Lesson 1 – Franz Ferdinand
Lesson 2 – The July Crisis-the Beginning of World War I
Lesson 3 – World War I Battles of 1914
Lesson 4 – Trench Warfare
Lesson 5 – World War I Battles of 1915
Lesson 6 – Choosing Sides
Lesson 7 – America Enters World War I
Lesson 8 – World War I in the Air
Lesson 9 – World War I at Sea
Lesson 10 – World War I Weapons
Lesson 11 – World War I Battles of 1918
Lesson 12 – The End of World War I
ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THIS INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK UNIT:
- World War I nonfiction informational text – all CONTENT included!
- Questions to assess Informational Text Comprehension
- thought-provoking Discussion Group Activity to stimulate Critical Thinking
- Mapping Skills using Cardinal and Intermediate Directions to plot World War I Battles
- Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Grid to recreate a map of Europe
- Primary and Secondary Source Research Projects
- Formal Persuasive Letter Writing Assignment – convince Emperor Josef not to declare war on Serbia
- World War I Weapons Essay – we take students through the Essay Writing Process with Circle Charts and Essay Checklists
- Journal Writing utilizing Close Reading and Text Features to increase Comprehension
- Trench Warfare Discussion Group Activity
- Vocabulary Quizzes
Students will then use the World War I Content to complete THIRTEEN Interactive Notebook Assignments (all patterns and step-by-step instructions included!):
- Vocabulary Circle Flaps
- Vocabulary Hexagons
- Vocabulary Booklets
- Vocabulary Accordions
- Pocket Time Lines – Europe and the United States 1863-1914
- Battles of 1914 Interactive Venn Diagram
- Battle of 1915 Time Line
- Pick a Side Foldable – Choose and Defend Opinions
- William Sowden Sims and John J. Pershing Find the Fib Game & Two-Pocket Organizer
- The War in the Air Cube Foldable
- The War at Sea Circle Chart and Learning Wheel
- World War I Expert’s Journal featuring 15 World War I Battle Journal Entries
We’ve included a context-appropriate World War I Glossary, Answer Pages, and Grading Rubrics for all of the Interactive Notebook and Writing Assignments.
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