World War I Home Front

11.4

J. Wright, Hoover High School

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Designer:  Jeremy Wright

Publication Date:  Sept. 12, 2005

Standard (Include analysis skills and language arts standards): Students will be able to analyze the political, economic, and social ramification of WWI on the home front.  Students will be able to analyze the different methods of propaganda used by governments during times of war.

Key concepts (California Concepts Collection II/Vocabulary):  propaganda, persuasion

Learning Outcome/ “Big Idea”/ “Essential Learning” (Objective):  Students will be able to compare and contrast various propaganda techniques used by governments and corporations.

TCI Strategies:  Preview assignment, visual discovery, and processing assignment

EL/Inclusion Strategies:  _Mixed ability groups to help everyone get the information

Materials:  __Magazine ads, student handout 4.2a, student handout 4.2b, placards 4.2b-4.2i, poster paper and colored pencils for posters, and textbook.

Opportunities to Learn/Perform (Procedure): 

•  What will students need to do to achieve knowledge and skills identified in standards and learning outcomes?  Participate in the lesson from beginning to end

Technology Component:  I should have recorded some ads on television and used them as examples.  Maybe have students use the internet to find ads

Primary sources:  WWI propaganda posters

TCI Resources:  _Student handouts, placards, and matrix

Other Resources:  n/a

Assessment (Description of 2 or more assessment tasks with specific directions, questions, and prompts):  Students created propaganda posters dealing with the battle of Barstow football game.  In addition, they must correctly identify the propaganda methods used. (minimum of 3)

1.     Attach rubric to explain criteria (required)

• A= outstanding, above and beyond minimum requirement, demonstrates mastery of the material.
• B= excels in one area, adequate in other
• C= adequate, ideas, artwork, and methods identified.
• D= Below average, does not meet minimum requirement
• F= Assignment not completed or attempted

Reflection:

What did student samples reveal?  I was very pleased with the posters.  The best part was the amount of students who correctly identified the propaganda methods used.

What do I need to model, change or adjust regarding criteria, assessment and opportunities to learn?  I need to work on my grouping of students and transitions from activity to activity.  Overall, I was pleased with the lesson