Lesson Plan: Escape in 30

Teacher: Ms. Hoffman

Lesson Title: World War I Unit intro: Escape in 30
Time Frame/Length: 45 minutes (1 class period)
Subject/Course: Honors World History
Grade Level(s): 10th grade

Summary: This lesson serves as an intro to the World War I unit. The purpose of this activity is
to present the causes of WWI to the students. The activity will begin as a game for the first 30
minutes, the last 15 minutes will consist of discussing the answers to the clues. The theme is
Escape in 30 the students will be separated into 4 or 5 different groups. Each group will be
given a clue, they will then have to figure out the clue and bring it to the teacher to make sure it
is right. They will then be given the next clue. The group that escapes the quickest wins the
game. The groups will then separate to discuss the different causes for WWI.

Corresponding Standards and Lesson Objectives:

Standards Objectives

MWH-7.1: Analyze the relative importance SWBAT list and describe the events and
of economic and political rivalries, ethnic situations that led up to WWI.
and theological conflicts, social class,
militarism, and imperialism as underlying SWBAT organize the major events of WWI
causes of WWI and WWII, including the role chronologically.
of nationalism and propaganda in mobilizing
civilian populations around the world to
support the two world wars.

Accommodations: Accommodations will be made accordingly for students with 504 Plans and
IEPs.

Materials and Resources: SmartBoard, computer, slips of paper with clues on them, rewards for
winners

Procedure/Instructional Strategy:
-Students will come in and share good news
-Students will be separated into 4-5 different groups, groups will be asked to take out a sheet of
paper to write down the answers to their clues
-each group will be given a different clue and the timer will start
-the students will be given time to figure out each clue
*each time they figure a clue out they have to come check to make sure it is correct before they
are given the next clue
-the group that figures out the clue first will receive a reward
-after each group figures out each clue or until there are only 15 minutes left in class
-at the end of class time will be spent explaining the answers to each clue and how they relate
to the beginning of WWI

Lesson Plan: Historical Meeting

Teacher: Ms. Hoffman

Lesson Title: WWI Historical Meeting
Time Frame/Length: 45 minutes (1 class period)
Subject/Course: Honors World History
Grade Level(s): 10th grade

Summary: Students will begin class by taking notes and finishing up the first section of WWI.
Following the notes, students will be find a partner for an activity. The students will pull two slips
of paper out of a bag, the two slips will be names of people or countries. Students will then have
to write a conversation/skit that would happen between these two names on the slips of paper.
Students who present their skit will either receive extra credit points/an incentive.

Corresponding Standards and Lesson Objectives:

Standards Objectives

MWH-7.1: Analyze the relative importance
of economic and political rivalries, ethnic
and theological conflicts, social class,
militarism, and imperialism as underlying
causes of WWI and WWII, including the role
of nationalism and propaganda in mobilizing
civilian populations around the world to
support the two world wars.
SWBAT list and describe the events and
situations that led up to WWI.
SWBAT organize the major events of WWI
chronologically.
SWBAT connect the beginnings of WWI to
the impact of the international issue on
relations between European powers and the
US.

MWH-7.2: Analyze the ways that the
responses of the governments of Britain,
France, Germany, and Italy to the economic
and political challenges of the 1920s and
1930s contributes to the renewal of
SWBAT to explain the responses of major
European powers during the pre-WWI and
WWI period.
SWBAT to describe the current challenges
 international hostilities in the years leading that led supported the decision to pursue
to WWI. and continue war.

Accommodations: Accommodations will be made accordingly for students with 504 Plans and
IEPs.

Materials and Resources: SmartBoard, slips of paper

Procedure/Instructional Strategy:
-Students will share good news
-Students will take notes on the remainder of the WWI presentation
-Students will pick a partner
-Students will pick one slip of paper per partner
-Students will be given time to write up a conversation including certain criteria
-Students will turn in their conversations, those who present their skits will receive extra credit
points or an incentive

Lesson Plan: Trench Warfare Poem Analysis

Teacher: Ms. Hoffman

Lesson Title: WWI: Trench Warfare
Time Frame/Length: 45 minutes (1 class period)
Subject/Course: Honors World History
Grade Level(s): 10th grade

Summary: Students will finish presenting skits from Fridays historic meeting activity. Following
the remaining presentations, students will take brief notes on WWI warfare and what led to the
use of trench warfare in WWI. Students will then watch a short video on trench warfare. Then,
students be given one of two poems and questions to answer. The class will discuss these
questions if time permits at the end of class.

Corresponding Standards and Lesson Objectives:

Standards Objectives

MWH-7.1: Analyze the relative importance
of economic and political rivalries, ethnic
and theological conflicts, social class,
militarism, and imperialism as underlying
causes of WWI and WWII, including the role
of nationalism and propaganda in mobilizing
SWBAT explain the move to the use of
trench warfare in WWI.
SWBAT define stalemate and how this
word relates to WWI.
 civilian populations around the world to SWBAT explain how the use of trench
support the two world wars. warfare contributed to the stalemate of WWI.

MWH-7.2: Analyze the ways that the SWBAT differentiate between primary and
responses of governments of Britain, secondary sources.
France, Germany, and Italy to the economic
and political challenges of the 1920s and SWBAT analyze two primary sources and
1930s contributed to the renewal of explain their meaning and relation to WWI.
international hostilities in the years leading
to WWII.

Accommodations: Accommodations will be made for students who have 504 Plans or IEPs.

Materials and Resources: Computer, SmartBoard, printed copies of poems

Procedure/Instructional Strategy:
-Come in and share good news
-Finish Friday skits
-Notes on trench warfare
-Trench warfare video
-Pass out poems
-Give students time to answer questions on poems
-Discuss poems and their relation to WWI (if time permits)

Assessment: The discussion of the poems and the answered questions will serve as an
assessment for the students.