Grade
Level: 7
After being exposed to several poems from the
Great War, cooperative groups of students will select a war poet to study
in depth. Students will use a variety of media to research the life,
work, and death of their selected poet. Using the personas of an
army captain, military nurse, and war correspondent, the students will
produce a variety of written products -- a letter of condolence, a narrative
account of a battle, and an obituary for a literary figure. The products
will be collected and published. Products will be evaluated with
a student generated rubric. Each group will share one of its products
with the class.
Curriculum Connections: This project meets 4 of the major Language Arts and 1 of the major Social Studies Illinois Learning Standards as designated by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Audience: Middle school students.
Length of Activity: 3-4 days including presentation
Student Ability Level: all
Multidisciplinary Connections: Language Arts, Social Studies
Created
August 18, 1998, last updated August 18, 1998, yet still being revised.
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page designed and maintained by:
Lori
Swan, Palos South Middle School teacher
Palos
Community Consolidated School District 118,
Palos
Park, IL.