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H11. Conceptual Understanding/War/Thesaurus/Deductive

Description:
This lesson will help students develop a deeper understanding of war. Students are asked to select a case, choose a thesaurus entry that is a good description of the case, and then explain why the entry is a good match with the case.

To Teachers:

• Read the WordNet definition of "War". (Whole class activity)
• Create groups of 3 to 4 students.
• Assign each group a decade.
• Give each group a worksheet to complete.

Materials:
Worksheet Word document | PDF

Worksheet Instructions:

• Go to EASE History -- http://www.easehistory.org/
• Search on "War" in the Keyword Search. [Search: EASE History Home Page>Keyword Search]
• Search on "War" in EASE History. [Search: EASE History Historical Events>War>All War]
• Column 1: Cases have been provided.
• Column 2: Select at least two synonyms of "war" that are a good match with the case. (See the Roget’s Thesaurus entry that is provided)
• Column 3: Explain why these synonyms are a good match with the case.
  
  After completing the task, groups will share their findings with the whole class.

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