After the reading quiz, we'll continue through the remainder of the "mini-lessons" on World War I today. Then, we'll check in on those two handouts on the WWI poetry and the genocides.
Teaching the Great War - Lesson Plans: Here are links to the Lesson Plans that accompany the PBS series, "The Great War." Each group will be presenting from the list of the following lessons:
Expectations: Here are the criteria on which all groups will be evaluated.
- We'll do the lessons in order, and your group needs to be ready when it is your turn.
- Anticipate a maximum time of fifteen minutes per lesson, and your group will be expected to present for a minimum of ten minutes.
- You are not expected to teach the exact lesson as found on the website, as most are much too long. Instead, modify that to what you think you can effectively do in a limited time. You are free to use any of the handouts, web links, etc. (Assume that students will have their computers on the correct lesson if you want them to link to anything. Otherwise, you also have the projector available.)
- You do not need to cover all of the content for that lesson. You decide what you find interesting and/or important. You also decide the way in which you want to cover the material. It can be presentation, discussion, student-driven, etc. Part of this assignment involves figuring out how to teach/share information with others.
- You are welcome to incorporate additional resources and materials that you find relevant, but there is no expectation that you will do so.
I'm not sure how far we'll get with these next items today, but we'll see what happens.
The Impact of the "Great War"
Initially, let's spend a little time with the two handouts from the last session.
Poems: You were asked to read "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. Let's hear you reactions to those works.Genocide: This reading summarized seven acts of genocide probably less familiar to you than the Holocaust of World War II. We'll spend a little time talking about these. Initially, we'll have you break into seven groups, one for each case, for about five minutes. Then, we'll have you come back together to discuss several questions.
Then and Now: The Shaping of the 21st Century: We'll return once more to PBS website The Great War to consider the impact and legacy of this conflict.
We've talked quite a bit about some of the immediate impacts of the war. Let's again brainstorm a list of those.
Next, we'll look more at how World War I previewed and influenced many of the issues with which we deal today. Then and Now: The Shaping of the 21st Century provides us with a list of these issues. We'll look at those.
HOMEWORK for tomorrow - Wednesday, January 27th
Continue your reading in Chapter 30 with Section 2, "Totalitarianism." (pp. 874 - 879)
