COURSE NAME: World War I: "The Great War" 1914-1918

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Cairo-Durham

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Chamberlain

HALF YEAR

MAXIMUM TOTAL CLASS ENROLLMENT - ALL SITES: 24

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Students for this course will need a notebook and must sign the "Two way
Interactive Television Classes Student Agreement Form".

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: The First World War was fought with great intensity that would
develop into a global conflict on epic proportions. This course will not only identify the immediate event that
sparked the conflict but, also investigate and explore other causes as well. Nationalism and militarism played
key roles in the reasons for the world falling into a war. This conflict would have a long lasting impact on
millions of people across the globe. Next, the class will identify the challenges, both military and political
leaders faced, for the first time in nearly a century, since the Napoleonic Wars.

The course will cover important battles, military tactics, political decisions and countries that participated,
which helped shape World War I. It will then conclude with the study of peace negotiations in the last part
of "The War to End All Wars", with signing of The Treaty of Versailles, which would have short and long-term
results. These results would then begin to "plant the seeds" for a future conflict, to be later known as The Second World War.

A course devoted to World War II will be offered in the second semester of this school year.
Grades will be determined based using the following percentages each quarter:
H.W./ Participation- 20% (one assignment per unit and student will need access to the internet/ to be determined by the instructor)

Quizzes- 30% (one quiz per unit)

Tests- 50% (one test covers Unit 1 and Unit 2, Unit 3 and 4, Unit 5 and Unit 6) 100%

OTHER NOTES / MISCELLANEOUS: The instructor will provide various readings and presentations (video
clips/movies and websites) during the course.

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