Process
The following will be given to students:
1) You will be divided into groups of four by your teacher.
2) As a group, spend some time discussing events of 1915 and browsing the World War I Pathfinder.
3) Based on your research, decide on an event to focus on in your group's newspaper.
4) Following your event's selection, determine the date that your newspaper will be published.
5) As a group, divide the available literary forms between each member, so that everyone has two (2) tasks to complete as an individual.
6) After your pieces are complete, regroup and use the newspaper creation link to formulate your final newspaper.
This interdisciplinary lesson will take at least four class sessions, with one day being for final editing/ printing and one for presentations. During the day that the lesson is assigned, assign groups by each student picking a number (1-6 for each group) out of a hat. This will determine the groups in a fair and random way.
Students may have trouble deciding on which single day to conquer. By having them research the main events before choosing, they will have more of a basis for a decision. In regards to a teacher's possible misconceptions, the only one may be getting too involved with students research and group time. This is a great project for students to learn how to utilize resources instead of being spoon fed by their teachers. This would be great for a novice teacher since it will give them a chance to sit down and talk with each group to see their process. The most knowledge a teacher will have to know for this lesson is an understanding of the Library of Congress and of how to work Microsoft Publisher.
1) You will be divided into groups of four by your teacher.
2) As a group, spend some time discussing events of 1915 and browsing the World War I Pathfinder.
3) Based on your research, decide on an event to focus on in your group's newspaper.
4) Following your event's selection, determine the date that your newspaper will be published.
5) As a group, divide the available literary forms between each member, so that everyone has two (2) tasks to complete as an individual.
6) After your pieces are complete, regroup and use the newspaper creation link to formulate your final newspaper.
This interdisciplinary lesson will take at least four class sessions, with one day being for final editing/ printing and one for presentations. During the day that the lesson is assigned, assign groups by each student picking a number (1-6 for each group) out of a hat. This will determine the groups in a fair and random way.
Students may have trouble deciding on which single day to conquer. By having them research the main events before choosing, they will have more of a basis for a decision. In regards to a teacher's possible misconceptions, the only one may be getting too involved with students research and group time. This is a great project for students to learn how to utilize resources instead of being spoon fed by their teachers. This would be great for a novice teacher since it will give them a chance to sit down and talk with each group to see their process. The most knowledge a teacher will have to know for this lesson is an understanding of the Library of Congress and of how to work Microsoft Publisher.