Lesson on Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Aim: What were the long term and immediate causes of U.S. involvement on the side of the Allies?   

Bell Ringer: Review "U.S. Enters WWI" 

Objectives: 

1. Students will examine causes, course, and consequences of United States involvement in World War I.   

2. Students will examine how the United States government prepared the nation for war with war measures (Selective Service Act, War Industries Board, etc) 

Agenda: 

1. Bell Ringer (10 min)  

2. Review Attachment D 

3. Assign pairs or triads of students to read one of the following sub sections from the McGraw Hill United States History & Geography textbook and create a concept map to present to the class based on their assigned section. For more information and samples of concept maps: http://www.schrockguide.net/conceptmapping.html   

A.Wartime Agencies (p. 189-190)  

B.Mobilizing the Workforce (p.190-1)  

C.Shaping Public Opinion (p.191)  

D.Volunteers and Conscripts (p.192-3)    

E.Women Join the Military (p. 193)  

F.Trench Warfare (p. 194-5)  

G.New Technology (p. 195)  

H.Winning the War at Sea & Russia Leaves the War (p. 196)  

I.Americans Enter Combat & The War Ends (p. 196-7) 

4.Concept Maps due tomorrow. 

Home Learning: Packet "The Battlefronts"

*note: I was unable to upload the packet "The Battlefronts" to the blog, and the copier is broken, so don't worry about that assignment.