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WORLD WAR I


Updated May 2008

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TIMELINES / PRIMARY DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, & DIARIES

STATISTICS & CASUALTIES / DIPLOMACY AND CAUSES OF THE WAR

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES / BATTLE STRATEGY & INFO

WEAPONS & THE TROOPS / TRENCH WARFARE / GAS WARFARE

MILITARY MEDICINE / WAR IN THE AIR & ON THE SEA

MAPS, IMAGES, ART / WAR PROPAGANDA

SPIES - ESPIONAGE - CODES! / SPECIFIC BIOGRAPHIES & THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST

WOMEN & THE HOME FRONT

MUSIC & POETRY OF THE WAR

THE 1918 FLU EPIDEMIC

LEAGUE OF NATIONS - WILSON'S 14 POINTS / VERSAILLES TREATY

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS & OTHER DECORATIONS

AFTER THE WAR

VARIOUS DIFFERENT TOPICS / MORE WORLD WAR I LINKS




TWO OF THE BEST
***** World War I - Trenches on the Web is an excellent and searchable site on the Great War. Check out the Site Map at: Trenches on the Web - Reference Library
Go straight to the search page: Trenches on the Web - Trench Search
BBC History - World War One

TIMELINES (Most also have info on the War)
Trenches on the Web - Timeline: Index
TIMELINE: Events Leading to the Great War, 1870-1914
TIMELINE: World War One Chronology
TIMELINE: 28-Jun-1914 - Assassination in Sarajevo
U.S. Involvement in World War I
Time Line
America Over There in WWI
More timelines below under specific topic headings.

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
The World War I Document Archive
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: World War I
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: World War I, Treaties by Date
British Documents on the Origins of the War, 1898-1914
World War I, The Daily Telegraph Affair - October 1908
World War I, The "Willy-Nicky" Telegrams, July-August 1914
President Woodrow Wilson's Appeal for Neutrality - August 1914
Lloyd George on the Battle of the Somme - July 1916
The Balfour Declaration - January 1917
Woodrow Wilson: PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY - January 1917
The Zimmerman Note - January 1917
THE ZIMMERMANN NOTE, Released March 1, 1917
NARA | Digital Classroom | Teaching With Documents: The Zimmermann Telegram
Coded version of the Zimmerman Telegram
De-coded Zimmerman Telegram
President Wilson asks for a Declaration of War Against Germany - April 1917
Senate Opposition to Wilson's Call for a Declaration of War - April 1917
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The 27 Articles of T.E. Lawrence - August 1917 - more primary documents relating to Lawrence and the war in the Middle East by clicking HERE.
The Avalon Project: President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points - January 1918
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points - January 1918
World War I, The U.S. Sedition Act, May 1918
The Versailles Treaty June 28, 1919
Versailles Treaty, 1919 (by Article)
World War I, The League of Nations Protocol - October 1920
Treaties of Peace Between the US and Germany, Austria and Hungary - 1921
The Covenant of the League of Nations - including amendments adopted December 1924
The Geneva Protocol of 1925: Poisonous or Other Gases, Bacteriological Warfare
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election
More primary documents available under specific subject headings listed below.

FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS AND LETTERS
U-boat Attack, 1916
World War One Letters Home
Jack Turner's War
BBC History site - World War One Soldier's Diary Readings
BBC - History - Charlie's War: The Diary and Letters of a Canadian Corporal
History Channel - Dear Home: Letters from WWI
Letters from World War One and Two. - fantastic database.
World War I Letters
American Experience | War Letters
Cecil Slack and the Great War
The History of a WWI Soldier
BBC - History - The Human Face of War
Views of War, from A Soldier's Diary: the Diary of Benjamin Edgar Cruzan

STATISTICS - THE COST OF WAR
Casualties in WWI
The Great War in Numbers: Stats on WWI
First World War Statistics
Statistics for WWI
HELLFIRE CORNER - The Great War - Impact - Statistics
Financial Cost of the First World War
Casualties: First World War
USA Army Deaths: 1914-1918
Australian Military Statistics
More WWI stats, plus stats from other US wars can be found on my Military History, Info, Stats page.

DIPLOMACY DURING & AFTER THE WAR
Britain & Germany: The Naval Arms Race
Summary of Alliances and Agreements, 1879-1907
The Dual Alliance between German and Austria-Hungary (1879)
The Triple Alliance, 1882
The Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902/5)
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: Laws of War
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Russian Alliance Military Convention - 1892
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Entente Cordiale Between England and France - 1904
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Anglo-Russian Entente - 1907
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Arbitration Convention Between the United States and Austria-Hungary, 1909
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Treaty of Alliance Between Germany and Turkey - 1914
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Sykes-Picot Agreement: 1916
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk; March 3, 1918
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: British White Paper of June 1922
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Palestine Mandate, 1922
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Kellogg-Briand Pact - 1928
1914-1920: Diplomacy of the First World War
1921-1936: Diplomacy of Isolationism

CAUSES OF THE WAR
TIMELINE: 1839-1914 The Long Fuse
TIMELINE: The July Crisis, 1914
TIMELINE: 28-Jun-1914 - Assassination in Sarajevo
Causes of World War I
Toward World War I in Europe to 1908
A Joyful Leap into World War I, 1911-1914
Lectures for World War I
AN OUTLINE AND SURVEY COURSE OF WORLD WAR I
World War I, The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Serbian nationalism from the "Nacertanije" to the Yugoslav Kingdom
Sarajevo, June 28, 1914
World War I, The Narodna Odbrana - The Black Hand
The Balkan causes of World War I
The Austrian Ultimatum to Serbia, July 23,1914 and the Serbian Reply
The July Crisis: The Austrian Viewpoint - Serbian Viewpoint - German Viewpoint - Views of the German General Staff - The Russian Viewpoint - British Viewpoint - French Viewpoint
World War I Begins
World War I, The "Willy-Nicky" Telegrams
War and Neutral Rights
The Zimmerman Telegram
United States Enters World War I
The Nations Involved in the Great War
First World War: Political Leaders
World War I Overview
Triple Entente - Triple Alliance
Turkey in 1914 - Italy in 1914 - Russia in 1914 - Austria in 1914 - Germany in 1914 - France in 1914 - Britain in 1914

THE MAJOR PLAYERS
WWI Participants
First World War: Political Leaders
First World War: Military Leaders
Europe: 1914
France - Great Britain/U.K. - Russia/USSR - Austria-Hungary - Germany - Kingdom of Serbia - Turkey/Ottoman Empire
U.S. Participation in the Great War
U.S. Involvement in World War I

BATTLE STRATEGY - WAR PLANS
Trenches on the Web - Timeline: 1905-1914 - War Plans
The Schlieffen Plan
First World War Tactics

BATTLEFIELDS
ANIMATED MAP: Western Front
The Static Front
Hellfire Corner - The Great War - Battlefield Guide - Charles Fair
Battles of the First World War
First World War: Military Leaders
World War I Battlefields
Tragedy on the Somme - Battle of the Somme - The importance of the Battle of the Somme - the Somme
Passchendaele
Vimy Ridge
Cambrai
German Policy in Occupied Belgium, 1914-1918
The Gallipoli Association
Jordan - History - The Great Arab Revolt - more on the war in the Middle East HERE.

THE WEAPONS & TROOPS
First World War Weapons
1913 Armory Show
Trenches on the Web - Armory
ARMIES OF THE WESTERN FRONT 1914
Basic Training
Delousing
Leave
The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I
Air Warfare
Artillery
Artillery
Gas Warfare
Guns
US Defensive Grenades in WWI
Naval
Tank Warfare
U-boats
U-boats - On patrol with U 35
Tanks - Page 1 - Page 2
Trench Warfare
Troops - Page 1 - Page 2
Sturmtruppen (Stormtroopers)
The Wheels for the AEF
Zeppelins
The Doughboy Center - General Headquarters - Contents
Rank Insignia of the German Army, 1914-1918
The Organization of the German Army, 1914

TRENCH WARFARE
Life in the Trenches
The Static Front
BBC - History - Life in The Trenches Virtual Tour
BBC - History - World War One Trench Virtual Tour
BBC - History - Front Line Trench Virtual Tour
BBC - History - Dogfight Over the Trenches Virtual Tour
The Trench
Lyrics to "Christmas in the Trenches"
HELLFIRE CORNER - The Christmas Truce - 1914
US Defensive Grenades in WWI
The Trenches at Messines 1916-17
British Trench Warfare 1917-1918
Armory: Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare in World War One
Encyclopaedia of the First World War: Trench War
Trench Poetry and Songs

GAS WARFARE
Trenches on the Web - Armory: Gas Warfare
Mustard Gas Poisoning
Mustard Gas
Germany's Use of Chemical Warfare in the Great War
The Geneva Protocol of 1925: Poisonous or Other Gases, Bacteriological Warfare

MEDICINE OF THE WAR
The Medical Front, WWI
Nurse Helen Fairchild: My Aunt, My Hero
1918 - Medical Personnel
War's Cruel Scythe: the Health of Australian Soldiers in the First World War
Info on the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 can be found below.

AVIATION
The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I
Wings With Wires / Aerodrome / Manufacturers
Great War in the Air - Exhibition Home Page
Aircraft and the First World War
Fighting the Flying Circus - Eddie Rickenbacker's World War One memoirs.
Air Warfare
BBC - History - Dogfight Over the Trenches Virtual Tour
World War I Aviation Page
Zeppelins
Zeppelins at War

WAR AT SEA
U-Boat war: 1914-1918
RMS Lusitania
Enter Lost Liners for more info on the Lusitania
World War One - The Maritime War
World War I - Naval Historical Center
Dreadnought
World War I Victory Medal
Fates of the German U-boats
THE U-BOAT WAR IN CARTOONS
U-boat Attack, 1916
Submarine Warfare - The Online Casebook
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
BRITISH NAVAL VESSELS LOST AT SEA, 1914-18
Royal Naval Division, British Royal Marines:1916 - 1918
IMAGES: Warship Gallery, Turn of the Century



IMAGES, MAPS, & AUDIO
WWI MAPS
MAP: Europe, 1914
MAP: Europe on the Eve of World War I, 1914
Map - Wars from 1900 to 1925
Map - Losses in World War One
Map - Austria-Hungary
Images of WWI
ANIMATED MAP: Western Front
Trenches on the Web - Fractal Gallery
Trenches on the Web - Map Room
Map - Europe in 1914
The World, Political Realignment MAP, 1919
Europe, Political Realignment MAP, 1919
Map of Germany after World War I and the Versailles Peace treaty (1919)
Maps, Charts, Photos and Cartoons Relating to the Versailles Treaty
MAP: The Effect of the Versailles Treaty
Map - League of Nations
Photos of the Great War
World War I II Pictures, Posters
IMAGES: France at War
IMAGES: Warship Gallery, Turn of the Century
DHM, Poster Collection
WORLD WAR I CARTOONS
World War I Posters - Artists Mobilizing the Home Front
IMAGES: German Postcards Home
Postcards of German Sweethearts
Women's Posters WWI
Canadian War Posters
Canadian War Artists
Voices of World War I
American Leaders Speak: Sound Recordings of World War I
1914-18 war - Art of the First World War
Songs World War I
World War I Photos & Postcards
Different Worlds - Pictures of the Past - World War One
World War I & II Pictures, Posters
**** Jack Turner's War
Coded version of the Zimmerman Telegram - De-coded Zimmerman Telegram
You can also find many pictures and maps on the other links on this page.

PROPAGANDA
Propaganda Analysis: Home Page
Propaganda: The Drift Towards War
Propaganda Analysis - World War I Propaganda
Propaganda Critic: World War One > Committee on Public Information
Propaganda Gallery
World War I Cartoons
World War I II Pictures, Posters
Women's Posters WWI
Propaganda Postcards of the Great War (World War 1)
World War I Posters - Artists Mobilizing the Home Front
Trenches on the Web - World War I Posters
IMAGES: German Postcards Home
DHM, Poster Collection
American Posters of World War One
British Posters of World War One
The Provincial Museum of Alberta - Government History - The Poster War
"A Summons to Comradeship" World War I and II Posters
1914-18 war - Art of the First World War
Canadian War Posters
Post-War Propaganda

SPIES - ESPIONAGE - SEDITION!
The British MI5 During World War I
Mata Hari
World War I, The U.S. Sedition Act
SCHENCK v. UNITED STATES
BBC - History - Shot at Dawn: Cowards, Traitors or Victims?

CODES
Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I
"the People's Paths home page!" - Living History - World War I & II Choctaw Code Talkers
Who were the Choctaw code talkers?
Verdun Intercept Site Exhibit
NSA - NCM: The DF Tractor Exhibit

SPECIFIC BIOS
Trenches on the Web - Biographies: Index
President Thomas Woodrow Wilson
King George V of Great Britain and Ireland
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm the Second
Emperor Franz Josef
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
General Mustafa Kemal Pasha
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE EXHIBITION 1863-1945
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie
First Earl Douglas Haig
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) - English Soldier and Author - More on Lawrence in the section below on the war in the Middle East.
General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing
Baron Manfred von Richthofen - The RED BARON
Edward V. Rickenbacker
Sergeant Alvin C. York
For bios on WWI Flying Aces(German, British, and American), try The Aerodrome - Aces and Aircraft of World War I

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA & THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Great Arab Revolt
British Policy Towards the Ottoman Empire
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Kitchener and Arab National Movement, 1912-1914
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Treaty of Alliance Between Germany and Turkey - 1914
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Hussein-MacMahon Letters
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Sykes-Picot Agreement
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Sykes-Picot Agreement: 1916
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS: British White Paper of June 1922
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The Palestine Mandate, 1922
The Hashemites: Jordan's Royal Family
General Mustafa Kemal Pasha
ArabNet -- Palestine, History, British Mandate
The Gallipoli Association
The Surafend Affair HS Gullett
TIMELINE: Thomas Edward Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) - English Soldier and Author
A Durable Lawrence (TE)
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Lawrence's Personal Notes on the Sherifial Family - 1916
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: The 27 Articles of T.E. Lawrence - August 1917
PRIMARY DOCUMENT: Report on Mesopotamia by T.E. Lawrence
QUOTES BY LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - QUOTES BY OTHERS
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - LINKS
The Lawrence of Arabia Factfile
T.E. Lawrence
T.E. LAWRENCE / LAWRENCE OF ARABIA / FOREIGN LEGION
Lawrence of Arabia
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - "A Durable Lawrence (TE)"

THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Tolerance.org: Teaching Tolerance: The World Was Silent
Frequently Asked Questions about the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Deportees: 1915-1916
Map of the Armenian Genocide
Lessons and Readings on the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide Resource Guide
Reading: Genocide Under The Cover Of War
The Turkish Crime of our Century - The Armenian Genocide
The History Place - Armenians in Turkey
Armenian National Institute
Armenian Research Center
FULL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE UPON THE ARBITRATION OF THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA
Adolf Hitler to his Army commanders, August 22, 1939:
"Thus for the time being I have sent to the East only my 'Death's Head Units' with the orders to kill without pity or mercy all men, women, and children of Polish race or language. Only in such a way will we win the vital space (lebensraum) that we need. Who still talks nowdays about the Armenians?"

WOMEN & THE HOME FRONT DURING THE WAR
First World War: Home Front
Mobilizing woman-power, by Harriot Stanton Blatch
Women in World War One
WWI Signal Corps Women
Women's Posters WWI
Canada in World War I - The Home Front
World War I Posters - Artists Mobilizing the Home Front
Service Star flags (United States) - flags that were displayed in home windows that denoted "sons/daughters" in service with a blue star and gold star if the family member had given his/her life for his/her country.
Gold Star Moms - History - Gold Star Mothers/Sons in Service Flag
Gold Star Mother
World War I Gold Star Mothers Pilgrimages
BBC - History - Women and the Military during World War One

POETRY, MUSIC, AND ART OF WAR
An Introduction to WWI Poetry
Lost Poets of the Great War
BBC - History - Wilfred Owen Audio Gallery
Wilfred Owen and his Dulce Et Decorum Est
"Dulce Et Decorum Est", by Wilfred Owen
"Dulce Et Decorum Est", by Wilfred Owen
The War Poems & Manuscripts of Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive
Rupert Brooke and his WarSonnets
Rupert Brooke (1887 -1915)
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)
Trench Poetry and Songs
Womens Poetry & Verse
German War Poetry
Publications of the War
Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature of WWI
World War One Songs (WW1) Early Recordings From 1918 Victrola
MUSIC: America Goes to War Part 1 - Page 2
Soldiers' Songs
Songs of World War I
A list of songs popular during World War 1
Sheet Music from Canada's Past: First World War Era
Search World War One Era Sheet Music
1914-18 war - Art of the First World War
Otto Dix Online
1914-18 war - Art of the First World War - List of painters
1914-18 war - Art of the First World War - 105 - Otto Dix
Art of War and Peace ToC
More art above in sections on Images and Propaganda.

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918
The Bubonic Plague may be more famous, but the Influenza epidemic that began in 1918 killed 25 million people in one year!! This article begins with a brief description of the Plague, but then gives some facts on the awful pandemic of 1918.
**** The American Experience | Influenza 1918
Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919
Life at Camp Funston
1918 - Influenza

LEAGUE OF NATIONS - WILSON'S 14 POINTS
Wilson and the New Diplomacy
President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" (1918)
The Avalon Project : President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
TIMELINE: League of Nations Fight
MAP: League of Nations
World War I, The League of Nations Protocol
The Avalon Project : The Covenant of the League of Nations
IMAGES: League of Nations

VERSAILLES TREATY
The Treaty of Versailles
Versailles Treaty, 1919 (by Article)
The Treaty of Versailles (1919)
versailles treaty contents
A German View of the Treaty of Versailles
The Legacy of Versailles
The Effect of the Versailles Treaty
Key Articles from the 1919 Treaty of Versailles that Would Cause World War II
Reparations and War Guilt -- Treaty of Versailles 1919
The World, Political Realignment MAP, 1919
Europe, Political Realignment MAP, 1919
Map of Germany after World War I and the Versailles Peace treaty (1919)
Maps, Charts, Photos and Cartoons Relating to the Versailles Treaty
For more, check out the Primary Documents section above and the Things to Come section below.

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS & OTHER MEDALS
WORLD WAR I MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
The 1914 German Iron Cross
World War I Victory Medal
Awards and Decorations of WWI

AFTERMATH AND THINGS TO COME....
Reparations and War Guilt -- Treaty of Versailles 1919
Key Articles from the 1919 Treaty of Versailles that Would Cause World War II
The Effect of the Versailles Treaty
A German View of the Treaty of Versailles
The Interwar Years: 1919-1939
The World at War - Global Timeline 1918-48
TIMELINE: Dictatorial Regimes between the World Wars
MAP: Europe on the Eve of World War II
VERSAILLES TREATY to POLISH BLITZKRIEG 1919-1939
NORTH RUSSIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1918-1919
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Appendices, Status of the Russian Fleet, 1918
Washington Conferences (1921 - 1922)
Far Eastern Strategy and The Washington Conference of 1921-22
CONFERENCE ON THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENT, 1922.
Washington Naval Conference
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Dawes and Young Plans
The Age of Anxiety: Europe in the 1920s, part 1 and part 2
First World War - The Heritage of The Great War 1914 1918
The German Revolution of 1918
Aftermath: When the Boys Came Home
African American Odyssey: World War I and Postwar Society
Aftermath: The Unknown Warrior (page one)
German Secret Rearmament, 1934-5
British and German Air Doctrine Between the Wars
1918-38 Page
Post-War Propaganda
Postwar Unrest
U.S. Military History: Between World Wars
Foundations of the Modern State and Society, 1914-1929
WHAT IF Germany Won World War I? - Alternative History
For more info, check out my pages on 20th Century America and World War II.

VARIOUS WWI TOPICS
Trenches on the Web - Trivia and Slang of the Period
Inventors and the First World War
The Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919
German Policy in Occupied Belgium, 1914-1918
Latin America in World War I
Patricia A. Ferguson: Fighting on All Fronts Leo Amery WWI
Diggers-Lords of Battle:The Australian Army in World War I
The Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey
The Canadian Military Heritage Project - WWI
The Canadian Great War Homepage
Courage Remembered: The World Wars through Canadian Eyes
1918 - Australians in France
The Black Chamber Exhibit
History of one WWI Veteran - My Grandfather

SOME OTHER SUPER WWI SITES
***** World War I - Trenches on the Web
The Great War - HELLFIRE CORNER - The First World War (The Great War)
First World War Encyclopedia
***** Public Television's site dedicated to its documentary, The Great War
The Great War
The First World War 1914-1918 (The Great War, World War 1)
World War 1
BBC - History - World War One (Part of BBC - History - World Wars)
World War I Digital Library - Electronic Publications
BBC News | World War I | The Great War: 80 years on
The Doughboy Center - General Headquarters
The Great European and World War
First World War Glossary of British Terms
World War I by Professor Gerhard Rempel
World War I: FAQ's
The Great War Series
Liberty Memorial Museum Online
World War I and II Web Sites
U.S. Military History: WWI
World War I, Links to Other Resources
Links to Other World War I Sites
The Great War - World War I
world war one,the great war, Kyles homepage
WWI Links
Hellfire Corner - the Great War - Links to Other Sites
World War I and After
Pershing's Doughboys Main Page
Great War Militaria: World War One Artifacts, Reproductions, and Reenactment Units
KS3: First World War
Erin History - The First War
First World War [Australian War Memorial] - Australian Military Statistics

FOR INFO ON SPECIFIC U.S. WARS, CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
From Colonies to Revolution - for info on the French & Indian War and the American Revolution
19th Century America - for info on the War of 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American War
Civil War
World War II
Cold War Thru Enduring Freedom - Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam, & Desert Storm, & Enduring Freedom (War against Terrorism)
Military History, Info, Stats - for info on the Military in general.



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UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, NO STUDENTS WILL BE EXCUSED FROM CLASSES.

I AM WORKING ON HOW YOU MAY BE RELEASED TO THE LIBRARY OR TO MR. ROBIDOUX TO DO YOUR ESSAY RESEARCH AND TYPE YOUR ESSAYS.

IF THE PROHIBITION CONTINUES, I WILL BE FORCED TO ALTER MY LESSON PLANS.

AGENDAS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007

WORLD LITERATURE.

CHECK OF ANNOTATED LETTER.

COLLECTION OF CRITIQUES-FINAL DEADLINE IS MONDAY, TYPED MLA FORMAT

GREEK ROOTS

COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS: CORNELL NOTES


WORLD HISTORY:

WORLD WAR I

SUMMING UP

LISTING OF POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS

AGENDAS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

1. Annotation of letter

2. Critique of letter

3. Lecture by college student.


World History:

1. Review of WWI

2. Continued film study of WWI

AGENDAS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

GREEK ROOTS

CORNELL NOTES ON CARL JUNG, COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, DREAMS, ARCHETYPES, AND MOTIFS

INTRODUCTION OF THE ROGERIAN ESSAY


WORLD HISTORY:

DISCUSSION OF ESSAY TOPICS

CONTINUED STUDY OF WWI

AGENDAS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

SHORTENED DAY

WORLD LITERATURE:

GREEK ROOTS

CORNELL NOTES ON THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, ARCHETYPES, AND MOTIFS



WORLD HISTORY A:

WORLD WAR I DOCUMENTARY

AGENDAS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE THE STUDY OF CARL JUNG, THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, ARCHETYPES, MOTIFS, MYTHS, AND DREAMS.

STUDENTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THEIR CORNELL NOTES IN ORDER FOR COLLECTION AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.


WORLD HISTORY:

DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

REREVIEW OF MLA STYLE

REREVIEW OF CITATIONS

REREVIEW OF WORKS CITED PAGE

DISCUSSION OF ESSAY TOPICS

CONTINUED STUDY OF WWI

AGENDAS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TAKING CORNELL NOTES ON CARL JUNG, THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, ARCHETYPES, AND MOTIFS.


WORLD HISTORY:

REVIEW OF MR. LEE'S PRESENTATION OF YESTERDAY ON MLA STYLE, RESEARCH, CITATIONS, WORKS CITED PAGE, AND PLAGIARISM.

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS

CONTINUED STUDY OF WWI

FEBRUARY 19, 2009: SPECIAL MESSAGE TO WORLD HISTORY B

STUDENTS, AS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK, WORLD HISTORY STUDENTS WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY FOR MR. LEE'S PRESENTATION ON MLA STYLE.

OWING TO THIS, THE AGENDA POSTED FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2009 IS POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009.

AGAIN, PLEASE REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY.

AGENDAS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

STUDY OF THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS:

THEORIES OF CARL JUNG

CORNELL NOTE TAKING

DISCUSSION OF ESSAY ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS

REVIEW OF GUILLERMO DEL TORRES' EXPLANATIONS OF MYTH, MAGIC, AND MOTIFS



WORLD HISTORY B:

REVIEW OF THE BATTLE OF VERDUN

REVIEW OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

CONTINUED STUDY OF WWI

AGENDAS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. Discussion of archetypes and motifs.

2. Review of Cornell Note taking.

3. Cornell Notes on archetypes, motifs, the collective unconscious and Carl G. Jung.


WORLD HISTORY A:

1. Continued documentary study of WWI.

2. Introduction of MLA style.

3. Students will meet in the Library tomorrow for Mr. Lee's presentation on MLA.

AGENDAS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009

DEAR STUDENTS:

I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED YOUR THREE-DAY HOLIDAY

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. Information on archetypes and motifs.

2. Review of Cornell Note taking.

3. Discussion of essay topics.

4. Assignment of essay topic.

5. Review of MLA Style.


WORLD HISTORY B:

1. Continued work on WWI

2. Discussion of essay topics.

3. Introduction of MLA essay form

AGENDAS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

1. Continued work on archetypes and motifs.

2. Students will do independent research on archetypes and motifs for homework in preparation for class discussion on Monday, February 16, 2009.

3. Essay topics will be presented.


WORLD HISTORY B:

1. Continued work on WWI.

2. Essay topic discussion.

AGENDAS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009

WORLD LITERATURE:

1. Continued issuance of the Literature text.

2. Continued study of archetypes and motifs.


WORLD HISTORY:

Students will continue the film study and analysis of WWI

AGENDAS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. Book pick up from the textbook room.

2. Continued review of judge sheet from the Senior Project.

3. Archetypes and Motifs.


WORLD HISTORY:

1. World War I documentary.

2. Written composition on what you learned from the documentary.

3. Basic introduction of MLA and APA.

AGENDAS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. I WILL GO OVER THE SENIOR PROJECT JUDGES' SCORES WITH STUDENTS INDIVIDUALLY.

2. IF TIME PERMITS, WE WILL CONTINUE STUDYING ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.


WORLD HISTORY A:

1. YOU WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTARY ON WORLD WAR I.

2. CLASS DISCUSSION OF THE CAUSES OF THE WAR AND THE AFTERMATH.

SYLLABI FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER OF 2009

DEAR STUDENTS:

WELCOME TO THE SECOND SEMESTER OF OUR COURSES.

HERE IS THE SYLLABUS FOR SENIOR WORLD LITERATURE:

1. YOU WILL USE THE HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON TEXT, WORLD LITERATURE.

2. WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU WILL STUDY THE CONCOMITANT ART AND MUSIC OF THE PERIOD OF THE LITERATURE YOU ARE READING.

3. I WILL EXPOSE YOU TO ROGERIAN AND TOULMIN ESSAY FORMS.

4. I WILL INTRODUCE "THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET" USED IN COLLEGE DICTIONARIES.

5. WE WILL COMPLETE THE STUDY OF ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS BEGUN IN SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION.

6. BY MEANS OF ESSAY WRITING, I WILL WORK ON YOUR GRAMMAR AND WRITING SKILLS.

7. YOU WILL HAVE FREQUENT ASSIGNMENTS IN THE TEXT, WRITERS CHOICE.

8. SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS WILL INCLUDE WORD CLUES,BY AMSEL GREEN (LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS),THE LOOM OF LANGUAGE, AND MODERN ENGLISH USAGE BY H. W. FOWLER.

9. WE WILL USE COLLEGE LEVEL DICTIONARIES IN CLASS, IF AVAILABLE.

10. WE WILL EXPLORE FOREIGN FILM LITERATURE.


WORLD HISTORY A:

1. STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO USE WORLD HISTORY MODERN TIMES AS THE BASIC TEXTS.

2. THE SUPPLEMENTAL PAPER BACK PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT WILL BE USED WHEN APPROPRIATE.

3. DOCUMENTARIES AND FILMS SUPPORTING THE TEXT WILL BE SHOWN WHEN APPROPRIATE.

4. SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS WILL BE INTRODUCED WHEN THE BASIC TEXT IS NOT SUFFICIENT.

5. MLA AND APA FORMS WILL BE DISCUSSED.

6. STUDENTS WILL WRITE ONE OR MORE RESEARCH PAPERS USING MLA FORM.

AGENDAS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009

DEAR STUDENTS,

I HAVE AN OFF-CAMPUS ASSIGNMENT THIS MORNING. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN AFTER LUNCH.


SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE LADY IN THE WATER BEING CAREFUL TO FOLLOW THE DIALOG SO AS TO IDENTIFY THE ARCHETYPES ILLUSTRATED IN THE SCRIPT.

UPON COMPLETION OF THIS FILM, STUDENTS WILL VIEW THE GREAT GATSBY. THE ASSIGNMENT IS TO DETERMINE IF ARCHETYPES APPEAR IN THIS FILM AND, IF SO, WHO ARE THEY AND WHICH ARCHETYPE DOES EACH REPRESENT.


ADVISORY/HOMEROOM (TWO HOURS, TODAY)

I PLAN TO BE PRESENT FOR THIS CLASS. IF A GLITCH OCCURS, THE STUDENTS MAY WATCH THE GREAT GATSBY.

AGENDAS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO STUDY ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.


WORLD HISTORY A:

STUDENTS WILL FIND THE FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS ON MY BLOG FOR YESTERDAY.

AGENDAS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE WORK ON ARCHETYES AND MOTIFS.


WORLD HISTORY A:


HERE ARE THE STUDY QUESTIONS FOR TOMORROW'S FINAL:


1. WRITE A PARAGRAPH SHOWING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS.


2. WRITE A PARAGRAPH SHOWING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ROMANS.


3. WRITE A PARAGRAPH TELLING ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT "THE MAGNA CARTA".

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4. EXPLAIN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT "THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN."


5. DESCRIBE NAPOLEON'S STRONG POINTS AND WEAK POINTS.


6. DESCRIBE WHAT IS STRANGE ABOUT THE FILM, "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT."


7. WRITE ABOUT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT WERE CURRENT AT THE TIME OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH TODAY.

8. Describe the problems the British faced at Galipoli,

9. Explain why the German students were excited about entering WWI in the film, All Quiet on the Western Front.

10. Explain the population changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution.

11. What problems did the Industrial Revolution cause? Explain.

AGENDAS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2009

SHORTENED DAY

MANY THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU HANDED IN YOUR CRITIQUES ON OUR PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET'S PRODUCTION OF THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS.

SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

CONTINUED WORK ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.


WORLD HISTORY A:

WORLD WAR I FILM ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

AGENDAS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 3009

PLEASE HAND IN YOUR CRITIQUES OF THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS.


SENIOR EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

YOU WILL CONTINUE THE FILM STUDY FOR ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.


WORLD HISTORY A:

YOU WILL CONTINUE THE FILM STUDY OF WWI.