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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Killing Fields

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils view a television program that explores people's perceptions and expectations in war prior to and after WWI. They discuss the effects of trench warfare and write a journal entry or short oral report reflecting on their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Great War?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore The Great War and create graphic organizers and a timeline illustrating their observations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Conscription Crises

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore roles played by Canada's prime ministers The Right Honorable Sir Wilfrid Laurier and The Right Honorable iam Lyon Mackenzie King with regards to the conscription crises of World War I and World War II.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

United States Entry into WWI: Two Diametrically Opposed Views

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers reconsider the events leading to US entry into WWI through the lens of archival documents.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

NEWS FLASH

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research an assigned year and write a newspaper headline. For this WWI lesson, students design a newspaper headline to share with the class. Students evaluate news coverage related to the Holocaust and discuss how they can stay...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

End of World War One Word Search

For Students 9th - 10th
In this world history activity, students complete a word search puzzle in which they located 14 words associated with World War I. They find words such as Germany, France, Britain, and Clemenceau.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WWI VS. WWII

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders compare and contrast public perception and the role of government over time.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Trench Warfare Begins on the Aisne

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting dispatch from British General Headquarters, September 18, 1914, describing the implementation of trench warfare along the Aisne River.
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Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: Chateau Thierry: The Battle for Belleau Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the battle for Belleau Wood. Includes facts, background, chronology, and a first-hand account from Colonel Frederick May Wise.
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Website
First World War

Life in the Trenches

For Students 9th - 10th
An engrossing narrative of the horrid day to day life amid rats and frogs and uncertainty in the trenches of World War I.
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Handout
Brigham Young University

The World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Conventions, treaties, and official papers, organized by title, country and year. The site also includes sections on memorials and reminiscences, a biographical dictionary, an image archive, the maritime war, the medical front, as well...
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Primary
Brigham Young University

World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This Brigham Young University website provides documents from World War I. Includes treaties, official papers, biographies, and images.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: World History: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive learning module explores the root causes, main combatants, and resulting changes of World War I.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap European: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete AP European history learning module on World War I. Students will find all necessary course materials including text, assignments, enrichment, and many interactive features.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: World War I Document Archive: Wilson on Sussex Case

For Students 9th - 10th
President Wilson's remarks before Congress concerning the German sinking of the unarmed Channel steamer Sussex on March 24, 1916.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War

For Students 9th - 10th
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
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Online Course
University of Oxford (UK)

U. Oxford: Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Seminars, lesson plans, publications, pictures, and poetry make this a very useful resource for language arts or social studies lessons involving World War I and its poetry.
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Handout
Social Studies Help Center

Social Studies Help: Why Did the United States Enter World War One?

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of lecture notes on the events leading to WWI and their impact on the United States. Although this site covers WWI, its main focus is the war in relation to America, and why they joined the war.
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Website
War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Great War Series

For Students 9th - 10th
Archives of eye-witness accounts of events during World War I and in-depth articles discussing the War. Includes "The Red Fighter Pilot," a memoir written by 'The Red Baron' Manfred von Richtofen who died in 1918.
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Handout
US Navy

Nhhc: Oceanic Period (1890 1945)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the build-up of the U.S. Navy after the Spanish-American War and how it was used to protech the country in World Wars I and II.
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Website
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War I Allies 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Dig into the establishment of the Allies of World War I. Who was the Triple Entente? Who was the Triple Alliance? How early did nations begin aligning and how many changed things up as the war became the only answer?
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Website
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War I Weapons

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the nations battling in World War set out to destroy their enemies? Recognize the types of weapons used.
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Website
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War I Guns

For Students 9th - 10th
The guns used by the Allies and Central Powers are presented in this resource. Recognize the artillery, machine guns, and rifles used by the militaries involved in World War I.
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Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Remembrance and Hope

For Students 9th - 10th
Embrace the history of Innisfail Alberta's residents through stories of soldiers, nurses, cooks, war brides and wives left behind as they join in the war effort during WW l and WW ll. Included are pictures and primary source documents.