Course: chc2d unit: World War I

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  introduce the topic of WWI
  
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  brief discussion: what do we know about the global situation at this point in time? when did WWI start? does anyone know what caused WWI?
  

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  break students into groups: each group is given one cause of WWI (militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism) and using their textbooks they write down some key points from their topic on chart paper
  
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  each group presents their answers and class is given time to write information in their notebooks
  

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  put up PowerPoint note and lead brief lecture to fill in any points that were missed in student presentations, as well as introduce assassination
  

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  complete self assessment
  

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  have a brief discussion on what they think is the most important cause and whether the assassination can be seen as a cause or whether it should only be categorized as a trigger
  
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  assignment: students are to write 1-2 paragraphs on what cause they believe was the most important and why
  
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  homework: if students do not finish assignment in class, they are to complete it for homework
  

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  students participate in opening discussion
  

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  students work in groups, using their textbooks to find key points to write on chart paper
  
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  student groups share these answers to the class and take notes on others’ presentations
  

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  students add any missing information to their charts
  

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  students actively participate in discussion and complete self assessment and homework assignment
  

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  introduce the topic of trench warfare
  
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  read aloud the first page of the package “trench warfare” as a class
  
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  have students work independently to complete the first page only
  

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  break students into groups to share the chart they created with each other
  
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  ask each group to decide on their top three best answers for each side of the chart (in case their best answer is taken from a previous group) so that they can share at least one with the class
  
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  as a class have each group share one answer for each side of the chart
  

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  facilitate completion of the rest of the package independently
  

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  discuss as a class surprising or interesting things they have been reading from the package
  
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  ask students questions such as “what surprised you the most?”, “what was most disturbing for you?”, “how would you be feeling if you were in the trenches?”
  
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  homework: students are to create a new chart about what soldiers would have liked and disliked about the trenches including the new information that they have learned from reading the rest of the package
  

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  students participate in reading the first page of the package aloud
  
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  students complete independently the first page “trench warfare”
  

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  students work in groups sharing what they came up with in their chart about what soldiers may have thought about the trenches
  
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  student groups share these answers as a class
  

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  students complete the rest of the package independently
  

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  students actively participate in discussion and complete homework assignment
  

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  introduce the topic of main Canadian battles
  
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  hand out chart on main Canadian battles
  
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  have students fill in their sheets as we go through PowerPoint note
  

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  break students into groups, each group is given a picture from one of the main Canadian Battles
  
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  each group has to answer questions on chart paper about their picture to help them gain a deeper understanding of a soldier’s experience (Primary Document Analysis)
  

1. Describe your picture.

2. What does this picture tell us about the conditions that Canadian soldiers endured?

3. How do you think these conditions affected morale?

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  each group shares their picture and answers with the class
  

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  complete peer assessment
  

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  discuss, in greater detail, what the experiences of Canadian soldiers was like in these battles, as well as how these battles impacted WWI as a whole.
  
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  ask students questions such as “what battle do you believe is most significant for Canadians?”, “how do you feel Canadian involvement influenced WWI and its battles?”, “who do you believe held the advantage in each of the battles?”
  

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  students complete their fill in the blank note
  

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  students work in groups answering questions for Primary Document Analysis
  

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  student groups share these answers as a class
  

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  students actively participate in discussion and complete peer assessment