Sunday, February 15, 2009

Assignments 2/13/09

7th Grade: Rad 8.4. Complete Notes. Read "An Inside Look At Himeji Castle" answer question 1 & 2.

9th Grade: Work on WWI Journal entries.
Assignment: Write 4 mock, WWI journal entries from the perspective of a solider experiencing war or a civilian caught in the conflict's destructive path. Create a fictional character that experiences the war from beginning to end and have them reflect on the events surrounding them. Your character, either civilian or soldier, can be from any of the major combatant countries of the war and can experience the war from any part of the world in which major combat operations took place. Each of the 4 entries must follow a chronological order beginning at the start of the war and ending near or at the Armistice.

Requirements: You will be responsible for writing 4, 1 page journal entries and 1, ½ page introduction entry to describe your character. Each journal entry should include the date and a double spaced journal entry for that day. Each entry should give vivid detail of the day’s or week’s, or even month’s, events. You are also responsible for a bibliography; which means that a good amount of research is required for this project. Please research and cite at least 6 to 8 World War I primary source accounts for this assignment. It is due 2/18/09. This assignment is worth 100 points.

2 comments:

Random_Follower said...

For the Journal Entries, can it be letters or is it just personal entries that they would put in diaries?

Mr. Elberson said...

No, it has to be a journal entry. You should not be writing to anyone.