All Quiet on the Western Front Lesson Plan

Memorializing the War, Part 1

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to conduct research in order to investigate broader socio-political stakes of war memorials

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.7 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.B

Structure:

In this lesson, students will research the World War 1 memorial sites erected after the war in the participating countries. They will learn about the process of erecting a public memorial, and investigate the art and design strategies employed in memorial art and architecture. Using the guiding research questions, they should also consider the larger socio-political stakes...