This activity gets a class involved! On cue, each person with a card stands up and declares the intention of a different country involved in World War I, starting with the announcement by the teacher, “Gavrilo Princip and the Black Hand have just assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo!” I would guess many of you have heard of this or have seen it done, maybe even do this in class when you get into a WWI lesson. It takes a class willing to perform, but I always hand pick the students if the class is larger than 16.
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I love this, I think it really shows the chaos of it all to have it performed. Question: I notice that it's laid out so that each country is broken down and then it says what each country has to say - would it be simpler if it was just in order and then everyone had the same script, or would that take all of the suspense out of it and willingness to listen? I am always trying to strike a balance between making things spontaneous and fun and also making them clear and accessible, and sometimes I think I end up making things boring.
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Freda Anderson Going back to what others have thought, this could be done with each line going to a pair of students who can work together to add something to each statement. The pairing also would insure each statement isn't missed. I've always liked the reaction I get when the students start to realize the surprise that must have been real for the world's countries to see how these secret alliances were unfolding. I try to spread out the roles across the room if possible so the statements are popping up from every direction. I've always used it as an opener to the main lessons on WWI, right after I cover the spark for the war. I'd sure love to see how others make something like this work. Let us know how it goes.
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Freda Anderson Going back to what others have thought, this could be done with each line going to a pair of students who can work together to add something to each statement. The pairing also would insure each statement isn't missed. I've always liked the reaction I get when the students start to realize the surprise that must have been real for the world's countries to see how these secret alliances were unfolding. I try to spread out the roles across the room if possible so the statements are popping up from every direction. I've always used it as an opener to the main lessons on WWI, right after I cover the spark for the war. I'd sure love to see how others make something like this work. Let us know how it goes.
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