Teaching World War I in the 21st Century 1 | Page 40
Video:
Vignette of the Expeditionary Force which Visited Russia Following World War I – Their Mission and Activities While in the USSR,
0:00-8:10 https://archive.org/details/gov.dod.dimoc.30165
Overview: This lesson will give the student an understanding of the invasion of Russia by international military and
civilian forces, including the United States, during World War I.
LESSON DESCRIPTION:
Time: This lesson can range from one to five days, depending on the depth of knowledge that the teacher would like the
students to acquire.
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Discussion Questions
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Political Cartoon Analysis Sheet, Library of Congress
Materials:
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Graphic Organizer
Primary Source Analysis Sheet
Bulletin board paper for chart
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Teacher Guide http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/resources/Analyzing_Political_
Cartoons.pdf
Student Worksheet http://www.loc.gov/teachers/primary-source-analysis-tool/
The teacher should read the article “Guarding the Railroad, Taming the Cossacks” and create a PowerPoint or
other multimedia presentational format of pertinent information to present to the students. The teacher can
also excerpt sections of the article for students to read for background information as appropriate.
LESSON PREPARATION:
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The teacher should create a large graphic organizer on bulletin board paper before class that each group can
add information to when finished with their research.
The teacher should preview the video clip, and may prefer to download in advance rather than live streaming.
Make one copy of the Discussion Questions, Graphic Organizer, and Primary Source Analysis Sheet per student.
The teacher should hand out the Discussion Questions and Graphic Organizers. As a class, the student should watch
the first 8:10 of the War Department video, produced during World War I, on the Russian Expeditionary Force.
Day 1 Procedure:
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The student should use the information from the video to fill out any applicable information on the graphic
organizer and answer any applicable discussion questions.
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