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WWI Alliances- Fun way to learn about them

Bryan Dibble

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.  

WWI Alliances Activity

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  • This looks like a lot of fun - and it wouldn't require much prior knowledge on the part of the students!    it seems right up your alley too:)

    I've always used the Interconnected World - WWI lesson in my 1750 class, have you tried that yet?

    This is a great option with easier set-up though, if I can't squeeze that in!  Thanks, I'll definitely be saving it.

  • in reply to Julianne Horowitz

    I use the slides first, you can see I have a cue in the slides for this activity, and I do tell those who I select to read that they really need to pay attention.  I use achievement stickers in my class. So they all know there is no sticker coming to them if they don't ham it up.  There is sometimes on who doesn't pay attention. So I also have a full sheet near me to keep track of where we're at and re-read the cue if necessary.  You could also use the full sheet to write down the names of who you gave the country slips to.  

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  • in reply to Julianne Horowitz

    I use the slides first, you can see I have a cue in the slides for this activity, and I do tell those who I select to read that they really need to pay attention.  I use achievement stickers in my class. So they all know there is no sticker coming to them if they don't ham it up.  There is sometimes on who doesn't pay attention. So I also have a full sheet near me to keep track of where we're at and re-read the cue if necessary.  You could also use the full sheet to write down the names of who you gave the country slips to.  

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