Chapter 11: The Great War
September / October 2015
Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
Main causes of the Great War / the Spark / the chain reaction
Read chapter 11 section 1; guided reading check on 9/28 and due with checklist / Pass back chapter 10 tests / the chain reaction / war on the western front / fighting in the trenches
None / Fighting in the trenches / old battle tactics + new technology = bloodbath
None / Old battle tactics + new technology = bloodbath / why the U.S. entered the war
None / Why the U.S. entered the war
None
21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25
Why the U.S. entered the war / mobilizing the troops
Read chapter 11 section 2; guided reading check on 9/28 and due with checklist / Naviance (Family Connections) training with the Guidance Department in room 229 / Mobilizing the troops / America “Over There”
None / America in the war
None / America in the war / All Quiet on the Western Front
None
28 / 29 / 30 / 1 / 2
All Quiet on the Western Front / WW1 documentary
World War 1 letter assignment due with checklist / WW1 documentary / information on Home Front group project
Read chapter 11 section 3; guided reading due with checklist / Home Front (work on group project)
None / Home Front (work on group project)
WW1 propaganda poster assignment due with checklist / Home Front group project presentations
None
5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Home Front group project presentations
Read chapter 11 section 4; guided reading due with checklist / Schenck v. U.S. / Wilson’s 14 Points / Treaty of Versailles
Organize and finish checklist; chapter 11 test and checklist both on Thursday / Treaty of Versailles / Legacy of the War / Work on Study Guide (?)
Study; chapter 11 test and checklist both tomorrow / Chapter 11 test and checklist today