Lesson Plan 5 (Year 10 Social Studies) World War I Posters, the Original Memes Lesson Objectives: • WALT: interpret and evaluate historical sources (context: WWI propaganda posters) • WALT: consider and explain the similarities and differences between historical and contemporary (present-day) forms of communication (context: WWI propaganda posters and memes) Success Criteria: S.C.1: I will be able to define and give examples of propaganda. S.C.2: I will be able to identify and explain similarities and differences between present-day and historical forms of propaganda. S.C.3: I will be able to evaluate historical sources using the 5 W’s & 1 H strategy. Timing Activities Connection to Inquiry L.O.s & S.C. 5 – 8 mins Do Now/Hei Mahi: Interpreting meme’s
Students will need to describe a Connection to L.O.1 Providing an
set of memes. Consider their & 2. S.C.1 & 2. example that is more similarities and their purpose. applicable to Begins to get students’ context. They will share their responses students thinking Memes highly with the rest of the class and about aspects that relevant to students. consider how it compares to will be further Enables them to historical forms of propaganda. developed better consider throughout the historical examples lesson. of propaganda that they are perhaps not as familiar with. 5 mins 5 w’s, 1 h Strategy
Introduce students to a source
interpretation strategy. Identify the importance in history of questioning sources. Especially for bias.
Go through the different
questions. 8 mins Modelling the strategy with one WWI poster
Using a WWI poster that is
familiar to students – we will go through an example of what students will be doing (stations activity). The content of the WWI poster is conscription placed on Maori (the topic was covered in the previous lesson). This will therefore allow students to use their prior knowledge – recap their knowledge etc. 10 mins Stations Activity
Students will be grouped into L.O.1, S.C.1 & 3.
small groups of 2 – 3 people. Students will apply Each group will annotate a the strategy they WWI propaganda poster were introduced to. according to the 5 w’s and 1 h Stations activity is a strategy. Each group will have co-operative 2 mins to annotate the poster. learning activity After the two minutes they where students learn move to a different poster from each other to (where again they have a annotate the poster. different poster to annotate). (Because students Students have 5 posters to are not allowed to annotate. They are not allowed repeat ideas already to repeat an idea that has on the poster they already been written. Poster will not only read are all to do with and learn from conscription/recruitment others but also be during WWI (recaps important pushed into deeper concepts students already have cognitive thinking). some knowledge of – enables them to apply this knowledge in a new context).
During this time, I will move
between groups and facilitating where necessary. 5 mins Sharing of Ideas 10 mins Comparing and Contrasting Provides students Memes and WWI Posters with graphic organisers that are Students choose between two useful for comparing tasks. 1 is a comparison using and contrasting. It a venn diagram or table also build their (similarities differences) of knowledge of “the memes and wwi posters. The extent to which” second is more challenging which is a phrase and requires students to students often determine the extent to which encounter in social they agree with the following studies or history – statement: “WWI but is often difficult propaganda posters are the to comprehend. The original memes”. They mark continuum provides their decision on a continuum. a way for students to They must provide at least position themselves. three reasons for their position. 5 mins Recap/Going through answers Ask students to share their understanding (depending on which task they chose). Provides an opportunity to clear up any misunderstandings and check comprehension.