Educational Curriculum

A historical overview of the 151st Field Artillery from Minnesota in World War I

http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/151st-field-artillery-in-world-war-one.html

Short article on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania

http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/18-minutes-that-shocked-the-world

 Profiles of several WWI poets (mostly British).

http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-battlefield-poets-of-world-war-i

Resources from the guardian of American cemeteries and memorials overseas. WWI is currently highlighted; also includes WWII.

https://www.abmc.gov/education-resources

Examines experience of African-American troops in post-war U.S. society.

Examines experience of African-American troops in post-war U.S. society. Companion lesson to African American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd Divisions.

https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/african-american-soldiers-after-world-war-i-had-race-relations-changed

Examines the often contradictory perspectives on the service of African-American troops in World War I. Companion lesson to African American Soldiers After World War I: Had Race Relations Changed?

https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/african-american-soldiers-world-war-i-92nd-and-93rd-divisions

Part of Teaching the American 20s, includes discussions of WWI-related works of Hemingway, Cather, Hughes and Faulkner, plus links to several relevant lesson plans.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/teachingthetwenties/theme_viewer.php?theme=big§ion=war&subsect=1

Online lesson based on document exploration and analysis.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/americans-on-the-homefront-helped-win-world-war-i

Poster analysis worksheet; useful for lessons on propaganda or homefront war effort posters.

https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/poster.html

Artistic expression during the war contributed to this transformation. Before World War I, war art largely depicted heroic military leaders and romanticized battles, done long after the fact, far from the battlefield. The First World War marked a turning point with the appearance of artwork intended to capture the moment in a realistic way, by first-hand participants.

https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/artist-soldiers

Online activity and discussion, built around artwork of U.S. troops arriving in France.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/artists-document-world-war-i

Online interactive lesson and discussion.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/baseball-on-the-world-war-i-homefront

Online poster exhibit from the National Agricultural Library; includes gallery of posters from both World Wars.

http://www.good-potato.com/beans_are_bullets/index.html

Historical society operating out of what used to be a large WWI military camp.

http://camptaylorhistorical.org/

Comprehensive set of maps covering the entire war, from the U.S. Military Academy at West Points.

http://www.westpoint.edu/history/SitePages/WWI.aspx

Tribal resource on the first Code Talkers.

https://www.choctawnation.com/history-culture/people/code-talkers

Students (age 6-19) are invited to create and submit Haiku poems inspired by images depicting Château-Thierry during the First World War. Submissions may be made in English or French; selected poems will be featured on large-scale photo panels in and around the battlefields and town of Château-Thierry as part of its centennial commemoration of the First World War.

Registration deadline: April 1 (Midnight, French time)
Submission deadline: May 7 (Midnight, French time)

(FRENCH | ENGLISH )

http://www.chateau-thierry.fr/agenda/haikus-photographie-turning-point-world-war

Students (age 6-19) are invited to create and submit Haiku poems inspired by images depicting Château-Thierry during the First World War. Submissions may be made in English or French; selected poems will be featured on large-scale photo panels in and around the battlefields and town of Château-Thierry as part of its centennial commemoration of the First World War.

Registration deadline: April 1 (Midnight, French time)
Submission deadline: May 7 (Midnight, French time)

(ENGLISH | FRENCH)

http://www.chateau-thierry.fr/sites/chateau-thierry/files/document/agenda/chateau-thierry_-_turning_point_of_the_world_war-web.pdf

Article from Prologue magazine (National Archives) on Ernest Hemingway's war-related writings (for both World Wars)

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/spring/hemingway.html

New Hampshire history blog with the state's war effort and a list of casualties

http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/2016/09/18/new-hampshire-world-war-i-military-heroes-of-the-great-war/

Collection of maps at the University of Alabama

http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/worldwarI/index.html

Advances in weaponry and cartography had deadly repercussions in World War I.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/mapping-world-war-one-centennial/

Comprehensive collection of resource on Great Britain's World War One experience.

http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war

Teaching tools and lessons (includes other eras). Focused on the British experience.

Lessons (middle- and high-school) and resources with a focus on the Belgian WWI experience. In English; mostly focused on local (Belgian) activities; may spur ideas for adaptation.

http://www.inflandersfields.be/en/educational-new

Visual guide to assorted statistics relating to the war.

 http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/infographics/world-war-i-by-the-numbers

Our Education commissioner Libby O'Connell visited the WWI Centennial Commission's podcast to share some of our educational activities.

» Listen to the podcast (and archives):

Links referenced by Commissioner O'Connell:

• Mission Centenaire (French centenary organization)
• Smithsonian Institution "Lessons and Legacies" posters
• Library of Congress resources
• AFS (American Field Services) Volunteers curriculum
• Pritzker Military Museum & Library

http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/communicate/2015-12-28-18-26-00/weekly-sync-call.html

Short overviews of important concepts

http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/wwi/key-terms-events/

Articles, information and resources on World War I and the centennial.

http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/wwi/

Homepage for the Library of Congress' extensive WWI collections and resources.

https://www.loc.gov/topics/world-war-i/

Landing page for World War I lessons, materials and videos.

http://www.macarthurmemorial.org/404/World-War-I-Resources

Lesson examining the impact of World War I on the modern-day Middle East.

http://macarthurmemorial.org/DocumentCenter/View/1638

Learning Network article in the New York times; includes discussion questions

https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/march-19-1920-senate-rejects-treaty-of-versailles-for-second-and-final-time/?mcubz=3

Essays and histories from the University of Kansas Medical Center and the National WWI Museum

http://www.kumc.edu/wwi.html

(IN FRENCH) Educational lessons and tools curated by France's official centenary organization.

http://centenaire.org/fr/espace-pedagogique

(IN FRENCH) Tools and resources aimed at French primary school children.

http://centenaire.org/fr/premier-degre

(IN FRENCH) Tool and resources aimed at French secondary school and college students.

http://centenaire.org/fr/deuxieme-degre

How wartime medical practices and technologies led to the development of modern medicine.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/modern-medicine

Homepage for NARA's World War I collections and resources.

https://www.archives.gov/topics/wwi

Overview materials plus Middle- and High School lessons.

https://www.nhd.org/teaching-world-war-i

https://www.theworldwar.org/education

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http://ww1cc.org/bulletin

Online interactive adventure game that allows players to experience life as a World War I soldier (Canadian) in the trenches.

http://www.warmuseum.ca/overthetop/

WWI Centennial group organizing events and exhibits in New Hampshire

http://www.overthereoverhere.com/

Collection of digitized photos taken by Massachusetts native Margaret Hall.

http://www.masshist.org/photographs/hall/index.php

Profile of the writer of "I have a Rendezvous with Death" (an American in the French Foreign Legion)

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-alan-seeger-volunteers-in-french-army

Text of the Treaty of Versailles along with primary sources highlighting the debate over ratification.

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/versailles.html

Lesson examining free speech issues during the War.

https://sheg.stanford.edu/sedition-wwi

Unique perspectives on technological concepts developed for the war - from including early wearables, drones, and "mobile" phones.

https://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/executive-insights-and-innovation/7-surprising-technologies-from-world-war-i/d/d-id/1278935

Articles tagged with "World War I" from the Smithsonian Magazine's archives

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/tag/world-war-i/

Explores poems by U.S. troops about their experiences; includes suggestions for classroom discussion.

https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2013/03/soldiers-poems-of-world-war-i-in-newspapers-personal-responses-in-public-media/

Lesson plan from the Louisiana Secretary of State's office incorporating WWI propaganda posters.

https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/WorldWarIPropagandaPostersLessonPlan.pdf

Three lesson plans: (1) League of Nations Basics; (2) Disagreement Over the League; (3) Five Camps: From Voices of Consent to Voices of Dissent.Note links to other NEH WWI-related lessons.

https://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/debate-united-states-over-league-nations

(IN FRENCH) Recommended reading and approaches to learning for younger readers and students.

http://centenaire.org/fr/pistes-pedagogiques/la-premiere-guerre-mondiale-travers-la-litterature-de-jeunesse

WWI landing page, featuring animated maps highlighting various stages of the War.

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/6-first-world-war.php

Over 200 short videos highlighting various aspects of World War I.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar/featured

Study guide (includes link to 7 min video) with summaries and suggested discussions/activities.

http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2015/11/HarlemHellfighters_Guide_revise_FIN.pdf

Details about the Met's World War I exhibitions, including photos.

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/world-war-i

http://theworldwar.org

(Registration FREE for educators and students)

https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/essays/rise-industrial-america-1877-1900

How the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs played a part in the adoption of our national anthem.

http://www.ww1cc.org/educate/history/the-star-spangled-banner-and-world-war-one.html

Lesson plan series examining the volunteerism of U.S. Americans, primarily during the period of U.S. neutrality.

A free curriculum aligned with U.S. Common Core and UNESCO Global Learning standards for secondary school classrooms worldwide. 22 lesson plans examine the volunteerism of U.S. Americans, primarily during the period of U.S. neutrality.

http://thevolunteers.afs.org/

Article about free speech and wartime restrictions, from the National Constitution Center.

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-world-war-i-anti-war-movement-and-the-first-amendment

Online lesson involving analysis of the coded message and discussion on its impact.

https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/the-zimmermann-telegram

Four interrelated lesson plans; part of a comprehensive curriculum on American Volunteerism in World War I.

http://thevolunteers.afs.org/lesson-plans/textblock-1-us-american-volunteers-in-world-war-i-1914-191

http://thevolunteers.afs.org/lesson-plans/textblock-2-us-american-womens-volunteerism-and-suffrage-in-world-war-i

Official publications and records about the U.S. Army in World War One.

http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/WWI.html#tab_2

Explores U.S. decision to go to war through the lens of President Wilson's speech and Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.

https://sheg.stanford.edu/us-entry-wwi

Official Navy History site, with links to articles, images, biographies and more.

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-textblock/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-i.html

Three lessons: (1) Two Diametrically Opposed Views; (2) Some Hypotheses About U.S. Entry; (3) A Documentary Chronology.Can be used individually or as an integrated unit. Note the links to other NEH WWI-related lessons/units.

https://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/united-states-entry-world-war-i-documentary-chronology

Article and video clip on the German tactic most responsible for America's entry into the War.

https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/centennial-commemoration/us-enters-war/unrestricted-u-boat-warfare

Online exhibition representing the wide range of art to come out of the war, from "high art" to "trench art".

https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/war-art

Summary and links to images of artifacts, photos and documents from the Smithsonian's collections.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/women-in-wwi

Digitized books and documents from the Illinois Digital Archives, primarily relating to Illinois' WWI experience.

http://www.idaillinois.org/ui/custom/default/collection/default/resources/custompages/bin/edi.php?collection=isl8&startrec=1&startrec=1 http://www.idaillinois.org/ui/custom/default/collection/default/resources/custompages/bin/edi.php?collection=isl8&startrec=1&startrec=1

Landing page for lessons and materials relating to the War and post-War period in the U.S.

https://sheg.stanford.edu/wwi-1920s

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, highlights the diverse ways artists represented the horrors of modern warfare.

http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2017/world-war-i

Digitized collection; created by artists sent overseas by the War Department

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?view=&date.slider=&q=world+war+i+art&dsort=&start=0%7d

Events, images, and news from NYC's WWI Centennial commemoration

http://www.wwi100nyc.org/

Articles from historical newspapers document the news coverage of many nations' declarations of war at the onset of the First World War.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/textblocks/ww1declarations.html

Overview with summary video and links to articles on specific subtopics.

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history

Photo Gallery from The Atlantic magazine, highlighting familiar and less-known innovations from the War.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/04/world-war-i-in-photos-technology/507305/

Text of the famed poem by John McCrae, as well as an example of one of the many poems written in response.

https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/world-war-i/resources/world-war-i-poems-flanders-fields-answer-1918

List of resources curated by the NJ Department of State

http://www.nj.gov/state/historical/dos_his_WWI-teacher-resources.html

Students will use historical primary sources to explore different perspectives on American involvement in the First World War.

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/great-war/

Short article and poster/photo gallery.

http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/women-in-wwi

The red poppy is an internationally recognized symbol of remembrance for veteran sacrifice and especially World War I. (Learn more)

The WW1 Centennial Commission has created “WW1 Poppy kits” as a fund-raiser for veteran service organizations, state WW1 centennial organizations, 100 Cities / 100 Memorials projects, or even scout troops, school and churches. These kits also help raise funds for the national WWI memorial it is building in Washington.

To learn how you can participate, click here!

http://ww1cc.org/poppies

Expanding and modernizing the complex space of WWI memory by featuring today’s writers and scholars inspired by writing or events of WW

http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts.html

Summary, images, and interactive timeline.

https://www.theworldwar.org/explore/centennial-commemoration/us-enters-war/zimmermann-telegram

Students will analyze the context of the telegram from the perspectives of the U.S., Mexico, and Germany; examine the reaction in the Southwestern U.S. states that Germany promised to return to Mexico; and connect the Telegram's impact to today's U.S.-Mexico border issues. Download Companion Powerpoint

https://theworldwar-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/s3fs-public/Zimmermannland_Lesson.pdf