STORY BOOK
Don Blakesmith
Introduction
Standards 
Objectives
Activities
Assessment 
Results
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Introduction: This will be an activity that will ask the student to summerize the events of World War I by preparing an illusstrated story book for ten year olds who are reading at the fifth grade level.

          Subject : World Civilizations
          Topic:Story book
           Grade Level: 10
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Standards Addressed:
     10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War,in terms of:
        1.The arguments for entering into war presented by leaders from all sides of the Great War and the role of political and economic rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, domestic discontent and disorder, and propaganda and nationalism in mobilizing civilian population in support of "total war"
        2. the principal theaters of battle, major turning points and the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes(e.g.,topography,waterways,distance,climate)
         3. how the Russian Revolution and the entry of the United States affected the course and outcome of the war
          4. the nature of the war, the human costs( military and civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including how colonial peoples contributed to the war effort
       10.6 Students analyze the effects of the First World War, in terms of:
          1. the aims and negotiating roles of world leaders, the terms and influence of the Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilson,s Fourteen Points, and the causes and effects of U.S. rejection of the League of Nations on world politics
           2. the effects of the war and resulting peace treaties on population movement, the international economy, and shifts in the geographic and political borders of Europe and the Middle East
             3. the widespread disillusionment with prewar institutions, authorities, and values that resulted in a void that was later filled by totalitarians
              4. the influence of World WarI on literature,art,and intellectual life in the West(e.g., Pablo Picacssso," the lost generation" of Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway)
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Instructional Objectives: students will be able to:

        work in cooperative groups of four students
        assume different roles that are necassary
         use various resources to gather data
         use multi  technologies in preparing a visual presentation 
          use multi technologies in preparing an illustrated story 
            book

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Student Activities
I     Each group will prepare a twenty minute presentation on the research methods which they used to complete the project .      Each presentation must have a visual and audio element that will keep the class interested.
        Each membor of the group must participate in the presentation so that each role is clearly defined.
         The completed story book will then be presented to the targeted fith grade class.

  Introductory Activity:
        Each co-operative group will be selected using a random sleection process
        Each group will consist of four students
        Each group needs a recorder, researcher, reporter, and monitor
        These tasks will be rotated on a per-task basis, so by the time the project is completed each member will have served in each role.
        This project will be completed in a six week period.

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Culminating Activity
     Each groupe presents its completed story book.
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Assessment
   this assignment is worth a total of 1500 pts.
   each student will be assessed  on these elements: 
          1 oral presentation
          2 group interaction
          3 use of technology
          4 writting skills
 
 
 
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Results
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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Introductory Activity
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Enabling Activity
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Culminating Activity
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