High school students are in full research mode in the history classroom right now. Primary sources and JSTOR articles abound! Having chosen topics of personal interest and larger significance, students are discovering the rich detail and importance of the Great War in shaping our modern era. Their topics include the following:
- Poetry
- Art
- Military Tactics and Chemical Warfare
- Battle of the Somme
- Women on the homefront
- Journalism
- Animals
- Airplanes
- Propaganda
- Great Migration & African Americans on the Homefront
- German-Americans on the homefront
- Russia
- Japan
- Submarine warfare in the Atlantic
- Technology
- Creating the American war machine
- Battle of Gallipoli
- Schlieffen Plan
These projects will culminate in engaging presentations, beginning next Monday. Students are working to craft essential questions and thesis statements to guide their peers’ learning as they present.
