Chapters 1 & 2
Postcard: Create a postcard that Paul, or one of his comrades might send home from the front. The postcards must not only include text, but must also actually look like a postcard. This means that there must be some kind of picture on one side, an address and stamp (can be drawn) on the back, and of course, the message.
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Chapters 3 & 4
Propaganda: Your task is to develop a piece of propaganda in the form of a poster or leaflet that Kantorek might have used to persuade Paul and his classmates to join the army.
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Chapter 5 & 6
Letter: Write a persuasive letter from the point of view of a nurse who treats Kemmerich, or Paul and Albert. Your desire in writing this letter is to convince a politician or military leader that the war is senseless. In the letter, be sure to structure ideas logically, support assertions (e.g., appeal to logic through reasoning; appeal to emotion), defend positions with evidence, and address readers' concerns. You should also integrate quotations and citations into written text.
Being that the vast majority of war novels and recollections have been written from the male perspective, this activity should give you some ideal as to what it would have been like having a female perspective of the war.
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Being that the vast majority of war novels and recollections have been written from the male perspective, this activity should give you some ideal as to what it would have been like having a female perspective of the war.
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Chapters 7 & 8
Timeline: Create a timeline of 10 WWI events and 5 AQOTWF events. Be creative. make it colorful, and inviting.
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Chapters 9 & 10
Newspaper Project