World War I World War I Letters - 1 The following letters are from Lloyd Maywood Staley (my grandfather) to his sweetheart Mary Beatrice Gray (my grandmother, of course!). They were all written during World War One. (Photos courtesy of Marjorie Layton, Lloyd's eldest daughter) Take a look at Lloyd's "dog tags." Here's his official army photo. EDITOR'S NOTE: There is a seven month interval between letters at this point. "My army career began August 5, 1917, at Garnett, Kansas, which was the headquarters for Company K. EDITOR'S NOTE: The photograph of Camp Doniphan (linked above) is courtesy of Tom Johnston of Oklahoma. "Our company was now part of the 35th Division U.S. On to next section of letters Back to Personal Stuff
Letters back home: A soldier's perspective on World War I Learning outcomes Students will: read and comprehend letters written by a World War I soldier serving in the United States Army. read and comprehend biographical information concerning a soldier that fought in World War I. Teacher planning Time required for lesson Two days Materials needed Copies of the Letters Back Home Guided Reading Activity — one per student Pencils/pens Technology resources Handouts/Resources Letters back home guided reading activity Students complete this handout while reading Paul Green’s letter to his sister. Open as PDF (123 KB, 1 page) Letters back home rubric You may use this rubric with one of the student assessment options. Open as PDF (83 KB, 1 page) Pre-activities Students should have a firm foundation on the causes of World War I and some concepts concerning the type of fighting the men had to endure. Activities Students will access the Documenting the American South website from a computer. Assessment Supplemental information Comments
World History for Us All: Teaching Units Home > This model curriculum groups instructional units into three categories. The criterion for these categories is the scale in time, geographical space, and subject matter of the topics to be explored. This system has been designed to guide teachers and students in study of the past on a variety of scales, from broad, global changes to developments that occurred within regions, civilizations, or nations. Teachers may choose to introduce students to an entire Big Era in a few class periods by focusing on the sweeping changes of the era. Or, they may devote a greater number of class days to an era, using several teaching units in all three categories of scale to examine the era in finer detail. All teaching units follow standard specifications for organization and design. The table below provides links to teaching units on the site or under development.
Honors Modern World Resources - 13.1 - Causes of World War I [ Blank Map of European Alliance Systems] [ Austria Declares War - Reading & Questions] [ Causes of WWI DBQ Packet] [ Guided Questions - Use For Note Taking] Resources The Three Cousins From left: Czar Nicholas II of Russia, King George V of England, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. The Three Cousins Map of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente at the outbreak of WWI. A Day Which Changed the World June, 28th 1914. A Day Which Changed the World Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Who is at Fault? Who is at Fault? Horrible Histories Horrible Histories
The Christmas Truce — History.com This Day in History — 12/25/1914 Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing. At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man's-land, calling out "Merry Christmas" in their enemies' native tongues. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer. Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness.
Posters: World War I Posters - About this Collection - Prints & Photographs Online Catalog All images are digitized | All jpegs/tiffs display outside Library of Congress | View All During World War I, the impact of the poster as a means of communication was greater than at any other time during history. The ability of posters to inspire, inform, and persuade combined with vibrant design trends in many of the participating countries to produce thousands of interesting visual works. The Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division makes available online approximately 1,900 posters created between 1914 and 1920. The majority of the posters were printed in the United States.
Internet Catalogue East New York - Brooklyn My 32 years in East New York was quite an ordeal. I saw and experienced a great deal. * a man shot to death right in front of my school * a car being stripped behind the school by two different teams of car strippers * drugs being dealt at a house across the street from school & undercover police using my room as a surveillance spot * drive by shootings * a bullet hole in the window and wall of my library * prostitutes plying their trade on the school block * teachers being led out of our school in handcuffs * packs of wild dogs chasing after cars "Situated in Brooklyn's Community School District 19, described as one of the toughest and poorest areas in New York City.... Newspaper Stories I collected about our students and teachers: "Indict 5 Teenagers in Killing of 3 Elderly Men" "Nab Suspects in 27 Holdups" "Youth Slain in IRT Holdup" "Three Hurt in Battle at Playground" "School Administrator Attacked by Gang" (Our principal attacked during school hours) "Streets of Death"
GCSE Bitesize: Causes of the Depression WGBH American Experience | Teachers' Area The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Special feature 24 records found Jimmy Carter Boyhood on the Farm [Video] Watch video and read Carter's recollections of his rural Georgia childhood. Mount Rushmore Home Movies [Video] View three video clips of Gutzon Borglum and the workers as they sculpt a national monument. Carving a Mountain [Flash interactive] New York: The Center of the World Online Forum [Text-based] Experts answer your questions about the Trade Center, Manhattan's urban development, and New York's role at the center of the postwar economic order. Partners of the Heart Pivotal Decisions [Non-Flash interactive] Take a low-paying but interesting job? Public Enemy #1 Online Poll [Opinion (poll, submission, forum)] Do you think criminals are born bad, or do they learn to lead a life of crime? Whodunit? Do you have what it takes to be a forensic expert? Newsreels [Video] Crime Spree [Text-based] Track Dillinger through his last year alive. Riding the Rails Added Obstacles [Text-based]
Civil War Letters Collection Home » Civil War Letters Collection Tis hard to see the mighty prancing war horse, trampling the dying and dead beneath their merciless feet. No dear wife, near to speak a word of comfort. No living sister or Mother to administer relief in that hour the most sad in the history of humanity. A selection of original Civil War correspondence between soldiers from the battlefields and their family members and friends on the homefront. "The battle has been raging all day in the distance and I am unable to ascertain whether any thing has been gained or not. The letters and original writings have been transcribed as written, with no attempt to change spelling. About the Database The Civil War Letters Collection was created with the CONTENTdm software's innovative new program, JPEG 2000, which enables materials to be displayed in a higher quality, more usable online format.
The map as history Antiquity – The Greek world - Mycenaeans - colonization – the Hellenistic kingdoms – a city-state: Athens – Athenian democracy - the Pan-Hellenic sanctuaries – Alexandria, a Hellenistic city – the Greco-Persian wars - Marathon - Salamina – The Peloponnesian war – the Athenian Empire – the conquests of Alexander the Great – Issus – Gaugamela Ancient Greece played a major role in the development of Western civilization and laid down the foundations of democracy. This series evokes Crete and Mycenae, colonization and Greek cities, wars between Persia and the Athenian empire, Sparta and the Peloponnesian war, Alexander's conquests and the Hellenistic kingdoms. In an evolving geographic area, its two thousand years of history have inspired our imagination. The evolving Greek world The Greek world was an ever-changing geographical reality throughout three million years before Christ. Geography of Greece Greece is dominated by two main geographical features: sea and mountains. Colonization Mycenae