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Curriculum & Lesson Plans
Focusing in World War I, find lesson plans geared towards remembrance, intended to be used by teachers nationwide.

This chapter demonstrates how narrative inquiry creates soldier narratives that allow for a deeper understanding of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in World War I.

This chapter explores the role of chaplains in the burial of fallen soldiers and the symbolism and significance of grave sites.

This chapter situates image analysis within World War I’s historical narrative and helps students evaluate images and draw historical information from them.

This chapter provides background on the mobilization and training of the AEF at home and abroad, as well as examining how that training influenced the psychological journey of American soldiers on the Western Front.

This chapter aims to provide a first-person look at World War I through the eyes of an American soldier.

The chapter focuses on the contrast between his perceived comfortable, isolated life in the United States with the complete discomfort and hell of a journey overseas to fight and die in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.