All+Quiet+on+the+Western+Front+Timeline+Assignment

Introduction
This activity will help you get a better understanding of the causes and major events of World War I, and help you to understand how those events correspond with the characters and the plot of //All Quiet on the Western Front//. The entire time frame for this project is five class periods.
 * //NOTE://** //With your teacher, please review your school's acceptable use policy for work on the Internet. Also, links to the web often change. Tell your teacher if you find a poor link in this guide.//

The Task
After reviewing dates and information about key events of W.W.I, you will create a timeline of some significant events. This timeline will show you the relationship of major events of the war to the lives of Paul and his comrades.

The Process
11 Applied Communication..............................Group Members All Quiet on the Western Front.........................Period Timeline Notes...............................................Date You will have three days in class to research your information and gather photos, drawings, graphics. You are to use the following format for your notes: 1. Cause of the War 2. Cause of the War 3. Major Event in the War 4. Major Event in the War 5. Major Event in the War 6. Major Event in the War 7. Major Event in the War 8. Major Event in the War 9. Major Event in the War 10. Major Event in the War 11. Major Event in the War 12. Major Event in the War 13. Major Event in the War 14. The End of the War Since this is a timeline, all of your events will be arranged in chronological order. As you can see, you are required to find two causes of World War I and/or the U.S. involvement in the war, nine major events in the war, and explain how the war ended. World War I officially began in 1914 and officially ended in 1918. You must have at least one major event for each year of the war. When your research notes are completed, you will submit them for a grade. You will submit one copy for each group member, and staple all of the copies together. In addition to a grade for your notes, you will also receive a grade for your PowerPoint Presentation. The notes will be worth a possible total of 50 points, and the PowerPoint presentation will be worth a possible total of 100 points.
 * Step 1.** Explore each web site listed below, and take notes on the causes of the war, major events of W.W.I., and events that ended the war. You will take these notes on the computer and create them in Google.docs so that you can share them with your partner(s). Label your paper with the proper page headings, as follows. Then copy and past the 14 note cards into your document on Google.docs, so that your notes are well organized.


 * Step 2:** While you are doing your research and taking your notes and after you complete your notes, gather photos, drawings, graphics for your PowerPoint. Create a folder in your documents folder and label it Graphics for Time-line and save all of your material in this folder.


 * Websites to Use for Your Research:**

[|**The Great War Interactive Timeline**] [|**Trenches on the Web Timeline**] [|**Eyewitness - Assassination of an Archduke**] [|***Major Battles of World War I**] [|***Trenches on the Web**]

[|//World War I//]
a. Your first slide is to be your title slide on which you will give the title: World War I Time-line and the name of the people in your group. b. The next 14 slides will be your note slides in exact order. c. On each of your note slides you are to include some type of picture, drawing, or graphic from your Internet research; the date and name of a major battle or event, and at least two sentences about the battle or event. So as you take your notes, make sure that you have this information in your notes. You may copy and paste your information right from your notes into your PowerPoint.
 * Step 3:** Use your fourteen notes to prepare a fifteen point PowerPoint Time-line Presentation on World War I. You will have two days in class to prepare your PowerPoint Time-line Presentation. You are also to create your PowerPoint presentation in Google.docs.

How You Will Be Graded on the Notes for the PowerPoint Presentation
Prior to completing you notes, you will receive a rubric that will clearly explain exactly what you must include in your notes in order to earn an A. Your notes will be graded using this rubric.

How You Will Be Graded on the PowerPoint Presentation
Prior to completing your PowerPoint Presentation, you will receive a rubric that will clearly explain exactly what you must include in your presentation in order to earn an A. Your notes will be graded using this rubric. Your PowerPoint time-line must:
 * include a title slide with: World War I Time-line and the name of the group members
 * have the first two slides after the title slide include causes of the war and/or reasons why the United States entered the war
 * have the next 11 slides give major events in the war and display those events in proper chronological order
 * have each of the 11 major event slides contain a picture, photo, graphic, or drawing and describe each W.W.I event in at least two sentences
 * have at least one slide for each year of the war
 * have the concluding slide give the reason for the ending of the war and explain it in at least two sentences
 * the entire PowerPoint presentation must be graphically and visually appealing (neat, colorful, creative, and easy to read)
 * use proper conventions