World War I Storybook Project

CCS 11.4.5 – Analyze the political, economic and social ramifications of World
War I on the homefront.

Your task is to write a storybook for 5th graders to teach them about World War I.
Think about some of the characteristics of your favorite childhood stories… the
characters, comedy, adventure, science fiction, etc, and use a similar theme in your
book to portray your story of WWI. Your story will include at least one main
character. You can choose from:
1. James- a 19 year old man drafted into the Army
2. Sarah- a 20 year old nurse who joins the war effort
You may rename the main character, and add different characteristics but the basic
traits must remain. You may also have additional characters such as a significant
other or sibling your character writes to, or has adventures with.

Your storybook should include the following:

● Title page
● Table of Contents
● Clearly labeled/titled chapters
● Clearly labeled page numbers (that correlate with the table of contents)
● At least one appropriate visual for each chapter (hand drawn or printed from
the Internet)
● Thorough, well written chapters on the following topics:
o Causes of World War I and Who’s Involved
o America Gets Involved
o The Trenches
o American Troops
o Technology
o Government Agencies and Civilian Support
 o Civil Liberties
o Social Change
o President Wilson’s Plans for Peace
o The Treaty of Versailles

Group Member Responsibility Contact Info

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Notes for Storybook- Fill Out First!
Use your textbook to take notes for your project.
Possible Writing and Content - Important Facts that
Visual Need to be Included
Causes of World War and Who’s Involved (372-374)

America Gets Involved (377-380)

The Trenches (374-376)

American Troops (381-382)

Technology (384-385)

Government Agencies and Civilian Support (388-391)

Civil Liberties (391-392)

Social Change (392-394)

President Wilson’s Plans for Peace (398-399)

The Treaty of Versailles (400-402)

World War I Storybook Project Grading Rubric
Points Organization

_______/2pts. Title page

_______/1 pts. Table of Contents

_______/1 pts. Clearly labeled chapters

Clearly labeled page numbers (that correlate with the table
_______/1 pts. of contents)
At least one appropriate visual for each chapter (hand
_______/5 pts. drawn or printed from the Internet)
Writing and Content

_______/4 pts. Causes of World War and Who’s Involved

_______/4 pts. America Gets Involved

_______/4 pts. The Trenches

_______/4 pts. American Troops

_______/4 pts. Technology

_______/4 pts. Government Agencies and Civilian Support

_______/4 pts. Civil Liberties

_______/4 pts. Social Change

_______/4 pts. President Wilson’s Plans for Peace

_______/4 pts. The Treaty of Versailles

_______/50 Total Points