Week of 10/13/2014 Teacher:
Weekly Learning Targets
Team: U.S. History
* I can analyze how Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism were the MAIN causes of World War I.
* I can identify how the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), the Battle of Argonne Forest, the Western Front, Alvin
York and General John J. Pershing were significant during World War I.
* I can analyze how the wartime innovations of the machine gun, airplanes, tanks, poison gas, and trench warfare led to a
stalemate on the Western Front during WWI.
Tuesday
Activities:
1. Begin Imperialism Project – Due Friday
2. Quick Review for Test – Imperialism card sort
3. Begin MAIN notes
4. World War I – Document Packet
Materials:
Follow Up/HW: Imperialism Project – Due Friday
1. Test – Progressives and Imperialism - tomorrow
Activities
2. Test – Progressives and Imperialism
3. Continue Documents
4. United States Enters the War
Materials:
Follow Up/HW Imperialism Project – Due Friday
Wed/Thur
Monday
* I can analyze how Wilson’s 14 Points [League of Nations], the Treaty of Versailles, and [the effects of] U.S.
involvement in WWI led to a desire for isolationism and neutrality following WWI.
Activities:
***WENDNESDAY – SHORTENED 5,1,3,7 DUE TO PSAT****
1. Guided notes – Aftermath of War
2. ESP Effects of WWI
3. ACES Writing
Materials:
Follow Up/HW:
Friday
Activities:
1. Imperialism Project
2. World War I quiz
3. World War I timeline –
Materials:
Benchmark Assessment Date – Friday, Oct. 24
Tentative Unit 3 Test Date – Oct. 28