Honors Global History and Geography II-grade 10
Time Allocation: 2-3 Class Days

Content Objectives:
Students will evaluate the impact the Treaty of Versailles had on the outbreak of WWII.
Students will draw on prior information (WWI, the March of Aggression) to compare and contrast opposing views on the Treaty.

Content Skills:
Students will work collaboratively to summarize, analyze, and sort primary and secondary documents.
Students will develop a sophisticated thesis that has partition and clear subtopics.

Learning Experience:
This process is a hands on way to teach younger students how to break down the steps of writing an essay. This is not meant to be a divide and conquer activity, but a group process of discussion and collaboration. Groups of three of four students are given the Document Based Question and then brainstorm related prior knowledge (aka outside information). Once they have completed that step and the teacher has checked their work, students then work together to summarize, analyze and sort sources. They develop a thesis AFTER they have dug deeper into each source and decided how supportive it is of the essay question, and the dialectic it creates. After the poster is finished, students complete a self-evaluation and answer reflection questions for homework. A Socratic circle discussion or Agree/Disagree Debate could follow the poster project comparing the groups' answers to the DBQ and homework questions if time allows

Assessment Tools:

• Finished Group DBQ Poster graded according to Rubric (Or you could have students then write their own essay based on the groups poster.)
• Self Evaluation of Group Project
• Homework Journal Reflection.
• Socratic Circle Discussion based on HW assignment (time allowing)

Materials:

• Document Based Question, Source Packet, Rubric, Group Evaluation and HW Qs
• Poster Paper, Scissors, Highlighters, Markers, Tape or Glue

Connections to NYS Standards:

1. Understandings/Connections: The study of world history requires an understanding of world cultures and civilizations, including analysis of important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs, and traditions. This study also examines the human condition and the connections and interactions of people across time and space and the ways different people view the same event or issue from a variety of perspectives.

4. Historical Analysis: The skills of historical analysis include the ability to investigate differing and competing interpretations of the theories of history, hypothesize about why interpretations change over time, explain the importance of historical evidence, and understand the concepts of change and continuity over time.

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