Sunday, December 6, 2009

World War I Scrapbook Assignment
( a fun project for grade 11 WWI)
Construct a “Scrapbook” of newspaper clippings and visuals from the First World War. Your scrapbook must include the following items:

A) A letter from a French Soldier fighting on the Western Front to his family back home.
B) A letter from a German Soldier fighting on the Western Front to his family back home.
C) A newspaper article found from a Canadian newspaper describing life on the “Home Front” and what is being done.
D) A “Battle Report” from an in the field reporter describing what was happening in 1 of the major WWI battles.
E) A letter to the editor of a Canadian Newspaper outlining arguments on one side of the “conscription debate.”
F) A drawing or visual a soldier might have drawn in a sketchbook from WWI.
G) A journal log from a person working on a transport/supply ship.
H) A newspaper article announcing and describing the finding of peace at the end of WWI.

Use your textbook and other books available to you from class to find the appropriate information for all of the above items.
Each item will be receiving a grade out of 10 and MUST include the following:
1) An appropriate date
2) Be on a separate sheet of paper
3) Proper spelling and grammar
4) Reflect the ideas and feeling about WWI
5) Relate to actual WWI events (be as realistic as possible)

2 comments:

Trisha said...

Hey, great idea! I think I might include something like this in my unit plan...

Thanks!
Trisha

Kate Stam said...

I was just going to say -- this is INCREDIBLE!! I love this idea... you are AWESOME! Win!