Hello Fellow Educators,
Hope this post finds you all well. I am so excited that we have reached our final Era of the year! That's right, Era 7 and World War I. Not sure about you, but I feel like this topic really ties together everything that we have learned thus far. It's the big connector for me in so many ways because as we all know, this also sets up the final act of our class. My approach this year was different than previous years as I introduced the First World War through the Russian Revolution. Next, I gave students a presentation on Russian in 1917 to build their background on the topic. Then, I divided our class into four groups to decide what should the future of Russia look like after the Tsar abdicated his throne (this activity was adapted from the Choices Series). Reviewing their perspectives, students needed to create a propaganda poster and create a campaign pin to gain support for their view on the future of Russia. Included in their poster, students identify whether Russian troops should be withdrawn from the war or not. Attached you wil find our propaganda posters along with their pins from their presentations. While I attempted a new strategy for students to examine the impacts of propaganda, i believe students made connections to its use during World War I. That said, I am curious...do you have students analyze propaganda material using the WHP materials or is there another technique you use to introduce this concept to your learners? Let me know what you think.
