Name of Project:

WWI History Poster

Duration:

1 week

Subject/Course:

History

Teacher(s): Meitzler

Grade Level:

6th

Other Subject Areas to Be Included, if any:

                Civics

Project Idea

Summary of the issue, challenge, investigation, scenario, or problem:

 Students as a group will present a persuasive argument for which of the 4 MAIN (militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism) causes was primarily responsible for leading to World War I.

Driving Question

How can you answer the questions the best and create the model possible?

CCSS to be taught and assessed:

Using resources and working in a group setting.

 Political cartoons showing European imperialism, charts indicating military buildup including the dreadnaught crisis, treaties allying nations, publications of or on the Black Hand, newspaper accounts to include reactions in various cities to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, documentation of war plans (Schlieffen and others), propaganda posters used to incite nationalist fervor.

 Maps of alliances, maps of imperial possessions, visual chart linking countries through alliances, accounts of treatment of minority and foreign groups.

Additional Standards to be taught and assessed:

21st Century Competencies to be taught and assessed:

Collaboration

X

Creativity & Innovation

X

Communication (Oral Presentation)

X

Other:

Critical Thinking

X

Major Products & Performances

Group:

Presentation Audience

Presentation Audience:

   Class

 School

x

Class

School

Community

Individual:

Participates in the design, building, testing, and presenting process

Experts

Web

Other:

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Entry Event to

launch inquiry

and engage students:

Assessments

Formative Assessments

(During Project)

Quizzes/Tests

Practice Presentations

Journal/Learning Log

Notes

Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes

X

Checklists

Rough Drafts

X

Concept Maps

Online Tests/Exams

Other:

Summative Assessments

(End of Project)

Written Product(s), with rubric:

____________________________________________________

Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with

rubric:

X

Oral Presentation, with rubric

X

Peer Evaluation

X

Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test

Self-Evaluation

X

Essay Test

Other:

Resources Needed

On-site people, facilities:

Equipment:

Materials:

Poster, tape, markers, internet, construction paper

Community resources:

Reflection Methods

(Individual, Group, and/or Whole Class)

Journal/Learning Log

Focus Group

Whole-Class Discussion

Fishbowl Discussion

Survey

Other: