NOTE:
This All Quiet on the Western Front webquest was adapted from Mrs. Adam's All Quiet on the Western Front Webquest. The original webquest may be found at http://www.studyguide.org/allquietonwesternfront.htm
The accepted sites, however, were found on my own.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque (EVALUATION)
EVALUATION
You will be evaluated on the accuracy of your research, how well you followed instructions, how well you completed each questions, how well you searched the Internet, how well you worked together with your partner to complete this covert task, and how creatively you transported your information to headquarters.
After gathering your information, please conceal your papers (your trench journal) in some kind of protective covering (for example: inside a German menu, glued to the inside of a folded map of Germany or France, secreted inside a hollowed-out book, concealed within a folded newpaper hidden in something, disguised as an old perfumed love letter in an envelope, tucked into a soldier's boot, or baked inside a loaf of bread). Military information is woth a lot of money on the open market and could change the outcome of the war. Take care to conceal your information as it is being passed to Fraulein Ashley.
Fraulein Ashley will collect all information and deliver it to the Kaiser's offices. Make sure you answer the questions in complete sentences (for easy decoding).
CONCLUSION
Be prepared to reveal your secret information to members of the platoon, on the date communicated to you by your teacher, to confrim that your information is correct.
You will be evaluated on the accuracy of your research, how well you followed instructions, how well you completed each questions, how well you searched the Internet, how well you worked together with your partner to complete this covert task, and how creatively you transported your information to headquarters.
After gathering your information, please conceal your papers (your trench journal) in some kind of protective covering (for example: inside a German menu, glued to the inside of a folded map of Germany or France, secreted inside a hollowed-out book, concealed within a folded newpaper hidden in something, disguised as an old perfumed love letter in an envelope, tucked into a soldier's boot, or baked inside a loaf of bread). Military information is woth a lot of money on the open market and could change the outcome of the war. Take care to conceal your information as it is being passed to Fraulein Ashley.
Fraulein Ashley will collect all information and deliver it to the Kaiser's offices. Make sure you answer the questions in complete sentences (for easy decoding).
CONCLUSION
Be prepared to reveal your secret information to members of the platoon, on the date communicated to you by your teacher, to confrim that your information is correct.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque (WEBSITES)
The following links will lead you to web pages of the "Allies" (French, English, and Americans). It will provide links to all the information you are looking for. Search carefully.
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque (HASTILY SCRAWLED QUESTIONS)
Your hasitly scrawled questions:
1. Research the following new weapons that are being used in the Great War and how they are changing the face of war in 1918. Weapons to explore: flamethrower, machine gun, submarine, airplane, and 3" mortar.
2. Explain what "no man's land" is and draw an illustration of it.
3. How is gas used as a biological weapon in the Great War? What types of gas are used, and what is their effects?
4. What is life like in the trenches for the typical German soldier?
5. Find a recipe that soldiers in the trenches sometimes followed to make food more attractive, edible, or appetizing.
6. Who is the Red Baron? Why is he famous? How does he die?
7. What is Schlieffen Plan, and is it working in 1917?
8. Explain how the Archduke's assassination is catalyst for the war.
9. Find Helen Burrey's 1917 journal. Summarize the information you find.
10. What is a dogfight? Explain it for someone who has never seen one.
11. Draw an illustration of a typical set of trenches used in France in WWI.
12. Explain the concept of "Pal Battalions" and evaluate whether or not they were a good strategy for the German and English armies.
You will be given a list of top secret internet sites which can provide the informaion needed. Only diligent and astute observers will ferret out the necessary information. Write all questions and answers in your trench journal. Using two colors of pens for questions and answers will be helpful.
***Before you finish your web quest, collect 2 or 3 pictures of World War I that you can print and place in your trench journal. You'll find thousands of pictures in your quest, so choose carefully.
1. Research the following new weapons that are being used in the Great War and how they are changing the face of war in 1918. Weapons to explore: flamethrower, machine gun, submarine, airplane, and 3" mortar.
2. Explain what "no man's land" is and draw an illustration of it.
3. How is gas used as a biological weapon in the Great War? What types of gas are used, and what is their effects?
4. What is life like in the trenches for the typical German soldier?
5. Find a recipe that soldiers in the trenches sometimes followed to make food more attractive, edible, or appetizing.
6. Who is the Red Baron? Why is he famous? How does he die?
7. What is Schlieffen Plan, and is it working in 1917?
8. Explain how the Archduke's assassination is catalyst for the war.
9. Find Helen Burrey's 1917 journal. Summarize the information you find.
10. What is a dogfight? Explain it for someone who has never seen one.
11. Draw an illustration of a typical set of trenches used in France in WWI.
12. Explain the concept of "Pal Battalions" and evaluate whether or not they were a good strategy for the German and English armies.
You will be given a list of top secret internet sites which can provide the informaion needed. Only diligent and astute observers will ferret out the necessary information. Write all questions and answers in your trench journal. Using two colors of pens for questions and answers will be helpful.
***Before you finish your web quest, collect 2 or 3 pictures of World War I that you can print and place in your trench journal. You'll find thousands of pictures in your quest, so choose carefully.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque (INTRO/TASK)
INTRODUCTION
Date: August 1917
Place: Germany
Memo to: Soldiers of Fraulein Ashley's Platoon
RE: Assignment Code: Red Baron's Eyes
Battlefield Orders: You are a carefully chosen group of trusted soliers who will act covertly to gather information for Kaiser Wilhelm's secret service. You are to gather infomation which will either confirm or disprove information already flowing into the Kaiser's staff office concerning the complicated nature of World War One. You will be covertly infiltrating websites of the Allies (France, England, and America).
TASK
A deputy in the Kaiser's office has given you a piece of paper with hasitly scrawled questions on it concerning the war. It is your job to answer these questions as corretly as possible in the time available. Place questions and answers in your "trench journal". NOTE: use two different colors to distiguish between the questions and your answers.
Date: August 1917
Place: Germany
Memo to: Soldiers of Fraulein Ashley's Platoon
RE: Assignment Code: Red Baron's Eyes
Battlefield Orders: You are a carefully chosen group of trusted soliers who will act covertly to gather information for Kaiser Wilhelm's secret service. You are to gather infomation which will either confirm or disprove information already flowing into the Kaiser's staff office concerning the complicated nature of World War One. You will be covertly infiltrating websites of the Allies (France, England, and America).
TASK
A deputy in the Kaiser's office has given you a piece of paper with hasitly scrawled questions on it concerning the war. It is your job to answer these questions as corretly as possible in the time available. Place questions and answers in your "trench journal". NOTE: use two different colors to distiguish between the questions and your answers.
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