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Woodrow Wilson and the Ideals 14 Points Inquiry Based Essay Assessment

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Grade Levels
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th
Subjects
Social Studies – History, U.S. History
Resource Type
Activities, Assessment, Cooperative Learning
Formats Included
zip, Google Apps
Pages
100+
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Restricted Freedoms in WWI - Cover

The Espionage and Sedition Acts WWI Structured Academic Controversy

With this lesson, students participate in a Structured Academic Controversy in which they investigate whether basic freedoms should be restricted during wartime. They will investigate 5 case stories - Eugene V. Debs, Emma Goldman, Josef and Michael Hofer, Charles Schenck, and Robert Goldstein. Each was arrested and convicted with the Espionage and Sedition Acts. Students will debate whether it was right to restrict their freedoms during the war.

Black Soldiers in WWI

African American or Black Soldiers in WWI Harlem Hellfighters PowerPoint

This presentation discusses the experience of African American soldiers in World War I. It ties together their wartime experience and valor with their struggles on the home front. Topics include the Silent March, the St. Louis Massacre (Riots), the heroism of the Harlem Hellfighters and Anthony Johnson, James Reese Europe, and the Red Summer of 1919.

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Women's Suffrage The Women's Rights Movement Analyzing the Protests of the NWP

With this lesson, students learn the background leading up to the passage of the 19th amendment. They will visit two stations that discuss the major protest activities from the National Woman's Party, led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. They will analyze the methods of protest utilized by the NWP specifically the suffrage parade of 1913 and the silent sentinel protestors in front of the White House. This is a topic that is often overlooked, and that deserves more attention.

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Woodrow Wilson and the 14 Points the League of Nations Stations Activity

With this activity, students analyze the ideals of the 14 points as written by Woodrow Wilson. They first read a historical background discussing the development of the 14 points, and then they analyze the text of the 14 points in stations. With each of the points, students then generate a list of adjectives to describe the message the 14 points sent to the world.

Description

An authentic inquiry for the real-world classroom!

In this inquiry, students investigate the ideals of the 14 points, and whether Woodrow Wilson actually followed the ideal of the 14 points within the policies he created for the people of the United States – resistance to the draft, the Women’s Suffrage Movement, and African American soldiers in WWI.

The following topics are covered within this inquiry:

The 19th Amendment – The Women’s Suffrage Movement – many leaders of the Women’s Suffrage Movement – the 14 Points – the League of Nations – the ending of World War I – the Harlem Hellfighters – Black Soldiers of WWI – The Espionage Act – the Sedition Act – Eugene Debs – Woodrow Wilson – along with much more!

If you teach in New York state, this assessment is geared towards preparing students for the new Regents exam by teaching them about assessing the reliability of primary sources and comparing points of view. Students also have to utilize evidence from primary and secondary sources to argue a claim in their essays.

The lesson is linked to NYS Social Studies Standards, but you could easily cut and paste in your own standards for your state.

  • 8.4b.3 – Students will examine the restrictions placed on citizens after United States entry into the war, including the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918).
  • 8.4d.1 – Students will examine Wilson’s Fourteen Points and investigate reasons why the United States Senate refused to support the Treaty of Versailles, focusing on opposition to the League of Nations.
  • 8.4e.1 – Students will investigate the efforts of women suffragists and explain the historical significance of the 19th amendment.
  • 8.4e.3 – Students will examine examples of World War I and postwar race relations, such as the East St. Louis riots, the Silent March, and the Tulsa riots.

Included within this resource:

  • A PowerPoint version of the handouts (editable)
  • A PDF version of the handouts (not editable)
  • A Google Slides version of the handouts (The link provided in the lesson plan will prompt you to make your own file.)
  • A Google Slides version of the graphic organizer
  • A Detailed Lesson Plan

(This isn’t discounted much because it also includes my inquiry materials. I don’t list those separately, but they are a 3.00 value.)

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