Name Date World War I Poster Project Assignment: Create a poster to present key details about a WWI topic. Objective: To research, learn and present important information about World War I. Steps STEP 1: Find out what topic you are researching STEP 2: Set up research questions (page 2) STEP 3: Research and notes Use the provided sources to research your topic (pages 3-6) STEP 4: Find images Find/print 4 images and write captions for them (pages 7 and 8) STEP 5: Put your poster together (checklist on page 9) STEP 1: Find out what topic you are researching The topic I am researching is: Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 1
STEP 2: Set up Research Questions Before you can begin a research project, you need to know what you are looking for. Since the topics for this project are quite varied, there will be slightly different sets of questions for each student/topic. Today s goal is to come up with questions that you will need and want to answer for your project. Examples Topic: Battle of Verdun Questions: Where is Verdun? Who fought there? Who won? Topic: Machine Guns Questions: What kind of guns were used? How many bullets did they fire? What battles were they used in? Your topic: Your questions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. (optional) 7. (optional) 8. (optional) Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 2
STEP 3: Research and Notes a) Use ONLY materials provided by for research (we will begin on Thursday in class) b) Make sure to write down source information before you start taking notes. c) Take notes on the pages in this packet. (pages 3-6) à à à Source for notes on this page 1. Is it from a: book or website (circle one) 2. Title of book or web address: 3. Author or editor: 4. Date of publication: Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 3
à à à Source for notes on this page 1. Is it from a: book or website (circle one) 2. Title of book or web address: 3. Author or editor: 4. Date Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 4
à à à Source for notes on this page 1. Is it from a: book or website (circle one) 2. Title of book or web address: 3. Author or editor: 4. Date Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 5
à à à Source for notes on this page 1. Is it from a: book or website (circle one) 2. Title of book or web address: 3. Author or editor: 4. Date: à à à Source for notes on this page 1. Is it from a: book or website (circle one) 2. Title of book or web address: 3. Author or editor: 4. Date: Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 6
STEP 4: Find Images Possible images include: Pictures, Maps, Charts, and Diagrams A) Find and print 4 images to put on your poster. B) Write down the website where found them. C) Write a caption/label for your poster. IMAGE 1 1A: What kind of image is this? 1B: Where did you find this image? 1C: What is the caption/label for this image? IMAGE 2 2A: What kind of image is this? 2B: Where did you find this image? 2C: What is the caption/label for this image? Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 7
IMAGE 3 3A: What kind of image is this? 3B: Where did you find this image? 3C: What is the caption/label for this image? IMAGE 4 4A: What kind of image is this? 4B: Where did you find this image? 4C: What is the caption/label for this image? IMAGE 5 (optional) 5A: What kind of image is this? 5B: Where did you find this image? 5C: What is the caption/label for this image? Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 8
STEP 5: Put your poster together Make sure your poster includes: (use this as a checklist)! Your topic (as the title for the poster)! An area with the basic information (Typed)! An area that answers the key questions (Typed)! At least 2 interesting facts! Four images with captions/labels! Check the rubric to make sure you have all of the required elements! Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 9
World War I Poster Project Schedule Class Thursday, April 2 Research Monday, April 6 Research Find images Think about poster design/layout Tuesday, April 7 Project Work Day Thursday, April 9 Poster Due Date Bring completed poster to class General WWI information in class Friday, April 10 Discuss/present your poster Homework HW: Work on research HW: Finish research HW: Finish poster HW: Presentation Practice HW: Poster Reflection Assignment Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 10
Name Date World War I Poster Project Rubric Due Date: Thursday, April 9 BASIC INFORMATION (8 points) student þ 1. Title (Topic) clearly labeled / 2 2. Basic, identifying information clearly presented / 6 KEY QUESTIONS (18 points) 3. Significance/importance clearly explained / 8 4. At least 2 interesting facts included on poster / 2 5A. 4 images included on poster / 4 5B. 4 images have helpful captions / 4 CONVENTIONS/PRESENTATION (12 points) 6. Poster is neat and presented well / 3 7. Information and pictures are properly cited / 2 8. Text has been spell-checked and proof-read / 2 9. Poster is clearly and effectively presented to teacher / 5 Wow! Factor (2 points) 10. Extra Effort/creativity/going beyond the minimum TOTAL / 40 % Unit 9: World War I World War I Poster Project Page 11