Day One Objectives

In day One's activities the learner will meet the following learning objectives.

After reviewing a powerpoint, a movie and answering questions on a worksheet, the learner will be able...

to identify the short term and long term causes of World War One to include the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism

The spark of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princep. Princep was a member of the Black Hand a Serbian nationalist movement.

Day One Activities

Causes of the War

1. Powerpoint Lecture: Causes of World War One- These notes were given in class. They have been placed here so that students who were absent may access them

a. Download the notesheet at the link below.

[ Notesheet: Causes of the War ]

b. Go to the following PowerPoint link to fill out your notes sheet.

[ Causes of The World War ]

2. Go to the class folder to watch the Video Titled World War One.

Answer the following questions on your own notebook paper. Write your answers in complete sentences

Why was World War One called The Great War?

What was the mood of people when the war started?

How did technology change the nature of war?

What was life in the trenches like?

Turn in your questions to the teacher.

3. Down load the following picture to help you remember the MAIN causes of WWI.

 MAIN Causes WWI

Day Two's Objectives

In day two's activities the learner will meet the following learning objectives.

After reviewing a powerpoint, a movie and answering questions on a worksheet, the learner will be able...

to the identify five proposes of war propaganda and the tools used to make propaganda persuasive by creating their own slides categorizing propaganda posters.

to explain the importance of the book All Quiet on the Western Front as antiwar literature.

One of the major purposes of propaganda is to dehumanize the enemy. The Allies did this by referring to the german soldier as a brutish man who had no respect for civility. He was more animal than human and he hurt men women and children alike with no remorse. They nick name him the Hun. Why do you think warring countries often dehumanize their adversaries?

Day Two's Activities

Skill Building

Interpreting propaganda

1. Powerpoint Activity: World War One

a. Download the worksheet to be done in association with the powerpoint.

[ Propaganda Worksheet ]

b. Download and save the powerpoint at this link. Answer the questions on the worksheet as you go through the powerpoint. Be sure to create six of your own slides by going to the links listed below.

[ * World War One Propaganda ]

Use the two web sites listed below to create your own slides at the end of the propaganda powerpoint.

[ Posters from Trenches on the Web ]

[ Posters from First World War. Com ]

When you finish this assignment, save the file and print out a HANDOUT sheet with the last six slides of the powerpoint presentation on a single page. These are the slides that you created. Staple this page to your worksheet and turn both pages into your teacher.

 

2. Pre AP Extension: In preparation for your test over All Quiet on the Western Front, watch the video at the link below. This video is not a substitute for reading the book, but it will give you some background concerning the book and the author, Erich Maria Remarque.
You will need to use the school username and password to access this video

[ Great Books: All Quiet on the Western Front]

* Powerpoint created by April Wilson and modified by David Wilson

Great Books: All Quiet on the Western Front. Discovery Channel School. 2000.
unitedstreaming. 18 March 2008
<http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/>

Day Three's Objectives

In day three's activities the learner will meet the following learning objectives.

After reviewing a powerpoint, and movie clips and answering questions on a worksheet, the learner will be able...

to describe life in the trenches including the weapons of war the made this type of warfare so brutal

Trench warfare was brutal. Men lived and died in the trenches fighting a war of attrition.

Day Three's Activities

Life in the Trenches

1. Powerpoint Activity: World War One

a. Download the worksheet to be completed as you work through the powerpoint

[ Trenches Worksheet ]

b. Open the link below to take notes over life in the trenches

[ * Powerpoint Lecture: Life in the Trenches]

* Powerpoint created by April Wilson and modified by David Wilson