Documents: Papers
When reviewing and reading over the 5 documents fill out out the document analysis form given to you, one for each document.
The form can be found at:
http://www.mrsperkinsworldhistory.com/uploads/2/5/1/6/25165391/5364504_orig.png
Web page found at:
http://www.mrsperkinsworldhistory.com/mrs-perkins-world-history/january-8-2014
The War of Nations
What kind of things do you notice when looking at this book page?
What observations can you make from looking at this page?
What kind of plane are they piloting?
What is an important fact about this type of plane?
What can you tell me about the people and things in this page?
Does the captions add any useful information to the pictures that you couldn't get by just looking at the pictures?
What information did they add?
Lusitania is Sunk
View at:
What do you think the significance of the title of this newspaper article means?
What information can you get from this portion of this article?
What event happened due to this paper being published?
Why do you suppose President Wilson said nothing in reference to this attack?
If you were the writer of this article what would you have titled this paper?
What would you have written?
Diary of Harry Frieman. November 11th 1918
View at:
http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.23600/enlarge?ID=pm0003001&page=56
What is the author of this diary entry stating?
What type of person was the author?
What type of enviroment is the author describing?
Pretend you were there, what emotions would you be feeling, what would your thoughts be in this moment?
What is worth remembering from this diary entry?
Read Dulce et Decorum est at the website:
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html
Be sure to read the notes after the poem as well
Dulce et Decorum est
What imagery do you notice when reading the poem?
How does Wilfred Owen describe the gas attack?
What wording does he use?
Why does Wilfred Owen repeat the title in the last two lines of the poem?
What is the significance of the title in relation to the poem?
What do you think is the overall meaning of the poem?
Could you imagine being in the scenario Wilfred Owen is describing?
Read the Speech by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, June 1917 at the website:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/lloydgeorgespeech1917.htm
Speech by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, June 1917
What is the Prime Minister saying in his speech?
Is he directing blame elsewhere?
Where is he directing the blame?
Why would he do this?
What is the significance behind the last line of the speech?
Looking back, does this line seem silly or ironic?
What do you think the tone of this speech is?