Erwin
High
School
Topic: Unit 5 – Twentieth Century
Crisis, 1914 – 1945
Name
WWI: Trench Warfare and
Technology of War
Learning Targets and Intention of the Lesson
Period
Students will be able to:
1. KNOW the perils of Trench Warfare and how it weighs on the minds of the soldiers. 2. UNDERSTAND
and explain how the modern technology in weapons changed, forever, how wars will be fought. 3.
Complete graphic organizers (SKILL) listing, describing, and illustrating the weapons of World War 1
and Trench Warfare.
DO NOW:
1. Imagine the most uncomfortable position you could find yourself in. What would you do to escape?
-After you formulate your response discuss your answer with the people around you with the
people around you.
2. You create video games and your job is to invent the ultimate weapon. Describe your creation?
-Think outside the box. What is something that the World has never seen.
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