World War I Document Gallery

UNIT I WORLD WAR I

World War I Document Gallery

Assignment

Using primary sources of written and visual documents, create a document gallery that represents Canada’s experience during World War I.

Topics – Home Front, Battles, Conscription, End of War

The document gallery must includewritten andvisual documents that effectively represent the components identified in each section. Do not use the same document to represent another component.Use documents that represent Canadians not British, French, Germans, etc.; some exceptions apply.

• Section: Home Front

• War Measures Act (2) - war economy, internment camps, etc.
• internment camps (3)
• economy (3) - Imperial Munitions Board, factories, farms, etc.
• victory bonds and income tax (2)
• role of women (3)
• propaganda (3)

• Section: Battles(only use photos and/or maps to represent battles)

• Ypres (3)
• Somme (3)
• Vimy Ridge (3)
• Passchendaele (3)

• Hundred Days (3) - Amiens, Arras, Canal Du Nord, Bourlon Woods, Cambrai, Mons

• Section: Conscription Crisis

• Military Service Act (2)
• Military Voters Act (2)
• War Time Elections Act (2)
• Union Government/General Elections 1917 (3)

• Section: End of the War and Peace

• Paris Peace Conference (1)
• League of Nations (1)

• Section:Personal Documents

• soldier diary, letter, or journal (2)
• photo of soldier, civilian or both (2)

*The number in brackets represents minimum number of documents for each component.

Primary Sources: Written and Visual Documents

• Documents

Using primary sources, provide written and visual documents that effectively represent the components listed in each section. Written documents include letters, posters, newspaper articles, diary, journal, memo, telegram, government report, advertisement, etc. Visual documents include photographs, poster, political cartoons, etc. Use the type of document- written or visual - that best suits the component.

• Captions

Each document must include a captionthat identifies and describes the document.

• Source/URL

Identify the source of the documents by providing the URL of the web site (not jpeg) for each document and indicate it below the caption of each document.

Use the web sites provided to obtain the documents for the document gallery.

Example

Web Sites

Use the following sources/web sites to obtain the documents for the components for the document gallery.

Marking Criteria for the World War I Document Gallery

• the document gallery demonstrates an excellent understanding of the topic
• the documents effectively represent the components
• the selection, quality and variety of documents is effective
• the captions for each component are effective and accurate
• it is effectively organized

• the document gallery demonstrates a very good understanding of the topic
• the documents effectively represent the components with one or two exceptions
• the quality and variety of documents is effective with one or two exceptions
• the captions for each component are generally effective and accurate
• it is effectively organized

• the document gallery demonstrates a good understanding of the topic
• most of the documents effectively represent the components
• the quality and variety of documents is effective with some exceptions
• the captions for each component are mostly accurate but inconsistent
• it is effectively organized

• the document gallery demonstrates a satisfactory understanding of the topic
• some of the documents effectively represent the components but others do not
• the quality of the documents is adequate but contain little variety
• the captions for each component are adequate but not thorough
• it is adequately organized

• the document gallery demonstrates a limited understanding of the topic
• some documents do not effectively represent the components
• the quality of many of the documents is questionable and the variety is minimal
• the captions for each component are not effective or minimal
• it is not effectively organized

• the document gallery demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topic or is incomplete and does not meet the minimum requirements for a passing mark

• the document gallery is incomplete and cannot be assessed