grade responses to final critical question above.

Students will end the class by answering the question "How will the system of alliances affect the course of the war?"

Entry-level formative

Students will engage in a quick write about alliances and loyalty

U.S. Involvement in the War

Students will analyze the reasons why the U.S. entered the war. Students will form an opinion on whether the U.S. should have intervened.

Teacher will grade students responses to check for understanding of the reasons why the U.S. entered the war. Teacher will also determine if students grasp the importance of U.S. intervention in the war.

Students will respond to a critical thinking question about whether the U.S. should have intervened in WWI.

Teacher will guide discussions and monitor student group discussions providing clarity and direction when needed.

The Zimmerman Telegram

Analyze the Zimmerman Telegram

Summative

Teacher will read and grade the students graphic organizer and return them with appropriate corrections and comments.

Formative Progress Monitoring

Teacher will continuously ask questions during the lesson to ensure students are understanding the material. Teacher will circulate through the class while they analyze the document and provide assistance when needed.

Students will analyze the primary source document then complete a graphic organizer.

World War I Overview

Analyze the order of events of World War 1.

Summative- Informal summative assessment

Students write their responses to the critical thinking questions. Teacher will grade these to check for comprehension.

Formative progress monitoring during the lecture.

Teacher will consistently pause to answer questions and make sure students are correctly filling in their guided notes.

Formative progress monitoring

Students will complete a word activity. During the word search activity, the teacher will circulate around to classroom to see that students are correctly identifying the terms.