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“War Is Hell. We Know it Now.” American Soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive Lesson Plan“War Is Hell. We Know it Now.” American Soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive Lesson Plan
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National History Day
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6th - 8th
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“War Is Hell. We Know it Now.” American Soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive

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This “War Is Hell. We Know it Now.” American Soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive lesson plan also includes:
  • World War I Book
  • Meuse-Argonne Graphic Organizer (1)
  • Meuse-Argonne Graphic Organizer (2)
  • Task Sheet
  • World War I Vocabulary Sheet
  • World War I Newscast: Team Evaluation
  • Presentation Rubric
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Understanding the soldier's experiences during World War I sometimes takes a newscast. Learners see the importance of understanding multiple points of view with a newscast project surrounding the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Compare and contrast activities along with the group activity also help develop critical thinking skills. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

world war i, primary sources, primary source analysis, primary source images, post world war i, wars

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign the first day's procedure as homework 
  • Ask other small groups to take notes during presentation time

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires some lesson prep work

Pros

  • Enables the growth of skills with primary and secondary sources
  • Provides methods to extend learning
  • Collaborative activities teach pupils important social skills

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.9

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