Lesson Overview
In this unit students will review the events leading up to the United States’ involvement in World War I, analyze President Wilson’s speech to Congress asking them to vote favorably for war, explore its effects on South Carolina and how South Carolinians contributed to the war efforts, and how it was perceived through media such as propaganda posters. Students will then design a war memorial commemorating South Carolina’s war efforts.
Essential Question
How would you commemorate a war?
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- Internet access, computer, tablets/iPads, or personal devices
- Applications for sharing group work with class (Padlet, Evernote, etc.)
- Applications for drawing, creating graphics (Apple Notes, One Note, Adobe Sketch, etc.)
- Applications for presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.)
Social Studies textbook for Grade 8
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- 8-6 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of South Carolina in the nation in the early twentieth century.
- I Inquiry-Based Literacy Standards
- I.2 Transact with texts to formulate questions, propose explanations, and consider alternative views and multiple perspectives.
- I.3 Construct knowledge, applying disciplinary concepts and tools, to build deeper understanding of the world through exploration, collaboration, and analysis.
- I.4 Synthesize integrated information to share learning and/or take action.
- RI.MC.6 Summarize key details and ideas to support analysis of central ideas.
- C Communication
- C.MC Meaning and Context
- C.MC.2 Articulate ideas, claims, and perspectives in a logical sequence using information, findings, and credible evidence from sources.
- C.MC.1 Interact with others to explore ideas and concepts, communicate meaning, and develop logical interpretations through collaborative conversations; build upon the ideas of others to clearly express one’s own views while respecting diverse pe...
- C.MC Meaning and Context
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