Agenda: 

1. Move into tables 
2. MAKE A NAMETAG
3. Discussions 
4. Thesis Recap 

QOD: 

MOVE INTO TABLES - 4 SEATS PER TABLE. DON'T CHANGE YOUR SEAT. 

Homework: 

Nothing. 

Pick a Thesis Topic for Day 1 

12/19-12/23 Day 3

Agenda: 

1. Move into tables 
2. Table Brainstorm
3. Intro Thesis Assignment
4. Samples + Org Chart
5. Recommendations by Seniors

QOD: 

MOVE INTO TABLES - 4 SEATS PER TABLE. DON'T CHANGE YOUR SEAT. 

Homework: 

Discussion Prep Sheet - fill out from perspective of your character! :) 

Can you bring food?? You do you. 

12/12-12/16 - Day 4

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Tests Back
3. Character Selection
4. Review 

QOD: 

Reflection: How does one's social/economic position in society impact their view of their nation? 2-3 sentences. 

Objective: [Students will be able to]

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Homework: 

BEGIN TO REVIEW - Q2 on Tuesday 

12/12-12/16 - Day 2

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. End of War 
3. Life Lessons - WWI

QOD: 

EXPLAIN how one of the following events changed the SCOPE of the war...

1. Treaty of Brest Litovsk 
2. Entrance of USA into the Allies 

Objective: [Students will be able to]

1. Explain armistice and how it's end signifies something different from other wars
2. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles [German Response]
3. Create Enduring Understandings for WWI

Homework: 

ALL THE HOMEWORKS - Test tomorrow

12/12-12/16 - Day 1

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Final Fighting Notes
3. Russ. Rev Video
4. End of War 

QOD: 

What is a "War of Attrition"? How do you think that strategy might change the aftermath of war (no matter who wins)?

Objective: [Students will be able to]

1. Describe why nations experience mutiny near the end of war
2. How has war impacted citizens and governments? 

Homework: 

 - Treaty of Versailles 

12/5-12/9 Day 4

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Fighting Notes - Group
3. Great War - Video 

QOD: 

BLUE: Which do you think is more effective in influencing civilian behavior: propaganda or government oversight (censorship/treason arrests/etc)....why?

PURPLE: What is Total War? Based on the last two days of class - give ONE specific example of ways nations fought using Total War...

Links for class: 

Imperial War Museum

History  - Tannenberg

Smithsonian  - U-Boats

Objective: [Students will be able to]

1. Identify and describe the fronts of the war 
2. Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the major powers
3. Describe how the Great War could be described a World War. 

Homework: 

Notes - 29.4 

12/5-12/9 Day 3

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Real-War Image/caption  w/ partner
3. Gallery Walk/Share with kmccabe@belmontschools.net
4. Great War - Video 

QOD: 

Which do you think is more effective in influencing civilian behavior: propaganda or government oversight (censorship/treason arrests/etc)....why? 

Objective: [Students will be able to]

1. Create propaganda that accurately reflects some realities of war - encourages some action. 
2. Identify and describe the fronts of the war 

Homework: 

Notes - 29.4 

12/5-12/9 Day 2

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Propaganda WebQuest  [ British ] [German ] [ French ] [Russian]
3. Real-War Image/caption 

QOD: 

Explain how censorship might influence a nation's ability to fight in WWI? 

GUESS: How did soldiers get around censorship if they knew it was happening? 

Objective: [Students will be able to]

1. Identify types of propaganda used in multiple countries to encourage fighting. 
2. Create propaganda that accurately reflects some realities of war - encourages some action. 

Homework: 

Part II - 29.3 [1703-1706 & 1709-1712]

12/5 - 12/9 - Day 1

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Total War Notes 
3. Letters 

QOD

1. Describe the Schlieffen Plan - what was the purpose/success? 

Objective: [Students will be able to...]

Summarize: What is a stalemate and what does it show about the powers fighting on the Western Front?

Describe the impact of modern technology on fighting in World War I? 

Homework: 

Read 29.3 pg 1706-1709 

11/29 - 12/2 Day 4

Agenda:

1. QOD
2. Outbreak of War Video 
3. Weapons of War Notes
4. Trench-Life Webquest
5. Letter Home from Trenches - Homework Prep 

QOD

1. How did war break out so quickly after Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia?  

Objective: [Students will be able to...]

Summarize: What is a stalemate and what does it show about the powers fighting on the Western Front?

Describe the impact of modern technology on fighting in World War I? 

Homework: 

Write your own Letter home from the Trenches...

Make sure to include at LEAST FIVE elements of life on the Front Lines in the Trenches in your letter home. Try to assume a character and a realistic depiction of what you think you'd be feeling in the winter of 1915.

Extra Fun: War Simulation