WORLD WAR I:
HOW AND WHY DID ALCOHOLISM INCREASE AS A
RESULT THEREOF?
DESIGNED BY JOHN ELLSMORE
WALTON HIGH SCHOOL
A WEBQUEST FOR A GLOBAL HISTORY COURSE
(10TH GRADE)
A STUDY OF WORLD WAR I: THE DARK AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE TUNNEL THAT WAS THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
(One water bottle for 40 men by G.P.
Hoskins)
(These carefree French troops would soon
learn the realities of war in the industrial age.)
INTRODUCTION
(To be read while listening
to Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring): World War I set the stage for
modern times. The causes of this long
struggle were many and varied. The
effects, to state the obvious, touched the lives of men and women on every continent. In this lesson you will be examining some of
the people involved in the conflict and one specific social problem, such as
alcoholism, with aftershocks that are still being felt today. Alcoholism is a dependence that adversely
effects behavior in social or work functions and produces withdrawal symptoms
when intake is stopped or reduced. If
war was hell, and it was, the increased alcoholism lead to new hells:
illegitimacy increased, marriages broke up, families’ dissolved and domestic
abuse increased.
You are advisors to the
President of the United States intent on addressing the reoccurring problem of
alcoholism today. Many wars after WWI
have not decreased military dependence on alcohol. By examining WWI and alcoholism then you will devise a series of
policy recommendations to alleviate alcoholism today.
(Evacuating an early casualty 1-July
1916)
TASK
Your task will be, in groups
of two to create a two page typed report and a 7-slide Power Point presentation
that will be presented to the President of the United States and his
cabinet. This report will detail the
negative effects of alcoholism during World War I on European society in
general and propose specific solutions to solve the problem today. For this project you must include the 6 Step
Public Policy approach:
1. Identify the problem. (Define
and describe the social problem, players and public policy.)
2. Gather evidence to identify
the causes of the problem.
3. Describe the existing policy.
4. Evaluate the existing policy.
5. Develop solutions for the
problems in the existing policy.
6. Select the best policy for the
problem.
(German
machine gunners take their toll on the morning of 1-Jul-1916)
PROCESS
Refer to the following
guidelines for the completion of your product.
Before completing your product:
1. Research the
source listed below in order to respond to all the following questions.
2. Complete the 6 step public
policy worksheets found at the site listed below.
3. Hand in the worksheets for evaluation.
Tips website.
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/tips.html
Guidelines for your 2-page typed report:
1) Your two page typed report will be based on
information from the sources and
the 6 step public policy analyst format.
2) Your report will be typed, double-spaced, and in
14-point font.
3) Your report will focus on the social problems caused
by World War I and how European
society attempted to deal with them.
Public Policy solutions should
be explored with the obvious idea that history should not repeat itself. In other words how can some of these
problems be solved once and for
all?
4) A cover sheet with your name, group members’ names,
class, teacher, date, and title of
report will be included.
Guidelines for your 7- slide Power Point presentation:
1)
Research the sources to create your presentation.
2)
All your slides must be original.
3)
Your slides will be based on the 6-step PPA (Public
Policy Analysis).
4)
Focus your presentation on factual information
rather than opinion.
5) Your presentation must
include information showing the President and his cabinet how you came to your
conclusions.
EVALUATION
The evaluation of your
projects will be done in two parts. The
public policy worksheets and the two-page paper will be evaluated based upon
the following rubrics. You and your group will present your project to the rest
of the class and the class will submit rubrics based on your group’s
presentation. The instructor will then combine these rubrics, along with your
self-assessment, to determine a score.
Rubric
|
Inadequate 1 |
Fair 2 |
Good 3 |
Excellent 4 |
2-paged typed report |
Does not follow PPA format or use English standards |
Minimal
Analysis of PPA and usage of standards |
Decent
Analysis of PPA and usage of standards |
Excellent Analysis of PPA and usage of standards |
7-slide Power Point Presentation |
No Knowledge and Minimum Sources supporting Public Policy |
Minimum Knowledge and Few Sources regarding Public
Policy |
Good Knowledge and Adequate amount of Sources |
Outstanding Knowledge of Policy and Significant amount
of Sources |
RESOURCES
General
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu.plegal/tips.html
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwI
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
http://www.npr.org/programs/disability/ba_shows.dir/work.dir/highlights/ww1.html
http://www.asymca.org/history.htm
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/BURGENLAND-NEWSLETTER/2000-07/0963662219
STANDARDS
This web quest focuses on the following Social
Studies Standards:
S1: History
of the United States and New York: use a variety
of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras,
themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States
and New York.
S2: World
History: use a variety of intellectual
skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes,
developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep
of history from a variety of perspectives.
This webquest focuses on the following English
Language Arts Performance Standards:
S1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
information and understanding.
S3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
critical analysis and evaluation.
S4: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for
social interaction.
CONCLUSION
World War I opened the hot
gates of hell and showed mankind that death; destruction and myriad social
problems were only just beginning. The
lessons of World War I went unlearned as World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan
entered the public consciousness. The social problem of alcoholism continues to tear at
the fabric of society even today. This
webquest has attempted to find some solutions to the problem. What these student advisors to the President
and his cabinet have recommended may well become the new public policy of the
United States with respect to war related social problems such as alcoholism.