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OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will use the information in the slideshow to identify key information and answer questions related to cause and effect and the significance of the war on the world, the U.S., and Texas.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 – 60 minutes.
Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What were the causes, key events, and significance of World War I, and how did the war affect the U.S. and Texas?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Sources
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson.
It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up & Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will choose two key terms from a word bank and explain how they think each term is related to the lesson. (This is a two-day lesson. The warm-up can be used for both days of the lesson with students choosing new terms each day.)
In this exit ticket, students will choose one event or topic related to the war from a list provided on their exit ticket and give one cause and one effect of their chosen event.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit on the back.
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will answer multiple choice, multi-select, and short, constructed response questions. Questions ask students to identify key information, summarize or paraphrase, explain significance and cause and effect relationships, or make inferences. Students also label and color a map of political alliances in Europe during the war. Some countries are already identified on the map.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer multiple choice and multi-select questions with one answer choice eliminated, and short, constructed response questions with sentence stems and response options provided. Questions ask students to identify key information, summarize or paraphrase, explain significance and cause and effect relationships, or make inferences. Students also label and color a map of political alliances in Europe during the war. All countries are already identified on the map.
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In this printable assignment, students will answer primarily short, constructed response questions about information in the notes. Questions ask students to identify key information, summarize or paraphrase, explain significance and cause and effect relationships, or make inferences. Students also label and color a map of political alliances in Europe during the war.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
- The German Army at the Somme
- World War I propaganda poster on the homefront
- Artwork of a German U-boat sinking a French ship
- U.S. Army recruitment poster
- Women of the Salvation Army
- Europe, 1914
- The Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
- Aftermath of the Battle of Liege
- Mexican war hero, Marcelino Serna
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Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.) Monday, April 16, 1917
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Soldiers at Camp Travis
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Liberty Loan Bank
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Armistice Parade on Congress Avenue, Austin
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