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WWI: Controversial Issues

WWI: Controversial Issues . On the Homefront. Glory and Sacrifice. By the winter of 1914, war in all its glory and ugliness had engulfed Canada Stories of heroic efforts and noble sacrifices by Canadians on the battlefront and on the homefront. The Darker Side.

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WWI: Controversial Issues

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  1. WWI: Controversial Issues On the Homefront

  2. Glory and Sacrifice • By the winter of 1914, war in all its glory and ugliness had engulfed Canada • Stories of heroic efforts and noble sacrifices by Canadians on the battlefront and on the homefront

  3. The Darker Side • The war exposed sexism, racism and xenophobiathat many Canadians had to endure • Some Canadians were denied their civil rights and were regarded with suspicion • Some used the war to make huge profits off of war industry • The loyalty and contribution of other Canadians were called into question

  4. The Ross Rifle

  5. Completing the Chart

  6. Your task • Find a partner (or two) in your current seating group • You will be given a Wartime Controversy to research • Work together to complete the section of the chart (for your controversy only!) • You will have approximately 15minutes

  7. Wartime Controversies

  8. Let’s Mingle! • Once your section is complete, see Ms. McKnight for issue approval • When you hear the bell, visit other groups around to room and exchange information until your chart is complete

  9. Other Controversial Issues

  10. HEADLINE • A good headline: • catches the attention of the reader • is emotive • provides enough information to tell what the article is about • Is the largest text on the paper

  11. HEADLINE SUBHEADING A good subheading provides more information to support the HEADLINE Often explains why the event is significant; the effect of the event Is smaller than the Headline

  12. Your Turn Use your completed chart to create a collage of eight headlines related to controversial issues from the homefront that you would have created over the duration of the war to sell your newspaper.

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