Lesson 1

To be printed for distribution to Students:

• KWL Worksheet – “What do you know? What would you like to learn? What did you learn?”
• World War One and Alabama’s Role – Background Reading:
  • Part A – General Information about World War One
  • Part B – 167th Infantry Regiment from Alabama
  • Part C – Alabama’s Economy before and during World War One
  • Part D – Alabama and the US after World War One
• Alabama Veterans Memorial Park Research Form
• Exit Ticket

Links for use in Lesson Plan presentation:

• KWL Worksheet
• What is a Veteran? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veteran (optional)
• WWI and Alabama’s Role: Part A – General Information about World War One
• WWI and Alabama’s Role: Part B – 167th Infantry Regiment from Alabama
• Slide Show: Alabama’s 167th Regiment of the Rainbow Division
• WWI and Alabama’s Role: Part C – Alabama’s Economy before and during World War One
• WWI and Alabama’s Role: Part D – Alabama and the US after World War One
• Google Earth: Alabama Veterans Memorial Park location
• Alabama Veterans Memorial Park Website : https://alabamaveterans.org/
• Alabama Veterans Memorial Park Research Form

Optional:

• Protocols for Pledge, Anthem, and Flag
• Letter written by Alabama Vietnam Veteran Mike Barber
• Young girl, Lexi Walker, singing the Star-Spangled Banner : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUhfNBGQ9Bg
• The History of the Star-Spangled Banner
• 9 Things You May Not Know about “The Star-Spangled Banner”
• Exit Ticket

Other:

• Teacher’s Key to the AVMP Website Research Form can be found in the Lesson Plan Details document.