Week 7, Syllabus

Mr. Ditzenberger-U.S. History
Lesson: WW1 Time: Week 7, Feb 25-29 Unit: The Progressive Movement
Objectives:
1. Students will report on the outcomes of the Mexican Revolution.
2. Students will list the causes of World War 1 and include the people, places, and nations/empires that were involved in starting the war.
3. Students will watch a video and answer questions regarding the costs and extraordinary effort involved in building the Panama Canal.
4. Students will watch a video that accurately depicts the horrors of the significant battle, “Battle of the Somme.”

Monday
1. Homework, Chapter 20, Section 3, Expansion in Latin America. http://go.hrw.com/activities/frameset.html?main=3261.html
2. Finish Lecture on Spanish-American War.
3. Quiz Competition on Chapter 20, Section 4, Conflict with Mexico. Students ask three questions and the teacher asks two questions per green or red section. If students win or tie, they get 5 extra credit questions on the next test. All questions are multiple choice.
4. Unit Test Tuesday.

Tuesday
1. Introduction.
2. Key players.
3. If time permits: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/western_front/western_front.swf
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q8Ijsy2mMM –The Somme-1
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hpjXh5vPDY&feature=related –The Somme-2

Wednesday
1. Panama Canal Video
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nu493Oo3_VU
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvTGR0nqADg
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5QUBdw3Ip4
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiQU_LiWDL0 -history
6. Homework: Finding the Main Idea and Writing and Critical Thinking Chapter 21, Section 2, page 639

Thursday
1. Lecture-The War at Home and The War’s End and Aftermath, Chapter 21, Section 3 and 4

Friday
1. Teacher in-service day.