Lesson for 10/7/15

1. 8th Grade Social Studies
Mr. Buckwalter
October 7th 2015

2. Game Plan
Objective: analyze how the war affected individual soldiers
and technology.
Themes:
Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
Technology
HW: select one EQ and answer it in an extended response
using textual evidence from sources and the documentary (at

3. Understandings: What We Know
IGI: the war had a tremendous effect of individual soldiers:
war diaries and writings
images from the trenches
Technology: the war → technology; technology → war
new technology sources

4. Essential Questions
Choose ONE EQ to answer tonight:
1. How did the war affect individuals?
2. How did the war affect technology?
3. How did technology affect the war?
Use evidence from:
primary sources

5. What to Watch for:
Images that show the effect on soldiers
Quotes from soldiers
recorded diary by British soldier
Images that show technology: good or bad
bright red uniforms: ugh, the French!
machine guns