WORLD WAR I BATTLES: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

DUE TUESDAY MARCH 9th

Some of the bloodiest battles ever fought occurred were fought during WWI, resulting in
terrible devastation and a tremendous loss of human lives. The nations leading these
battles - France, Germany, Britain, Russia, and Ottoman Empire - made few gains. You
will explore one of five of the major battles:
 The Battle of Tannenberg
 Battle for Gallipoli
 The Battle of the Somme
 The Battle of Verdun
 The Battle of Ypres (also known as Passchendaele-began in 1917).

You will work individually to write a newspaper article in the voice of a journalist. Your
article to take the form of:
 A day-to-day account of life on the battlefield
 An article reflecting soldiers feelings about the war
 The outcome or significance of the battle in the war/history
 Feature story on a specific technology or a specific individual
 Etc.

Your article should include information from 5 of the bullets below:

 where the battle occurred
 what led to its occurrence,
 battle conditions, such as the weather.
 who was involved,
 how many casualties,
 types of weapons used,
 the end result of the war (who "won" the battle and its effect on everything around
it, including civilians)

The article should meet the following requirements:

 250 words, or 1 page in length
 Accurate facts and statistics
 Correct grammar and spelling
 At least one map and picture
 Bibliography
 ONLINE RESOURCES
NOTE: THIS IS JUST A SAMPLING OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT
THERE. PLEASE USE ABC-CLIO, ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS, OR OTHER
SOURCES TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR RESEARCH.

Battle of Tannenberg
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/tannenberg.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_tannenberg.shtml
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_tannenberg.htm

Gallipoli Campaign
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/overview_gf.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gallipoli.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_gallipoli.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_gallipoli.html

Battle of Verdun
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_verdun.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_audoin_03_verdun.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_winter_15_verdun.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/verdun.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_verdun.htm

Battle of the Some

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_somme.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_keegan_04_shells.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_keegan_05_doctors.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_simkins_06_somme.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/somme.htm

Battle of Ypres (ee-prah)

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_ypres.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_wilson_06_passchendaele.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/ypres3.htm