Today I started introducing my students to World War I. We talked about the "Great War" first by going through this prezi, that shows all things that are "Great". We had an amazing discussion about the use of this word, and how easily we throw it out there. There truly is nothing better than have an intelligent discussion with my students. I am so impressed with how far they have come since the beginning of the year, and I love seeing the wheels turning in their minds.
After, we discussed the MAIN causes of the war, (you know, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism). Then the real fun began. I had them create nursery rhymes about these causes. They wrote them in pairs, the created big posters to put up around the room with their rhymes, and presented them to the class.
We wrapped it up with a picture of trench foot and a picture of the men in trenches and had them write creative stories, which I am trying to do more of in class.
Such a successful day. Now, back to work on my creative writing prompts, I love the excitement of a new idea and how time can fly by when you are immersed in something, and how the ideas can keep flowing.
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