WORLD WAR I WORLD HISTORY

WWI CBA SCHEDULE –Friday, April 15 DBQ finished Work on organizer chart –Saturday/Sunday Develop thesis Begin outlining CBA –Monday, April 18- Pit Lab Begin first draft –Tuesday, April 19- Pit Lab Finish first draft Print for proofreading tomorrow –Wednesday, April 20- Pit Lab Proofreading/ Editing final draft –Thursday, April 21 No class time for CBA!! Work on final draft at home and print before class tomorrow! –Friday, April 22 Turn in final draft at the beginning of class period!

CBA Answer the question: –“Which of the MAIN factors contributed most to the outbreak of WWI?” State a position on why a factor (or factors) played a primary role in causing WWI –Did the US have good reasons for using the atomic bombs against Japan in WWII? Provide reasons for your position –Use at least three sources from your DBQ packet or the MAIN jigsaw readings Find similarities between WWI and a current conflict –How does studying WWI help us to understand the causes of conflicts today? Make references to sources –According to Document B…, etc.

CBA OUTLINE- POWERPOINT 1.Title (With your name, class, and date) 2.Background on WWI 3.Thesis 4.Cause #1 5.Evidence and analysis 6.Cause #2 7.Evidence and analysis 8.Connection to current world conflict 9.Analysis of how studying the causes of WWI helps us to understand causes of current conflicts 10.Conclusion 11.Works Cited This outline is the bare minimum. You can use more slides if you need. The background and font you choose must allow your text to be clearly readable when printed in black & white You must have at least one relevant image for each slide which helps to support your argument. Images must also be cited.

CBA OUTLINE- ESSAY I.Introduction- Background/Thesis A. Background on WWI- Who was fighting? How did the war start? How is WWI remembered? B. Thesis- Turn the question into a statement and give a preview of what you are going to say in the rest of your essay. This should be the last sentence of your introduction paragraph! II.Body Paragraph #1- MAIN Cause1 I.Topic Sentence II.Evidence and Analysis III.Connecting Sentence III.Body Paragraph #2- MAIN Cause 2 I.Topic Sentence II.Evidence and Analysis III.Connecting Sentence IV.Body Paragraph #3- Connection to Current World Conflict A.How the causes of WWI are connected to current world conflicts B.How studying the causes of WWI helps us to understand current world conflicts V.Conclusion