1st week of January

Welcome back everyone! I hope your holiday was restful and enjoyable. I know mine was! We will be playing this agenda by ear since this week will actually begin with finals. I hope to at least do the group work with A2 and A4 on Monday.
Lesson Plans
Day 1 Objective: Identify the long-term causes and the immediate circumstances that led to World War I.
Focus

Journal: I would fight if….

I would fight until death for….

I think another world war is unlikely because…

If another world war does occur, it will be because…


Instruct: Discuss journal, divide students into groups of 5
Describe 7 conflict situations affecting the United States. Each group must decide the American response to each “hypothetical situation” and share with the class. Debriefing/note taking will occur on steps leading to the US entrance into World War I. Discussion of nationalism, alliances, imperialism, military build-up, etc will occur
Assess: Students will answer worksheet questions and complete open response

· Day 2 SS-HS-5.1.1, SS-HS-5.1.2, SS-HS-5.2.4
· Objectives: Understand the impact of propaganda on American opinions toward the War
· Explain why the United States entered the war.
· Describe how the US mobilized for war.
Focus: Journal: Was the United States entry into World War I inevitable? Defend your answer.
Instruct: Notes: Mobilizing for war/ Discussing propaganda and yellow journalism today (using Enquirer magazine)
Assess: In pairs, students will analyze propaganda posters from World War One
Exit slip??? Name 2-3 ways government ensured the public’s support of war.

Day 3
Objectives students will experience WWI through a host of primary and secondary sources and:
· Explain why the United States entered the war.
· Describe how the US mobilized for war.
· Identify the new weapons, battle strategies, and medical problems faced in World War I
World War I learning centers
Covering Trench Warfare, Music, Maps (before/after), photographs, letters, etc.

Finals Week

Finals Week. Good Luck!

Have a wonderful holiday break!

We will start World War I in January.

(Chapter 11 for those of you reading

ahead)

Ha! I mean Ho! Ho! Ho!

Last week before finals!

Yipee! We have almost made it to break! We have a few more pertinent bits of information to discuss before final reviews begin! Sorry this is a little late and a bit sketchy, but, I am planning a three year old's birthday party (whew! I am exhausted). Here is the agenda for the week.

Day 8 Agenda

Monday, December 8

Journal : Interpreting Political Cartoons
Lecture/Discuss American Foreign Policy at the Turn of the 20th century
Group work: Create a metaphor of American Foreign Policy at the Turn of the 20th century
Research and Design (Be ready to Present on Wednesday )

Day 9 Agenda

Wednesday, Dec. 10

Present Metaphors

Complete Chapter 10 workbook pages, and maps and be ready to turn in
Exit Slip: Create a sample of Yellow Journalism concerning one event discussed in reference to foreign policy

Begin Review work if time

Friday Dec 12

Review Day for final

Good Luck!