Weekly Plans 1.11 Mr. Armstrong - WWI Monday | January 11 th Topic: 9 th Grade Course Overviews & Continuation of the Lusitania AIM #5: How did the sinking of British merchant ship; Lusitania, put more pressure on the United States to consider joining the war? DO NOW: 1.Copy down tonights HW (GRA 23-2, pages ) 2.Take out Fridays HW (Wilsons Statement of Neutrality WKSHT) 3.Get ready to continue the Lusitania Documentary (Smithsonian) Reminder: WWI QUIZ this WEDS (1/13) Causes & Early Phases of the War Below is the course catalog description for SS9 Pre-AP: 21F001H Social Studies 9 Pre-AP World History I This more rigorous college-level course is the first half of a two-year study to prepare students for the AP World History course. Students must demonstrate a strong interest in the study of history and be independent learners. There is great emphasis on sophisticated historical thinking skills, high-level synthesis and analysis, extensive writing assignments and in-depth readings of source materials. A college level text is used. Students complete their Global History requirement for graduation by taking course 24F005A, AP World History in 10th grade. Prerequisites: Social studies teacher recommendation and a minimum grade of A in Social Studies 8. Grade 9 1 credit (W: +0.25) President Wilsons Declaration of Neutrality The effect of the war upon the United States will depend upon what American citizens say and do. Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the spirit of impartiality and fairness and friendliness to all concerned. The spirit of the nation in this critical matter will be determined largely by what individuals and society and those gathered in public meetings do and say, upon what newspapers and magazines contain, upon what ministers utter in their pulpits, and men proclaim as their opinions upon the street. The people of the United States are drawn from many nations, and chiefly from the nations now at war. It is natural and inevitable that there should be the utmost variety of sympathy and desire among them with regard to the issues and circumstances of the conflict. Some will wish one nation, others another, to succeed in the momentous struggle. It will be easy to excite passion and difficult to allay it. Those responsible for exciting it will assume a heavy responsibility, responsibility for no less a thing than that the people of the United States, whose love of their country and whose loyalty to its government should unite them as Americans all, bound in honor and affection to think first of her and her interests, may be divided in camps of hostile opinion, hot against each other, involved in the war itself in impulse and opinion if not in action. Such divisions amongst us would be fatal to our peace of mind and might seriously stand in the way of the proper performance of our duty as the one great nation at peace, the one people holding itself ready to play a part of impartial mediation and speak the counsels of peace and accommodation, not as a partisan, but as a friend. I venture, therefore, my fellow countrymen, to speak a solemn word of warning to you against that deepest, most subtle, most essential breach of neutrality which may spring out of partisanship, out of passionately taking sides. The United States must be neutral in fact, as well as in name, during these days that are to try men's souls. We must be impartial in thought, as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another. Tuesday | January 12 th Topic: Finishing Lusitania AIM #6: How did the sinking of the Lusitania put pressure on the United States to join WWI and fight alongside the Allied Powers? DO NOW: 1.Copy down tonights HW (A Fair Warning? WKSHT & Lusitania EBC) 2.Take out last nights HW GRA Get ready to finish the Lusitania Documentary (Smithsonian) Reminder: WWI QUIZ this TOMORROW (1/13) Causes & Early Phases of the War 1. What was the name of the ship according to the news article? 2. What year did this incident take place? 3. What is meant by the statement; Washington believes that a grave crisis is at hand? 4. What do you think the sinking of the ship means for America and its stance of neutrality during World War I? 5. What does this event remind you of? What is the similarities and differences between this event and the one prior? Wednesday | January 13 th Topic: Wilson Maintains US Neutrality/ Unit Quiz AIM #7: Why was Wilsons first term as President influential in helping him get elected again in 1916? DO NOW: 1.Copy down tonights HW (Finish WKSHTs picked up on way into class) 2.Take out last nights HW (A Fair Warning? WKSHT & Lusitania EBC) 3.Be ready to take your WWI Quiz Lusitania Propaganda (Reaction) Anti German Riots Terrorism terrorism terrizm/ noun the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims Once youre done with the quiz, begin answering the questions on the two WKSHTs you picked up on the way into class. Thursday | January 14 th Topic: Election of 1916 & Wilsons Second Inagural Address AIM #8: How and why does Wilsons view on the war change from his first term to his second? DO NOW: 1.Copy down tonights HW (Finish Wilson Speech PKT) 2.Take out last nights HW (Wilson Campaign WKSHT & Whos Absent? WKSHT) *Announcement: UNIT TEST NEXT FRIDAY (January 22 nd ) Which country is represented by the individual at the center of the poster? What event is he questioning your absence from? Is this a justifiable stance/ piece of propaganda for the country represented in the poster? How might this poster have put pressure on the United States? What appears to have been the main focus of Woodrow Wilsons second Presidential campaign? The idea of staying out of war is also known as _____________ity What event has already unfolded and begun overseas? Based on prior knowledge, why was America feeling pressured to join? Wilsons Second Inaugural Address Friday | January 15 th Topic: Zimmerman Telegram AIM #9: Why was the Zimmerman Telegram such an alarming threat to United States national security? DO NOW: 1.Copy down tonights HW (Zimmerman Telegram WKSHT) 2.Take out last nights HW (Wilson Speech PKT) & be ready to discuss your responses to the discussion questions *Announcement: UNIT TEST NEXT FRIDAY (January 22 nd ) From a military standpoint, what does Germany intend to do or implement? What does Germany want Mexico to do? How might the two countries (Germany & Mexico), benefit from having each other as allies? What about Mexicos geographic location makes it an ideal ally for the Central Powers?