SUBJECT: World History
GRADE: High School
TECHNOLOGY:
Bethany Tindall
Johnelle Hinkle
Jon Rogers
ED 305
1. Target
Grade/Subject:
This lesson is designed for students in 9th Grade World History, a general, standard course required of all freshmen in Virginia. The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the causes of World War 1 in a non-traditional way, using the internet. Student utilization of the internet to learn will allow students to work at their own place, explore factual but interesting websites, serve as a nice change of pace from standard lectures, and give them the opportunity to compete for the prize of a homework pass. The relevant SOL for this lesson is 9.10, which reads “The student will analyze major historical events of the 20th century, in terms of causes and effects of World War 1…”
2.
Objective(s):
This lesson will introduce students to the causes and circumstances surrounding initial events of WW1 by having them complete the following objectives:
1) Students will explore the website http://www.worldwar1.com, sponsored by the History Channel.
2) Students will complete a questionnaire (enclosed) by searching the aforementioned site and correctly answering the given questions about its contents.
3.
Materials:
-computer lab with enough computers, each with internet access, for every student
-enough copies of the enclosed questionnaire for all of the students
-a homework pass (piece of paper, signed by the teacher, that exempts the holder of the pass from completion of one homework assignment of their choice – one is enclosed)
4. Lesson
Description for Instructor to Follow:
1. Hand out the questionnaires.
2. Explain the activity to the class (tell them they will go to the computer lab, open the internet browser, type in the given URL, find the answers to the questionnaire’s questions on that site, write each answer down on the questionnaire, turn it in, and the first one to have it finished correctly will receive a homework pass).
3. Take the class to the computer lab.
4. Make sure the students follow the directions you gave them in step two.
5. Check each questionnaire the students turn in against the answer key provided and record their grade (found using the scale provided).
6. Give the first student to complete all answers correctly the provided homework pass.
5.
Evaluation:
The teacher will check each student’s questionnaire (a copy of the correct answers is attached to the enclosed questionnaire) at the end of the period. Only in extenuating circumstances (student learning disability, crashing computers, etc.) may extra time be given. The number of points for each answer is listed on the enclosed answer sheet. Not answering the question or answering it incorrectly earns zero points. Use grading scale on the bottom of the answer sheet to determine student grades based on the total number of points they earn.
Period________
Directions:
Open your internet browser and type http://www.worldwar1.com into the URL box. All the answers to the following questions can be found on this site by clicking first on Reference Library towards the bottom of the screen and then selecting the icon for “When.” Choose from the following list to search for the answers to the questions. The headings before each of the two sections should give you a clue about which links to choose, but you probably will not find each answer immediately. Look around and explore. Some trial and error will be involved. This questionnaire is due at the end of class today. The first student to answer all questions correctly will be awarded the prize of a homework pass.
1. Who was assassinated on June 28, 1914? How were he, she, or they killed?
2. Where did the assassination occur?
3. Who was/were the conspirators to commit the assassination?
4. In two sentences, what was/were the assassin(s) motivation(s)?
5. What illness did the assassin(s) have? In one or two sentences, explain how that might have affected his/her/their decision to risk his/her/their life for their cause?
6. What did Cabrinovic and Princip do? What happened to them?
7. Who was allied with Austria-Hungary in the following years? (hint, there will often be more than one ally for each country in each time period):
1881-1887:
1881-1895:
1882-1915:
1883-1916:
8. Who was allied with Great Britain in the following years:
1904-1918:
1907-1917:
1. 3 pts. (one for each victim and one for the correct cause): Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were shot while riding in a car in a parade.
2. 1 pt.: Sarajevo
3. 1 pt.: Ethnic Serbian nationalists wanted independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
4. 1 pt. for the correct identification of all seven assassins: Nedjeko Cabrinovic, Vasco Cubrilovic, Trifko Grabez, Danilo Ilic, Mohammed Mehmedhasic, Crijetko Popovic, Gavrilo Princip.
5. 2 pts. (one for the disease and one for the affect it could have had): Tuberculosis; at the time, that illness was fatal, so it might have made them more willing to die for their cause.
6. 4 pts. (one for the action of Cabrinovic and one for what happened to him; one for the action of Princip and one for what happened to him): Cabrinovic threw a bomb at the Archduke and his wife (but it did not kill them); he then tried to take cyanide to commit suicide, but he vomited it up and got arrested. Princip shot the Archduke and his wife (killing them); he also tried to commit suicide by taking cyanide, but he also vomited up the drug and got arrested.
7. 2 pts. (one for each country): 1881-1887: Germany, Russia
8. 1 pt. 1881-1895: Serbia
9. 2 pts. (one for each country): 1882-1915: Italy, Germany
10. 2 pts. (one for each country): 1883-1916: Germany, Romania
11. 1 pt.: 1904-1018: France
12. 2 pts. (one for each country): 1907-1917: Russia, France
At the end of the period, total the number of points
earned for each question answered correctly. Only in extenuating circumstances (ie student learning
disability or crashing computers) should students be given more than one class
period to complete this assignment.
Use following grading scale (22 points possible):
20-22: A
18-20: B
16-18: C
14-16: D
less than 14: F
This pass entitles ________________ to a free, perfect score on one daily homework chosen by the student from possibly passed on assignments so designated by the teacher.