World War I: "Arming the Earth" Video + Discussion of Discrimination During Wartime + Trench Story + Will's War

Today the Grade 8s:

• Increased their understanding of WW I trench warfare by viewing part of the video, "Arming the Earth,"  from the Bill Moyers series, A Walk Through the Twentieth Century.
• Discussed with the Grade 6s & 7s the question, "Should U. S. citizens with foreign surnames from countries against whom we are fighting be discriminated against in time of war?"
• Continued writing their Trench Story
• Began reading Janice Woods Windle's Will's War, the story of discrimination against German Texans during World War I

Assignments for Thursday
1. Trench Story is due.

• At least 1000 words
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Double spaced
• 1.5-inch margins

2. Will's War

• Finish filling out the Pre-Will's War Chart.
• Read through pp. 1-19 in Will's War.
• Write and post at least 3 discussion questions for each chapter