Erin+Anderson's+lesson+plan

WWI Lesson Plan A. Anticipatory Set a. Show images of soldiers in the trenches and have the students write down how they feel B. Objective a. Students will come to their own conclusion about who or what started WWI and will be able to write an essay clearly arguing their opinion. C. Input a. Trenches i. Stalemate war ii. Cold/ wet iii. Rats iv. Disease v. Shellshock vi. Trench Foot b. Weaponry i. Machine guns ii. Barbed wire iii. Poison gas iv. Airplanes v. T anks vi. Flame thrower c. Facts i. Deaths ii. Length of the war iii. Countries involved d. Treaties i. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ii. Versailles Treaty D. Checking for Understanding a. Ask students for questions E. Modeling a. Demonstrate how to use the website to do adventure learning. F. Guided Practice a. For your homework assignment you will look at who or what should be blamed for the atrocities of WWI. You will do this using the following website: [|**https://sites.google.com/site/causeofthegreatwar/home**] b. You will go to the pages of the website and follow the links to analyze potential causes of the war. c. Take the class to the computer lab to introduce them to the website and the assignment G. Independent Practice a. Continue exploring the website at home and then write an essay that argues who or what caused the war.

Here is a link to an example of what to expect of your students for the homework associated with this lesson.

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