Guthriegabs About World History-World War I: The Great War 1914-1918
In this semester-long humanities class, students will learn the causes, timeline, and outcomes of WWI. At the end of each class, students will reflect upon the class content and write a poem to summarize the new content.
Kim Guthriegabs M. Ed
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8 live meetings
7 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Students may wish to edit and finalize their writing as homework or study further about each week's lesson.Assessment
Kahoot! review quizzes completed independently.Class Experience
US Grade 7 - 9
No prior knowledge of World War I or poetry is necessary for a student to be successful in class. This class will begin with a history lesson on the topic of WWI. Students will next have a short lesson in writing a predetermined poetry style. Students will have time to write during class. Students will learn about the causes, events, and effects of WWI from 1914-1918 Technology from the new Industrial Age plays a key role in World War I. Students will learn about the new military technology used: tanks, barbed wire, chemical gas, machine guns, submarines, and airplanes. Students will write a poem in each class in response to what the lesson was for that day. After a class discussion of the lesson, students about the history lesson of the day in their poems. Students will learn about Poetic Devices such as metaphor/simile, symbolism, imagery, rhyme, meter/pacing, tone, alliteration, consonance, and annosance. I use a combination of short video clips, stories, images, maps, and lectures to teach the content. I encourage students to ask questions and bring their viewpoints into the classroom. Students are guided in taking notes through out the lesson. Writing will be completed at the end of each lesson. Lesson content for the semester. Lesson 1: Causes of World War I- Acrostic Poem Lesson 2: Technology-Calligram: illustrative poem Lesson 3: The trenches and major battles-Haiku. Lesson 4: Homefront/Frontlines-Diamante Lesson 5: Battle of Belleau Woods-Narrative Poetry. Lesson 6: Wilson's 14 Points-Found Poem Lesson 7: Armistice and War timeline: Sonnet Lesson 8: Effects of WWI: I Am A link to the unit's vocabulary will be provided to students. Students will be sent quizzes through Kahoot! to evaluate their learning. The students will receive templates for note-taking each week before class.
Learning Goals
CSS.D2.His.1.9-12. Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
NCSS.D2.His.2.9-12. Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.
NCSS.D2.His.3.9-12. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to assess how the significance of their actions changes over time and is shaped by the historical context.
NCSS.D2.His.12.9-12. Use questions generated about multiple historical sources to pursue further inquiry and investigate additional sources.
NCSS.D2.His.14.9-12. Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
NCSS.D2.His.15.9-12. Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.
NCSS.D2.His.16.9-12. Integrate evidence from multiple relevant historical sources and interpretations into a reasoned argument about the past.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
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Parental Guidance
This is both a writing and a history class. Students will learn about the causes, key events, effects, and technology of World War I. World War I cannot be discussed without talking about the realities of the war: the trenches, death, gassing, injuries, and longing for home.
All references to the war are discussed from the human point of view, seen from the soldier's point of view...sometimes their point of view was of glory, and other times their point of view was one of despair.
This class does not glorify war or fighting. No one country is portrayed as superior to another in the outcome of the war.
Supply List
Writing paper, note templates provided by the teacher.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Quizlet
- Kahoot!
Sources
Imperial War Museum UK
US National Archives
Passanchdaele War Museum
Horrible Histories BBC
Poetry of WWI
Read.Write.Think.org
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Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Limestone University
I have taught middle school world history and writing for over 15 years. I was the lead history teacher at my school and I have been named Writing Teacher of the Year for my school two times. I believe the best way to learn about history is by learning about it from the individual stories that can be told.
I have also had the opportunity to walk in the trenches of Pacchenade, Ypres, the Somme valley, and Belleau Woods. I have been to Flanders Field and the Pool of Peace in Belgium. I have seen the damage of war that remains over 100 years later. My husband's grandfather fought in WWI and I have his stories to pass along.Reviews
Live Group Class
$100
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
55 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
2-6 learners per class
