All+Quiet+on+the+Western+Front+WebQuest

===Throughout this webquest, you will be gathering information about various aspects of World War I. After sharing the information with other members of your group, you will create a mini-newspaper/poster that will include the information that is most important for the class to understand about this war.===

Use the document above to compile your answers as a group. On person should make a copy of the document, then share it with the rest of your group members and me.
**Part 1:** Now is the time to split up your group. Each person will research one aspect of World War I. Decide who in your group will research each of the following categories:

**Causes of the War:** [|"Explosion"] and [|"Stalemate"] -- Read through these two pages to get an idea of what began the war and how it grew out of control and then reached a stalemate. *A "stalemate" is a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; when further movement is impossible.* British soldiers and machine gun, [] **New Fighting Tactics of the War:** [|"Trenches"] -- Read through this page to learn about trench warfare in World War I.  [|"Life in the Trenches"] -- This is a great article on what life was like in trenches. [|"Weapons of the War"] -- Click on the links at the bottom of this page to learn about the weapons of WWI. Focus on the machine gun, poison gas and tanks. German WWI soldiers, http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Lida-District/lida-city/soldiers2.jpg **Nations/Peoples in the War:** [|"Central Powers"] -- Read this brief encyclopedia article for information about the Central Powers in WWI [|"Allied Powers"] -- Read this excerpt from an encyclopedia article about the Allies of the war A map of the Western Front, [] **Important Places in the War:** [|"Battles of World War I"]-- Read through this site to learn about some important battles of WWI [|"Western Front"] -- This article briefly defines the Western Front during WWI. [|"The Western Front"] -- Read this information carefully to learn about the Western Front of WWI

**Part 2: Author Research** Ask me for the handout on Remarque's life, then answer the questions on the document together.

**Part 3: Create your News Poster** Follow the directions on the handout to create your newspaper poster.

WebQuest adapted from http://questgarden.com/56/79/9/071030110807/