Objectives:
1. The students will be able to discuss the significance of Germany’s Schleiffen Plan to the start of World War I.
2. The students will be able to describe why World War One turned into trench warfare and what life was like for soldiers in the trenches.
3. The students will be able to explain how the United States became involved with World War One, including how the United States supported its allies before getting into the war.
4. The students will be able to evaluate the impact of modern technology on the war.
5. The students will be able to evaluate the impact of the war and the Treaty of Versailles on Germany.
Questions:
1. How did the war start and why was the Schleiffen Plan significant?
2. Within weeks of the start of the war a stalemate set in - what was it like in the trenches?
3. Lions led by Donkeys? A common phrase, but what does it mean and it is accurate?
4. When and why did the USA get involved with the First World War?
5. The importance and significance of technology and changing warfare
6. How did the war affect people in Germany?
Projects:
1. Causes and reasons – Why was World War One fought? What did each country want to gain?
2. Propaganda – How was it used by all sides?
3. Technology and tactics – How did new technology affect the war?
4. Consequences – How did WWI impact the world? Germany?
Requirements for each group:
1. Slideshow presentation on your topic of not less than 10 slides (not counting title and credits)
a. Include pictures on each slide
b. Include your own original writing on each slide
c. Each slide must be formatted with:
i. A title (24 point font maximum)
ii. A summary (16 point font maximum)
iii. Images or other graphics
iv. An explanation
d. Include background information and tell the whole story, not just a piece of it
2. Use at least 3 sources of information and include them in your source slide.
a. All of your sources must come from the sheet I gave you or a site I approved.
b. You may NOT use whatever you happen to find on Google.
c. Sites that are not allowed are answers.com, Yahoo answers, and any other site that gives “blurby” information or that has information that anyone can post.
d. Good sites are sites that are totally devoted to your topic. Usually the best sites end with “.edu” or “.org”. Use the sheets I gave you. If not, get my approval. I do not want you self-selecting your material without my approval.
3. Once complete, you will present your project to the class. Each team must have the following:
a. Presenter – Lead speaker
b. Assistant – Someone who operates equipment, such as the slideshow controls and the LCD projector, etc.
c. Materials handler – Someone who makes sure everyone in the class has any handouts or other materials for your presentation, as well as making sure everyone in your group is prepared for the presentation
d. Every person in the group must speak about the topic, though the Presenter may delegate and monitor this
4. Rules for presenting
a. You must know more than what you have actually produced.
b. You will be expected to speak intelligently about your topic
c. You will be expected to be able to answer questions about your topic
d. You may not just read your PowerPoint, your notes or anything else to us. Nobody enjoys that.
