Downloadable Lesson Plan

Teaching with Film: 1917

The highly acclaimed Sam Mendes' film 1917 has media abuzz and some interesting ELA and C3 connections. Engage the skills your students need for careers in history with an assignment that has students...
Research Guide

Tanks in World War I

Articles from historic newspapers document the introduction of tank warfare in the First World War. All the linked articles and many more are searchable via the Chronicling America: American Historic...
Library of Congress
Primary Source, Article

The Price of Freedom: Americans at War - Stubby

This resource from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History tells the story of Sergeant Stubby, the dog mascot of the 102nd Infantry, 26th Yankee Division. Veteran of 17 battles, Stubby...
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Short Video, Lesson Plan

Stalemate: The First World War, Part 3 (Film Series)

Part 3 of a video series on World War I, this 6 minute film explores the First Battle of the Marne and the stalemate that followed on the Western Front. Included are a short viewing exercise and a...
MacArthur Memorial
Primary Source Document

Some Effects of the World War on Cotton

Investigate the war's impact on both the global and American cotton markets in this 1937 report by The United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Agricultural Economics, made available online...
University of Florida
Downloadable Lesson Plans, Primary Sources

Sedition in World War I

The Sedition Act of 1917 limited freedom of speech. President Wilson and Congress claimed political dissent would harm the country's war effort. In this lesson, students consider whether critics of...
Stanford History Education Group
Primary Source, Article

Scrapbook of Grady H. W. Lockhart, U.S. Marine in WWI

The scrapbook of Grady H. W. Lockhart, a U.S. Marine in the Great War, presents a different view that many imagine about service during the Great War. Far from the smoke of battle, Grady served as a...
Villanova University