Basically, you and several partners are going to complete two tasks. Tomorrow and Friday, we're going to walk through a Timeline of World War I.
Then, next Monday and Tuesday, each of our groups will have a chance to
teach a "mini-lesson" to the rest of the class. Information on both of
these can be found below.
Interesting list of the day...The Great War in Numbers
After
our quiz, we'll get you organized and give you the balance of the hour
to do some preparation. (This will be the only class time you
get for the timeline portion.) Our primary online resource will be the website for the PBS
series, "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century." I'll definitely have the projector available for you to use if you need it. Let me know if there is anything else you need.
The Great War - Timeline:
There are obviously historians who spend a lifetime studying the events
of World War I. We basically have a little more than a week of class time. Because I think
it is important to have a sense of the way in which the war unfolded,
we'll have you divide up the timeline that accompanies this series.
There are eight components:
Expectations: Whichever year/period you get, here are the things we will be looking for from your group.
- You have NO MORE than 12 minutes for your "piece" of the timeline. You will certainly be expected to use at least eight minutes.
- It is not expected that you cover EVERYTHING on the list. Part of your job is to decide what you think is most important for us to know. Assume your audience will have the relevant page of the timeline in front of them as you present.
- You will be expected to have AT LEAST three visual images accompanying your information. (You don't need to do a full Powerpoint/Keynote, but there should be pictures/maps/etc. as you believe useful.)
I would assume most of you will find this more useful tomorrow, but here is a matrix for
The "Great War" - Timeline for World War I. Some of you might find it useful to take some notes in preparation for your part of tomorrow's presentation.
The "Great War" - Timeline for World War I. Some of you might find it useful to take some notes in preparation for your part of tomorrow's presentation.
Teaching the Great War - Lesson Plans: Here we'll make use of the Lesson Plans that accompany the PBS series, "The Great War." Each group will select from the list of the following lessons:
Expectations: While individual groups will no doubt do different things, 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, weblinks, 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.
Another very useful site for many of you is the British Broadcasting Company's World War One.
HOMEWORK for Thursday, January 21st
Continue
your reading with Chapter 29, Section 2, "Europe Plunges into War."
(pp. 845 - 849) The quiz tomorrow will be fill-in-the-blank.
Your group should be ready to present its share of the timeline tomorrow.
