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Training Tip: Connecting MarcoPolo to State Standards

"The Debate in the United States Over the League of Nations"
EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities
Grades 9-12
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=475

Background to the Lesson

In this curriculum unit of three lessons, students examine the central issues in the debate over America's participation in the League of Nations, including World War I-era president Woodrow Wilson's role in it and his overarching vision for peace. This unit can be taught in two to three class periods and is intended for students already familiar with the basic facts about WWI and its aftermath. The lesson requires students to review primary documents and images available through Partner-reviewed Web sites and then participate in guided discussions.

Preparing This Lesson for Your Training Session  

• Bookmark the EDSITEment curriculum unit:
  --"The Debate in the United States Over the League of Nations"
  
  
• Reacquaint yourself with EDSITEment’s Blue Ribbon-panel review process, selection criteria and Reference Shelf section, which provides helpful tips on evaluating Internet content:
  --Nomination and Review Process
  --Web Site Selection Criteria
  --Reference Shelf
  
  
• Familiarize yourself with the features of the Partner-reviewed Web sites used throughout this unit:
  --Library of Congress: American Memory
  --American Studies at the University of Virginia
  --Great War Primary Documents Archive
  --National Parks Service: Links to the Past
  
  
• Download and print document analysis worksheets from the National Archives and Records Administration’s Digital Classroom, available through a link in EDSITEment’s Reference Shelf:
  --Analyzing Primary Resources



• Ensure the availability of a working Internet connection at your training site.

Using This Lesson in Your Training Session

• Begin on EDSITEment's home page. At the bottom left of the home page, click on About EDSITEment and walk your attendees through EDSITEment's Web site review process. Discuss how resources are reviewed and selected for use in EDSITEment lessons. Also show the complete list of EDSITEment-reviewed Web sites. Lessons on EDSITEment often refer users to resources available through these Partner-reviewed Web sites.
  
  
• Walk your attendees through the "League of Nations" curriculum unit, noting all sections on the screen, including the left sidebar, the link to the printable version at the top right, and the link to national and state standards at the end of the lesson text.
  
  
• Scroll down to the section entitled Selected EDSITEment Web Sites, which contains a list of the resources used in the lesson. Ask your attendees how familiar they are with these Web sites. While complete knowledge of the information offered on these Web sites isn't required for teachers who are using EDSITEment lessons with their students, it can be helpful for teachers to become familiar with the features and search functions of these popular sites.
  
  
• Next, ask attendees to name some topics they are currently discussing in class for which they'd like to find primary materials and information. Select one or two topics and show attendees how to use the MarcoPolo Search Engine to locate relevant Partner lessons and Partner-reviewed content.
  
  
• Finally, walk attendees through some popular Partner-reviewed and humanities-themed Web sites, such as American Memory. Show how to navigate the site and how to use the site's search function to easily locate primary documents, photographs and maps. Distribute a document analysis worksheet to each attendee and encourage the attendees to work in groups to find a relevant primary source and analyze its usefulness.
  

Follow-up

Return to EDSITEment's home page and click on the link to the Reference Shelf, a section which offers tips on evaluating online resources and provides links to style guides containing information on citing online sources. In their experience, have attendees seen an increase in students referencing Internet sources in homework or research assignments, or are printed materials still the dominant source of information? Do attendees feel students are able to correctly determine the accuracy of information that's posted on the Internet?

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