Provide "acknowledged body of knowledge" related to the concept. Emphasize the most significant aspects of the concept in an organized, organic manner. Present information sequentially so students see continuity. Draw attention to important, discrete details; don't swamp students with myriad facts.

Lecture: World War I and the Impact of New Weapons

Objective: Students will understand the impact of technology on World War I.

Activity: Deliver a lecture over trench warfare during World War I. Emphasize that new and improved weapons (machine guns, long range artillery, poison gas) forced the nations of Europe into trench warfare and made indiscriminate killing possible. Describe conditions in the trenches and discuss the futility of battles like the Somme, Verdun and Paschendale always emphasizing the experience of the individual.

To supplement and emphasize your points about technology and its impact on the war you could show excerpts from any of the following movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Paths of Glory
Gallipoll
Legends of the Fall
You might also read selected passages from Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front, Robert Graves’ Goodbye to All That, and the poems of Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke, Seigfried Sassoon, or Billy Rose.

Assessment: Horrified. Students should be shocked by the horrible conditions and useless slaughter that took place during World War I.