World War I Research Assignment
1. Battles of WWI
Writing prompt –Discuss the points of view of generals, soldiers and pilots on a specific battle. Choose one of the major battles of WWI and research the role of each of the groups of people in that battle. Your response should make clear the differences in how each group perceived and experienced the battle.
2. Strategy, Science and Weaponry
Writing prompt – Analyze the impact the new weapons had on World War I. Choose 3 of the following weapons (poison gas, submarines, airplanes, tanks and artillery shells) and how the weapon changed the strategy of warfare.
3. Trench Warfare
Writing prompt – Analyze how trench warfare shaped soldiers’ experiences in World War I. Your Write-up of findings should describe the conditions in trenches and then explain how or why this influenced soldiers.
4. Women in the War
Writing prompt – To what extent did women’s contributions to the war make a difference? Research women’s career options, contributions on the home front and voluntary war activities. Use this research to help you decide how much their efforts helped the war effort and how much they were useless in the outcome of the war.
5. The Armenian Genocide (Standard 10.5.5)
Writing prompt –To what extent did World War I lead to the Armenian genocide? Research the Armenian genocide, including what happened, and also what reasons were given by the Ottomans for the genocide. Then decide to what extent the war made the killings necessary or if this was just the excuse used by the Ottomans.
6. WWI Pictures (Standard 10.5.1, 10.5.3)
Writing Prompt – Anaylze the eight pictures and find a pattern and theme about the pictures . Use “France at War” pictures to analyze how pictures help demonstrate the tragedy of WWI Write about a specific pattern of theme you see in the pictures. (http://www.richthofen.com/france_at_war/ )
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
http://www.westpoint.edu/history/SitePages/WWI.aspx