Trench Warfare WWI

Introduction: Task: You will be reporting on a battle taking place during the Great War (remember that maps are an essential part of reporting). You will use resources to interview a soldier living in the trenches on the front. Make sure you answer all the questions below. Your completed mission will include a newspaper article formatted like an actual newspaper of "A Soldier's Day" describing life in the trenches, a description of the selected battle (including maps), and a poster or cartoon of how Americans supported the war. This quest will help you understand the war from the point of view of soldiers in the trenches through analysis of photographs, propaganda posters, political cartoons, war poetry and memoirs. EVERYTHING IS TO BE COMPLETED ON 8 × 11 PAPER.

You are a foreign correspondent for CNN News Service. The editor is sending you to the front lines for live interviews, action shots and a report on the life experiences of soldiers on the front. Explain what trench warfare is like from the soldiers point of view. How does warfare affect the soldiers? Interview a “soldier” using the memoir information that you find as your source of what it is like to be a soldier in the trenches.

Process: Select one of the following battles: Battle of Ypers Battle of Jutland Battle of Somme Battle of Belleau Wood Battle of Amiens Battle of Argonne Forest Summarize the following data for the selected Battle: date and location leaders importance to Allies or Germany number of troops involved casualties who won, who lost type of weapons used

Rubric: 1. Newspaper article answers the 5 W’s & an H 2. Pictures of the battle are incorporated into the article 3. At least TWO maps are included in the article. 4. Either a propaganda poster, political cartoon, song lyrics, or poetry from the era must also be included. An explanation of how one of the above reflects the attitude of society towards the war. APUSH: Choose a US soldier; APEH: Choose a European soldier.