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“Saving the Bear”: The Russian Expeditionary Force of World War One Lesson Plan“Saving the Bear”: The Russian Expeditionary Force of World War One Lesson Plan
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National History Day
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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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5 days
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“Saving the Bear”: The Russian Expeditionary Force of World War One

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How have Russian politics affected countries on a global stage? The discussion of the Russian Revolution and World War I begins with an analysis of primary resource letters. Learners finish with a project where they create a timeline of events.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

world war i

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign the Vignette video to be viewed as homework
  • Create a YouTube video as a class discussing the project timeline

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson plan is the first in a series of nine
  • Requires some prep work, including creating a PowerPoint presentation

Pros

  • Ideas for extending learning provided
  • Differentiation strategies supplied
  • The resource builds writing and analysis skills

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.3 RH.6-8.7 RH.6-8.8 RH.6-8.9

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