Bell Ringer: February (7)8, 2019

TOPIC:

CHARACTERISTICS OF WORLD WAR I

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

IDENTIFY MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF WORLD WAR I

Announcements:

1. Test February 20/21!

2. DO NOT SIT IN THE CHAIRS!!!

3. I’m losing my voice, so pay attention

Materials:

1. Cornell Notes (Pre-filled)

2. A.P.P.L.E. Analysis worksheet

3. World War I Questions worksheet

1914-

1918 CE

Europe (specifically

“The Balkans”

Word Wall Vocabulary:

• Airplanes

• Machine gun: gun that can fire many bullets rapidly

• No Man’s Land: the space between trenches

• Poison gas: gas that could kill you if it touched your body or you breathed it in

• Submarines (U-boats): German submarines

• Tanks

• Total war: when war is unrestricted

• Trench warfare: fighting in ditches

What is Trench Warfare?

• Trench warfare was a new form of warfare

• Both sides dug ditches to create fortified (strong) positions

• Trenches were separated by area full of barbed wire and mines known as “no man’s land”

• Anyone who climbed out of the trenches faced instant deathfrom enemy machine gun fire

Turn and Talk

If the purpose of war is to gain control of land, why might trench warfare be unsuccessful?

ANS: Because they’re fighting in the ground and as soon as they get up, they’ll be shot

High Casualty Rates

• Because of new weapons (machine guns, poison gas, submarines, airplanes, tanks) and trench warfare, casualty rates for World War I were incredibly high

Turn and Talk

How might the death toll have changed if trench warfare had not been used? Explain the change.

ANS: It could have been lower because trench warfare meant that you were shot as soon as you got up

Guided Practice: Summary

• In the bottom portion of your c-notes, complete a summary over THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WORLD WAR I

Remember- the question that you are trying to answer in your summary is the same question that we wrote at the beginning of class: IDENTIFY MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF WORLD WAR I

Here are some sentence stems to help you out:

The characteristics of World War I were…(explain the different types of weapons, types of fighting, and the results from the use of those weapons)

FUN FACT:

• Soldiers who fought in World War I had to stand in trenches for long periods of time

• They would develop a disease called trench foot

Guided Practice: Poetry Interpretations

• Get out your CLASS SET copy of “Suicide in the Trenches”

• With a partner, read the poem and complete the A.P.P.L.E. analysis worksheet

• When you and your partner are finished, be prepared to discuss your ideas with another partner in your trench

Suicide in the Trenches

A: Author- who created the source? What do you know about their point of view?

Siegfried Sassoon. He is a soldier, and has first-hand knowledge of life in the trenches.

P: Place and time- where and when was the source produced? How might this affect the meaning of the source?

1917- during the middle of World War I. He may have even written it from a trench.

P: Prior Knowledge- what do you already know that helps you understand the source?

World War I, fought from 1914-1918, total war, trench warfare, high casualty rates, new weapons

L: Listeners or lookers- who is the audience? Who was the primary source created for?

The audience is the “smug-faced crowds,” or the people who have not had to fight in the war

E: Effect- why is this source important? How does it change history? Ask yourself, “So what?”

Sassoon is attempting to show that war is an awful thing, and that it changes people, taking their happiness and should be avoided

Independent Practice: Regular

• Get out your copy of the “World War I Questions’ and rip it along the dotted line

• Crumple the pieces into paper balls

• When the machine gun fire begins, throw your paper balls

• When the machine gun fire ends, pick up the ball that is closest to you and answer it on the back of your notes. Make sure to include the question number.

• DUE AT THE END OF CLASS: COMPLETED WORKSHEET

Missing Work:

If you’re on this list, see Ms. McCleskey. You

must complete any missing work before

beginning independent practice.

1A Jeremiah, Omar

2A Ismael, Fernanda, Hailey

4A Dominick, Brallan

1B Carlos

2B Eric, Dee, Manuel M.

4B Gustavo

Independent Practice: PreAP

• Get out your copy of the “Safe/Blank” paper

• Rip it into four pieces. On the “safe” sheet, do not write anything. On the blank sheet, write one of the dangers that soldiers faced while in the trenches and then crumble it into a ball:

• Bitten by rats

• Arm/leg/foot/hand blown off

• Machine gun fire

• Tank fire

• Poison gas canister

• Trench foot

• You will begin writing a letter to someone back home (boyfriend, girlfriend, parents, sibling) on a blank sheet of paper. When the machine gun fire starts, begin throwing your “bullets” across the room

• When the machine gun fire ends, pick up the closest “bullet” and incorporate it into your story

• DUE AT THE END OF CLASS: COMPLETED ANALYSIS

Missing Work:

If you’re on this list, see Ms. McCleskey. You

must complete any missing work before

beginning independent practice.

1A Jeremiah, Omar

2A Ismael, Fernanda, Hailey

4A Dominick, Brallan

1B Carlos

2B Eric, Dee, Manuel M.

4B Gustavo

Independent Practice: (Regular) GimKit

• Do not get out your phones until Ms. McCleskey tells you to

• Choose to work individually or with a partner

• Put your first name and last initial when asked for a name

• Warning- this is the last time we will play this game for a few days. I don’t want you getting burned out

Independent Practice: PreAP: GimKit

• Do not get out your phones until Ms. McCleskey tells you to

• Choose to work individually or with a partner

• Put your first name and last initial when asked for a name

• Warning- this is the last time we will play this game for a few days. I don’t want you getting burned out

DOL: Self-Rating/Goals

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E “I understood everything we

talked about in class today!”

70+ 80+ 90+ 100

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