Introduction
Introduction
You are a history professor at a local university who traveled back in time. You witnessed several key events during World War I. Your last stop was News Years Eve 1919 in London, England. The Great War was over, the armistice was a distant triumph and the treaties had been signed. That particular New Years Eve, the British citizens had high hopes of the what the future may bring.
As your journey through time comes to an end, you begin to reminisce over your new found knowledge of the war and how the world dramtically changed as a result. You have a new appreciation for the events of World War I due to your time travel experience. After returning home, you drift off to sleep and dream about all of the key events that you observed during the war. As you wake the next morning, you determine how to explain the impact of the decades events to your students through innovative activities.
Task
War to end all wars ...
Before you begin to change your WWI lessons, look back through the files of war footage stored in the university library.
Task
Over the course of this WebQuest, you will complete six activities of your choice that encompass the details of your time travel journey. After experiencing several key events of the war, you have a clearer picture of what ultimately became known as the war to end all wars. You decide to rethink the way you discuss and teach the war to your students. The next semester is right around the corner and you have already revamped your WWI lesson plans. Now, you must turn in one sample activity for each of the six categories to the Dean of Academics, Mrs. Herndon, for approval one week from today.
Process
Choose one activity from each of the six categories below and complete a sample product. Submit your creations to the Dean of Academics, Mr. Pines. Click on each of the six buttons below to make your activity choices.
RememberingFor the remembering tasks, students will recall information from different aspects of the war.REMEMBERING ACTIVITIES |
UnderstandingTo understand the war, students will explain different ideas or concepts from World War I.UNDERSTANDING ACTIVITIES |
ApplyingIn the application section, students will apply their prior knowledge of the war into a familiar situation.APPLYING ACTIVITIES |
AnalyzingTo analyze WWI, students will break information into parts for exploration of understandings and relationships.ANALYZING ACTIVITIES |
EvaluatingWhile evaluating the events of WWI, students will justify decisions made during the war and the resulting outcomes.EVALUATING ACTIVITIES |
CreatingAfter all of the other tasks are completed, students will generate a new idea, product or way of viewing World War I.CREATING ACTIVITIES |
Evaluation
Evaluation
The attached rubric will used to assess the final products from each of the activities. After you have completed one actiivity from each of the six levels, print out the rubric below and complete a self assessment of your work for each task.
| rubric.pdf |
Conclusion
Conclusion
After completing all of the activities, answer the essential questions in paragraph form. You will need to type your answers and turn them in along with the activities and the self-assessment rubric.
World War I Essential Questions
How does European imperialism contribute to WWI?
How can nationalism start a war and what impact did European nationalism have on WWI?
Why did militarism and alliances lead to WWI?
What was the impact of military technological advances on WWI?
What were the effects of WWI in the trenches and on the home front?
How does wartime propaganda reflect the attitudes toward the war?
What lasting effects did WWI have on the world?