DIGITAL UNIT PLAN TEMPLATE

Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: World War I Name: Chelsea Hong

Content Area: Social Science Grade Level: 10th grade
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War.
10.5.1. Analyze the arguments for entering into war presented by leaders from all sides of the Great War and the role of political and economic
rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, domestic discontent and disorder, and propaganda and nationalism in mobilizing the civilian population
in support of total war.
10.5.2. Examine the principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and
outcomes (e.g., topography, waterways, distance, climate).
10.5.4. Understand the nature of the war and its human costs (military and civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including how colonial peoples
contributed to the war effort.

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

How did technology enable humans to get better at destroying one another?
How did militarism, imperialism, nationalism, and the formation of alliances cause tension among nations?
How did the decisions made at Versailles effect future conflicts in Europe?
Was the war that was to make the world safe for democracy" a success or failure?

Unit Summary:
In this unit, we'll explore how World War I was different from all previous wars due to nationalism and various ideologies. We will also investigate
how WWI impacted the lives of the soldiers who fought it, and the impact of the war on European and World politics in its aftermath. Students will
be able to identify all of the causes that lead up to the war, not just the immediate factors. By the end of this unit, students will discover how the
end of the war came about and what treaties were created. This unit will consist of various activities including lecture, guided notes, class
discussion, graphic organizers, a collaborative concept map, a written narrative, and a final project that will display an understanding of
information from throughout the unit.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Formative: Summative:
Brainstorm: Why did World War I Lecture Notes on the Causes of WWI Essay/Letter Narrative which
occur? Quizlet Matching Who's Who of WWI Game displays an understanding of
Concept Map of the battle of WWI human costs during the war.
Think-Write-Pair-Share on why European nations pursued alliances in Newspaper Project on WWI
 the late 19th and early 20th centuries? topics which cite information
Quiz on the Treaty of Versailles throughout the unit.
Webercise on the varying roles during WWI and trench warfare
conditions.

Lesson 1: Teacher Lecture

Student Learning Objective:
Students will describe the events that
started WWI, and the different ideologies of
the countries involved.
Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
(Assessments): Students will listen and participate in a teacher lecture while taking guided
Students will complete notes. These notes begin with a recap of information students should already
a know as they test their knowledge on the main causes of World War I. Next,
Guided Notes Handout the definitions of militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism will be
while following along presented. Students will write the definitions in their own words on the
worksheet. The lecture will lead to which country declared war against which
with a teacher lecture
country and why. The lecture will also explain how new and improved
about the causes and
weaponry made WWI unlike any other war. The lecture will end with a video
beginning of WWI.
on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Lesson 2: Webercise
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Lesson Activities:
Students will use primary sources to Evidence: Students use laptops to access different websites listed on their webercise
describe how the events of WWI personally Using provided worksheet. As they explore the various pages and videos, students answer
affected individual soldiers by exploring websites, students will the questions or prompts on their worksheet as a way to record their
mens and womens roles on the front line. complete a webercise thoughts and main ideas from the readings. The readings cover the role of
Still will also understand the difficulties of to gather information men and women on the front line, as well as trench warfare and important
battles. Students then participate in discussion, led by the teacher, on the
fighting in the trenches and summarize on WWI. Students will
essential information learned about specific roles, and any important figures
important battles. analyze events and
they discovered.
people through
primary sources.
Lesson 3: Graphic Organizer
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Lesson Activities:
Collaborate with others to research. analyze, Evidence: This activity will serve as a formative assessment to gauge how well
and report on eight different battles of WWI. Students will complete students can analyze WWI battles, military figures, and warfare technology.
an online collaborative Students will read in their textbook, Chapter 13, pages 411-423: The
concept map after World at War. Then, to help students better understand the material,
researching pertinent there will be a lecture presentation and discussion covering the big ideas
information from the presented in the reading. The lecture will discuss, in depth, each of the
textbook and a eight battles students are responsible for researching. Two short videos
provided website. A will then be shown to further their knowledge on these battles from
rubric will be used for History.com. Students will also use this website to conduct their own
 scoring. research. Students will be divided into groups to identify pertinent
information about eight different battles of WWI. They will complete a
collaborative concept map describing each battle. The concept map
must include:
1. The date the battle took place
2. Important military figures
3. Warfare Technology used
4. Victors of the battle
5. Any other information you would like to add.
Students will be responsible for finding information on:
Battle of the Marne (1914)
Battle of Gallipoli (1915 1916)
Battle of Jutland (1916)
Battle of Verdun (1916)
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Brusilov Offensive (1916)
Third Battle of Ypres (1917)
The Battle of Cambrai (1917)
Unit Resources:
Digital Unit Plan Site: http://worldwariwithmsh.weebly.com/unit-plan-template.html
Lecture: https://prezi.com/h49j9407po0h/causes-of/
Guided Notes: https://www.scribd.com/document/342348295/Guided-Notes-for-Lecture#from_embed
Webercise: https://www.scribd.com/document/343049612/WWI-Webercise#from_embed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8HmPNgOC2Q
https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/interactive-wwi-timeline
Concept Map: https://www.mindmeister.com/874085748/world-war-i-battles
Rubric: https://www.scribd.com/document/344194678/Concept-Map-Rubric#from_embed
Textbook: McDougal Littell Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction textbook

Useful Websites:
First World War: http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm A multimedia history of world war one.
BBC WWI: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/0/ww1/ Explore diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, photos, and keepsakes from the WWI era.
PBS Documentary: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/great-war/?
utm_source=promourl&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=thegreatwar_2017 A television series that tells the rich and complex story of World War I
through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops.
National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/ww1 Military resources of WWI.
History.com: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i Articles and videos about WWI.
National WWI Museum and Memorial website: https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/museum-and-memorial Learn about Americas only
museum dedicated to WWI. Explore interactive displays, films, and eyewitness testimonies through one of the largest collections of WWI artifacts
in the world.