DescriptionIf you are teaching World War I with American History, this is the resource for you! My other U.S. history units have been popular for years, and this one was requested. Here you go! It took two years to research, find credible and primary sources, and assemble this comprehensive unit with a chronological timeline. For each informational text passage, there is a reading comprehension activity. Check out the people, events, battles, and various language arts skills covered in this unit! DIGITAL VERSION (GOOGLE AND POWERPOINT) IS ALSO INCLUDED.COVER PAGE: If you make the passages or the activities into booklets, there is a cover page to use.TIMELINE CHARTS: 6 pagesTEXT PASSAGES: 55 passagesCauses of World War IThe Assassination of Archduke Franz FerdinandThe Great War BeginsGermany Invades BelgiumFirst Battle of MarneTrench WarfareFirst Battle of Ypres BeginsIn Flanders FieldsThe Ottoman Empire Officially Entered the WarZeppelin Raids Begin in Great BritainGermany Declares Unrestricted WarfareThe Second Battle of YpresAnzacSinking of LusitaniaItaly Declares War and Enters World War IThe Mesopotamian CampaignThe Battle of VerdunThe Battle of SommeBiography of Field Marshal Douglas HaigThe Skyes-Picot AgreementThe Battle of JutlandThe Great Arab RevoltThe United States Severs All Diplomatic Ties With GermanyZimmermann Telegram Received by AmericaWoodrow WilsonAmerica Declares War on GermanyThe Selective Service ActWomen in World War IAnimals in World War I The Lost Battalion and Cher AmiSergeant StubbyThe Espionage Act of 1917The Hello GirlsChristmas Truce of 1914The Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele)General John PershingThe Battle of CantignyThe Assassination of Czar Nicholas II and His FamilyThe BolsheviksVladimir LeninAisne-marne Offensive The Battle of Saint-Mihiel Treaty of Brest-litovskThe Battle of Vittorio VenetoKaiser Wilhelm IIBalfour DeclarationKey Players in War and PeaceGermany Signs The ArmisticeThe Allied Occupation of Germany The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of VersaillesThe Creation of the League Of NationsOther Treaties That Ended World War IPrime Minister Herbert AsquithPrime Minister David Lloyd GeorgeFrench Prime Minister Georges ClemenceauACTIVITIES: Each passage has a comprehension activity with a variety of language arts skills:cause and effecttext evidenceopinion writingcompare and contrastprimary sources analysisparagraph writingessay writingFill in the blank5 W’s and 1 Hpoetry analysisinformative writing (newspaper article)explanationvocabularytext dependent analysispros and consdescriptionconnection webpositives vs. negativestrue or falseletter writingexcerpt analysisacrostic poemmain idea and detailsfact listingtrading card projectimaginary interviewbenefits and drawbacksunderstanding actions, motivations, and emotionstimelineword scramblefigurative languageidentify and explainshort-term vs. long-term effectssequence (chronological order)background knowledgeinferenceVenn diagramWEEKLY PLAN: Teach in the order of the unit. The plan is set up to spend six weeks if you use every passage and comprehension activity.STUDY GUIDE: 2 pagesASSESSMENT: 25 multiple-choice questions and five open-ended questionsANSWER KEYS FOR ALL ACTIVITIES, TIMELINES, AND ASSESSMENTThank you for visiting my store!PamAre you looking for other Social Studies products?Native American UnitExploration UnitColonial Informational Text and Activities UnitGovernment UnitWestward Expansion UnitCivil War UnitReconstruction UnitIndustrial Revolution UnitAmerican History Interactive Review GamesAre you looking for different products?STEP-BY-STEP WRITING PROGRAMS (GRADES 1-8) -motivate students AND transform reluctant writers into ROCKSTAR WRITERS!Social Studies ResourcesGreek and Latin ResourcesNovel and Book ResourcesPoetry ResourcesReading ResourcesHoliday and Monthly ResourcesReport this resource to TPTReported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.