Ever wonder how to memorialize World War I heroes in the classroom? Activities in a high-quality social studies resource prompt middle schoolers to research Internet sources, complete a graphic organizer, and write an editorial feature about one or more of these heroes.

Concepts

american heroes, heroes, world war i

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the editorial as part of a class newspaper project
• Teach scholars about the peer review process by asking them to review each other's editorials

Classroom Considerations

• The resource can take as little as one day depending on your individual classroom
• All class members need Internet access to complete the resource
• The seventh installment of a nine-part series
  

Pros

• Develops social studies writing skills
• Teaches how to effectively research on the Internet
• Provides differentiation ideas

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.2