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Historical Thinking Skill, California Content, and Common Core Standards Addressed:
Historical Thinking Skill
Students will use Cause and Consequence
California Content Standards
10.5 - Students analyze the cause and the course of the First World War
10.2.2- Analyze the arguments for entering into war presented by leaders from all sides of the Great War
and the role of political and economic rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, domestic discontent and
disorder, and propaganda and nationalism in mobilizing the civilian population in support of total war.
Common Core Standards
Literacy Strategy - Students will use a graphic organizer to form their argument
C.C.S 1 - Introduce precise claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create
an organization that establishes clear relationships among the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and
evidence.
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CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template
Materials / Equipment:
- Video Clip http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/u-boats-
sink-the-lusitania-in-1915
- Powerpoint Lecture (Lusitania)
- Primary Source document packet
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CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template
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CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template
As class time comes to an end, students will be asked to self reflect on the question; Is entering the war
justifiable? The teacher will verbally ask the questions and students will answer in an informal class
discussion.
Directions
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CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template
The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S.
state of California, founded in 1865.
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4. What is the main headline? What subheadings do you see? I.e (location, cause, victims)
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CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template
The Seattle Star was a daily newspaper that ran from February 25, 1899, to August 13, 1947.
1. Who wrote it ?
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4. What is the main headline? What subheadings do you see? i.e (location, cause, victims)
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CSULB History Social Science Lesson Plan Template
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The World was a London was an eighteenth century (1753-1756) weekly newspaper
1. Who wrote it ?
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4. What is the main headline? What subheadings do you see? i.e (location, cause, victims)
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