Overview of
WWI
Read pages 700-704 and all of Chapter 25 in your textbook. Due by Monday, March 9.
Watch the following videos:
"What key information does each of
these videos teach us about WWI?”
Essential
Question: In what ways did World War I reflect the dramatic
changes that took place in the 19th century (industrialization,
nationalism, urbanization, imperialism, etc.) and point to the upheavals of the
20th century?
World War I
Newspaper Project – due Monday, March 9, 2015
1. This project will count as
two (2) test grades for the unit on World War I.
2. You have started a newspaper
in 1914. You must decide on the name of
your newspaper and which country it comes from.
3. In your newspaper, you will
be reporting on different parts of the war.
Microsoft Publisher and similar programs are a great resource for
formatting your newspaper.
4. You will be reporting on the
different aspects of the war. By
reporting, I mean that you will be informing your reader(s) of what exactly is
going on in the Great War. So you will
need to generate small, informative articles that explain the war as well as
adding pictures. You have seen
newspapers before, so follow that formatting/style of writing and layouts
(headlines, “quotes” from witnesses, reporter tone of voice, etc.).
5. Don’t plagiarize. Use your own words (don’t quote from the
textbook or from websites) unless you are using a primary source. Make sure you include citations so I know
where your information comes from.
6. Part 1: Causes of World War
I
a. Long-term causes of the Great
War
b. The assassination of the Archduke
and the arrest of Gavrillo Princip
c. An explanation of the battle
plans for each side
d. Include a map of the Western
and Eastern Fronts
7. Part 2: Battles of WWI
a. Pick three WWI battles in
Europe
b. Write descriptive articles
of the battles and provide pictures
c. A description of the new
weapons used in the war. Just pick two
or three to explain and provide pictures.
i.
Examples: machine guns, zeppelins, airplanes, mustard gas,
barbed wire, armored cars, tanks, flamethrowers, submarines, etc.
d. Explain the horrors of
trench warfare. Find some quotes from
first-hand accounts.
e. Describe a gas attack.
8. Part 3: Life during WWI
a. A propaganda advertisement
(design your own for bonus points or find one online)
b. Medical advancements
c. Life on the home front in
your country (rationing, etc.)
d. “Publish” one of the war poems
in your newspaper
e. Women: Auxiliary Corps,
factory work
f.
Christmas Truce, 1914
g. One “interest piece” of your
own choosing (find an interesting/random story to write about)
9. Part 4: End of the War
a. Day the war ended
b. Treaty of Versailles
c. Creation of the League of
Nations
d. Pretend you are a reporter interviewing
one of the main characters at the Treaty of Versailles on their opinions of the
proceedings and the provisions of the Treaty itself. Record the transcript of that interview in
the newspaper.
Resources
for Project
**Use a variety of sources and feel free to find your own –
just make sure you choose reliable ones.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
(use for background information, but do not quote or cite this website)
**You may use other sources; however, make sure you are
focusing on the European perspective/experience rather than the American.
Videos
Grading
Rubric
________/20 Assigned
reading
________/40 Answered Essential Question (complete sentences, correct information, etc.)
________/25 Part 1: Causes of WWI
________/25 Part 2:
Battles of WWI
________/25 Part 3:
Life during WWI
________/25 Part 4:
End of the War
________/20 Displayed
creativity in project (use of illustrations, layout, etc.)
________/20 Behaved
for substitute teachers (I will ask)
Total Points ______/200
