All Quiet on the Western Front Lesson Plan

Memorializing the War, Part 2

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to collaborate on preparing and presenting research on world war memorials

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.6

Structure:

Each group should present it's 5-7 minute PowerPoint to the class.

After each group has presented, bring the whole class back together for a discussion to compare and contrast examples from different locations. Were there any common themes or trends among the memorials? Were there any notable examples, or outliers? What visual strategies were the most effective? Were there any great...