Author(s): Richard Norton

E-mail Address: rnorton@inetworld.net

School: Hoover High School

Grade Level: Grades 8-12

Principal Currlcular Areas Addressed: History, Humanitites, Social Studies

TPFS Section:Tuesdays@Grant

This project will focus on the causes and outcomes of World War One. Students will work in groups representing the various countries involved in the war. They will examine the political and historical causes and results of the war based on the perspective of their particular country.

Learning Goals:

Student will learn...

• The causes of World War One
• The results of the war
• How to examine historical events from different perspectives

Learner Task:

They will gather and organize information that will be reported back to the class in oral presentations.

Resources:

Websites

• World War I
• Deacon's School Key Stage 3 World War 1 Links
• World War I - Trenches on the Web
• GHQ Models- Military and Model Railroad Pewter Miniatures
• The Great War - HELLFIRE CORNER - The First World War (The Great War)
• First World War
• First World War Stories Page by Tony Jacobs
• World War One
• The World War I Document Archive
• Links: WWI Aviation
• World War One Posters
• World War One Links - Social Studies 20 Topic A
• The War Times Journal, The Great War Series

Videos/Films

• The Great War (PBS)
• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Gallipoli