Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: World War I: The 20th Century Tragedy

Name: Thomas Himmelheber

Content Area: Social Studies

Grade Level: 10

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

10.5 (1, 2, and 4), 10.6 (1,2,3, and 4).

Big Ideas:

Why is WWI so important? How did the war start? How did WWI shape the 20th century?
Unit Goals and Objectives:

Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of the war through quizzes and a test. Students will be able to see the
human aspect of the war through a journal and skit. They will understand the affects of technology and trench warfare during
the war through projects such as creating their own tank, stink bomb, trench system, and rubber band machine gun.
Unit Summary:

This unit will look at the causes of WWI, the early years, how and where the war was fought, and the after effects.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level: Class discussion looking at key

terms such as nationalism and

Imperialism.

Quickwrite of video clip,

Classroom skit, Terms list, Political
cartoon double entry journal.
Formative:

Summative: Test, Essay

Lesson 1
Student Learning Objective:

Acceptable Evidence:

Students will be able

to define causes of
war and key figures

Guided notes

Instructional Strategies:
X Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
X Organization
Interaction

Lesson Activities: Students will

Instructional Strategies:
Communication
X Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
X Organization
X Interaction

Lesson Activities: Students will

Instructional Strategies:
X Communication
Collection
X Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
X Interaction

Lesson Activities: Students will

watch prezi lecture and

answer questions on the guided notes. During lecture
students will participate in classroom skit where they will
pretend to be the Ottoman Empire and understand the fall
of the empire.

Lesson 2
Student Learning Objective:

Acceptable Evidence:

Students will see what Webercise

life was like during
the war through
different peoples
experiences.

go to websites on the
webercise and answer the question. We will then talk
about the experiences.

Lesson 3
Student Learning Objective:

Acceptable Evidence:

Student will read

chapter 1 of text and
understand key
causes for the war

Double Entry Journal

Unit Resources:

1. National World War I Museum- https:/theworldwar.org

2. http://www.worldology.com/Europe/world_war_1_imap.htm
3.BBC's WWI page- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/index1.shtml
4. https://theworldwar.org/learn/kids-families/interactive-photo.
5. WWI history site- www.history.com/topics/world-warI
6. PBS WWI site- www.PBS.org/greatwar
7.Wikipedia page on WWI- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordWar_I

read chapter 1 and do a double

entry journal. They will exchange with partner who will
reflect on their paper.

8. Extra Credit's WWI discussion- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-wSL4WqUws&list=PL0PCtg4LBjMf61ghXFAsVv4z-plT_giCT.

9. Crash Course WWI- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFCpKtwCkI.
10. Multimedia website on WWI- www.firstworldwar.com
Useful Websites:

Quizlet
Prezi
Himmelhebershistory@weebly.org