Definitions/Explanations of Assignment Choices Lecture-A Formal Talk a Speaker Gives In
The United States and the Great War [WWI] / Type of Thinking
Knowledge / Type of Thinking
Comprehension / Type of Thinking
Application / Type of Thinking
Analysis/Evaluate / Type of Thinking
Creative Thinking / Type of Thinking
Critical Thinking
1. Causes
a. Militarism
b. Alliances
c. Imperialism
d. Nationalism
Remember the acronym M.A.I.N. / 1a. Identify alliances formed during WWI and show your knowledge via student led lecture [5 minutes long minimum]. / 1b. Explain each of the 4 major causes and show your knowledge using an online blog or self-made website. / 1c. Order and catalogue 4 causes of the War and chart ideas using a flow chart [5 frames/boxes minimum. / 1d. Compare & contrast causes of the Great War with another U.S. war and chart ideas using a Compare/Contrast diagram. / 1e. Ponder1 an international community2 without alliances using a Prezi thread or Power point presentation. / 1f. Decide if proposed3 causes of Great War were valid and determine if the U.S. was deceived using an issues forum.
2. Timeframe of War
a. Neutrality/Isolation
b. Relations with Germany
c. U.S. Declaration of War
d. War Technologies
e. Wilson's 14 Points Speech / 2a. Provide reasons a foreign country would give for neutrality and explain what you know by writing a magazine article [500 words minimum]. / 2b. Describe Germany’s possible reasoning for issuing the so-called Sussex Pledge and show your knowledge using an online blog or self-made website. / 2c. Articulate4 the use of military technologies during the Great War and give a speech to show your knowledge [3 minutes minimum]. / 2d. Critique American involvement in the Great War and show your knowledge by creating a Bubbl.us web diagram [4 webs minimum]. / 2e. Hypothesize President Wilson's administration sans16 domestic and international support for his Fourteen Points and show your knowledge using Op-ed newspaper article [300 words min.]. / 2f. Evaluate the legitimacy5 of the Treaty of Versailles and share opinions in a podcast or have an employee of the U.S. State Department give a class talk [5 minutes minimum].
3. Effect the War on American Society and attitudes
a. The Dough Boys
b. Female roles during War
c. Buffalo Soldiers [blacks]
d. Propaganda during war / 3a. Describe how the federal government was able to secure sufficient numbers of military personnel using a word splash with images [10 words/images minimum]. / 3b. Explain female roles during the Great War and show knowledge using a 5-slide power point presentation or 6-panel cartoon strip. / 3c. Explain how propaganda was used during the Great War and show your knowledge by writing an online newsfeed. / 3d. Disaggregate6 the effects of propaganda and show your knowledge by having a rally [anti-U.S./anti-Germany] during lunch and report on student crowd reactions. / 3e. PonderPresident Wilson's administration during a campaign to end domestic racial segregation by creating and conducting an online survey [10 questions minimum]. / 3f. Determine from war-time letters from American GIs [doughboys] what their true morale7 was and create a Youtube news video explaining how this could have been avoided [3 minutes minimum].
4. The Post-war World
a. Economic changes
b. U.S. role as world power
c. Weapons of W.W. I
d. League of Nations / 4a. Explain three examples of transformation that occurred after the Great War using a word search [with word bank 25 words minimum]. / 4b. Articulate major transformations abroad after the Great War and show knowledge using Column Notes. / 4c. Order and catalogue8 socio-political9 and financial transformation abroad and domestically and show your knowledge using a diary entry [300 words minimum]. / 4d. Distinguish10 the best role for the United States as a result of the defeat of Germany and its allies using a period propaganda poster. / 4e. Speculate11 about how the international community would be different had Germany won instead of the U.S. create a revisionist German text book page. / 4f. Defend/defy passage of the 19th Amendment after the Great War and show your knowledge by playing a game of charades or invite a lawyer/professor to give a class talk.
5. Problems and challenges
a. Entangled alliances
b. U.S. domestic policies
c. Treaty of Versailles
d. Healthcare challenges / 5a. Identify 3 problems of the Treaty of Versailles and lead a scripted discussion group to create and suggest 3 solutions (video taped).
/ 5b. Articulate three major causes/results of the draft riots and explain using an online blog or newsfeed [Twitter, Facebook]. / 5c. Amass12 data about the recent Swine flu pandemic13 and compare it to the U.S. Influenza outbreak of 1918. Using some type of chart such as a pie, bar or line graph might be helpful. / 5d. Compare and contrast the assassination of Franz Ferdinand with that of Julius Caesar and show your knowledge using a public service announcement [PSA]
[1 minute minimum] / 5e. Synthesize14 an alternate peace agreement to the one at Paris [Treaty of Versailles] and give a speech as a UN Ambassador. ] / 5f. Substantiate15 the current necessity for 21st Century international alliances and show your knowledge using by creating a talk show segment [5 minutes minimum].
6. The German Perspective
a. Reparations
b. The Guilt Clause
c. Economic devastation
d. Military limitations / 6a. Describe the reasons why Germany was most likely embarrassed by the terms it accepted at the Treaty discussions after W.W.I. using a poster. / 6b. In a speech to the German Parliament explain why you as prime minister have no choice but to agree to pay reparations and sign the guilt clause [5 minutes]. / 6c. As leader of a major bank explain the effect of reparations to your bank’s ability to borrow money from the national gov’t in a letter to newspaper [300 words minimum]. / 6d. As a low ranking career soldier in Germany design a 5-slide power point presentation or 6-panel cartoon strip showing the Germany military before and after the Great War. / 6e. As the wife, girlfriend or mother of a German soldier who read letters from the trenches write a letter with some suggestions for your soldier’s commander to improve his living conditions. / 6f. As a German U-Boat commander defend your nation’s use of the weapon and describe what you could or would have done differently to prevent the defeat of Germany [one page battle plan].
Subject/Topic-World War I Directions: This Matrix is best read from left to right. You must complete one assignment from each level of thinking. You must select one thinking category for each Major Topic. You may not repeat the same type thinking assignment for different topics. The topics and choices are color and number coded [Each assignment is worth 20 points; 20 extra credit pts built in].
I Can understand the impact of war on American politics, economic, society and culture as it related to the U.S. and Germany during WWI (AH2.H.7). RBT tags: All
1Speculate, guess, wonder about, estimate; 2Foreign countries, nations of the world; 3suggested, offered, recommended; 4Explain or list clearly; 5Legality, correctness;16without, lacking6Separate into separate parts/sections; 7self-esteem, inner feeling;8list, organize, order; 9educational, social and government relations; 10seperate or choice between; 11draw conclusions not based on definite facts; 12Collect, gather; 13hard to contain contagious disease; 14Create, make; 15 to prove with clear evidence PLEASE SEE DEFINITIONS OF CHOICE ASSIGNMENTS ON REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PAPER[EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS]
Definitions/Explanations of assignment choices
Lecture-a formal talk a speaker gives in front of an audience to provide information about a specific topic. The person who lectures should have clear and thorough knowledge of the topic and the ability to answer questions intelligently about the topic he/she lectures.
Magazine/ Newspaper article-a type of text document containing multiple columns on the same page and usually has images to help readers understand the text to add relevance.
Word Splash-essentially a collage of words and images on a paper that creates kinds of similar meanings or explains a certain type of theme (ex. War, Hate, Love, etc.).
Word Search-essentially a series of randomized letters assembled together with correctly spelled words mixed in (crosswordweaver.com or puzzlemaker.com are good sites).
Scripted Discussion Group-basically an organized skit that is either video recorded on a flip camera, camcorder or cell phone.
Poster-presentation of information on paper (notebook sized or larger) with text and images.
Speech-verbal presentation of information that demonstrates knowledge but does not require responses to questions from audience members.
Online blog or Newsfeed-type of computerized bulletin board where an author or community members share written information such as opinions, world events or news. The information usually includes posted comments and/or responses to the original post (Twitter, Facebook, etc).
Column Notes-An organized way to write information about a term, person or topic. For example, to write a person’s name and underline it then write important information that relates to the person whose name was underlined.
Cartoon strip-a story about anything that has text and pictures that show progression or action scenes.
Flow chart-a graphic organizer that contains topics, terms, names, etcetera written inside circles, squares or triangles connected with arrows pointing other information inside of shapes to show how the information relates to each other and shows causes and effects.
Compare/Contrast diagram-Essentially a chart that shows how two or more topics are different and similar (sometimes people used interlocking circles as their diagrams).
Bubbl.us web diagram-flow chart you can create using the Bubbl.us website.
Online survey (or paper and pen survey)-a series of specific questions posed to people electronically ( or on paper to gather information about people’s views and opinions to help form policies.
Battle Plan-a detailed plan (list, map, with directions, etc) that shows how you will organize a military unit to defeat an enemy in a specific battle in a specific place. Your plan should also include ways to respond if the plan fails (back-up plan).
Charades-an acted out scene without verbally speaking (speaking with your hands) to make someone understand something.
Letter-a written communication from one person to another with opening and closing salutations (ex. Dear John; Sincerely, Steve).
Talk show segment-live or recorded skit with a host, guest(s) and audience members who engage a topic of interest.
Text Book page-printed educational information with text to help students learn about an academic topic.
Issues forum-a meeting with 3 or more people (live or recorded) with a moderator who helps people solve problems through discussions.