Curated OER
Rusyns Survive Time in Central & Eastern Europe
Tenth graders study the different ethnicities in Europe. In this Eastern Europe ESL instructional activity, 10th graders read an article and complete guided questions. Students participate in a debate.
Curated OER
ESL Holiday Activity-New Year's Day
In this ESL holiday learning exercise, learners read 2 paragraphs about New Year's Day, then complete matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, event ordering, scrambled sentence, and questioning and writing activities related to the...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Tony Blair Announces His Resignation
In this English worksheet, learners read "Tony Blair Announces His Resignation," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Words in the News Philippine Sedition Charges - 15 June 2005
Students study vocabulary in order to read an online article. They participate in word work before they read and discuss the article. They take an online quiz and a role play activity.
Curated OER
Arab-Israeli conflict
Students script an encounter between Iris, Ahmad and Elad. They imagine they meet on a train. Students discuss what argument might Ahmad and Iris have, and how would Elad and Mark try to resolve these? Students then act out the meeting.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Rice Faces Questions over CIA Prisons
In this English worksheet, students read " Rice Faces Questions over CIA Prisons," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: World War I
World War I, or the Great War, embroiled the globe in bloody fighting from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the complex alliances that led dozens of countries to go to war, how the war was won, and what life was like for soldiers and civilians....
Curated OER
History Matters: Get the Rope! Anti German Violence in World War I Era Wisconsin
Read this harrowing account of a German-American farmer whose nativist neighbors suspected his alliegiance to the United States after the country entered the war against Germany in World War I.
First World War
First World War: The Causes of World War One
The causes of World War One and the countries involved are included in this extensive summary.
Emory University
Beck Center: The Great War
An interesting site that looks at World War I from a very personal level by looking at the post cards of the countries involved in the war as well as a site for World War I poetry. Hyperlinks help you navigate the extensive information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: World War I
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth encyclopedia article on World War I, giving information about the origins of the war, the initial outbreak, new technology introduced during the war, the Russian Revolution,...
Digital History
Digital History: America at War: The Guns of August
Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.
University of Arizona
International Studies Association: Mobilizing Public Support for War
A scholarly look at the use of propaganda to influence American support for World War I once the country entered the fray. Read about the Committee on Public Information, examples of harassment of those not deemed sufficiently patriotic,...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
Digital History
Digital History: World War I on the Home Front
Read about the extent of anti-German and anti-Italian sentiment in the United States, sentiment against American citizens, in World War I. See how German culture was suppressed throughout the country.
Made From Media
Made From History: Who Declared War? Major Power Declarations of War, 1914
With the use of country flags and benchmark years, this clever illustration shows the declarations of war during the course of World War I.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Central Powers
Kids learn about the Central Powers of World War I including the countries, leaders, military commanders, and facts - the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon & World War One: On the Home Front the Red Cross at the Center
Communities across the country rallied to help the troops once the United States entered World War I. Although this site focuses on the activities of the Red Cross in Oregon, these activities were replicated throughout hundreds of towns.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Mock Treaty of Versailles
This project is designed to conclude a World War I Unit. In this unit, students will have examined the causes, events, and consequences of World War One. After investigating the causes and events of the war, students will participate as...
University of Oregon
Mapping History: American History
Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.
Oregon Secretary of State
Oregon at War: On the Home Front: Conservation Becomes Second Nature
Although this site focuses on the impact of World War I on Oregon, the information about food rationing and limitations pertains to the entire country. Find out about the Food Administration and its efforts to encourage the conservation...
Digital History
Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
Other
Charles Sturt Univ.: Military Plans & the 1st World War
The plans of most WWI involved countries are examined, including the German Schlieffen Plan and the French Plan XVII.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: War and Neutral Rights
This resource presents a brief discussion of U.S. neutrality early in World War I and of the events which brought the country closer to war.