Working in pairs or groups of three you will research one of the battles that Canada participated in, during
World War One. No more than two groups per topic
FORMAT: You will hand in an 8.5 x 11 booklet that includes:
 Title page
 Part A: Your graphic organizer (follow template provided)
 Part B: 3 photos that demonstrate battlefield conditions with photo analysis
 Part C: 6 quotation cards that indicate the importance of the battle to the war and/or to Canada
 Part D: A complete MLA 7 bibliography of resources used for the project.
Battles to Choose from:
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Ypres (St. Julien)
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Somme – Courcelette (Regina Trench)
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Somme – Beaumont- Hamel
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Vimy Ridge
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Arras
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Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres)
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Amiens
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Moreuil Wood
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Cambrai
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Mons (1918)
General Requirements:
 You are required to use both electronic and print resources.
 A minimum of six resources must be used – 3 print, 3 electronic
 All group members must contribute to parts A and D
 Each group member must hand in their rough notes for part A
 Each group member is required to do 1 photo/analysis in part B- label your work
 Each group member is required to do 2 quotation cards- label your work
Recommendation – Use Canadian focused books first.
Many of these battles are fought more than once and by more countries than just
Canada. Using Canadian focused books first, will help keep you on track.
Try to address each question as thoroughly as possible. USE POINT FORM
Graphic Organizer Template (posted on TeacherWeb)
When and where did your battle take place?
Who were the main groups involved?
Outline the main events that took place in your battle:
What was the result of your battle?
Why is your battle historically significant?
How does your knowledge of one battle enrich your understanding of: a) World War One as a whole? b) Canada’s role in World War One?

Recommendations – Use internet resources there are great photos online
Find more pictures than you need and select the three best ones
Each member of the group is responsible for finding and analysing one photo or painting. The focus of the photos needs to be the conditions or experience of this particular battle.
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Outline key details from the photo that you feel are important
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Infer any other logical information
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Explain why this photo accurately demonstrates the conditions and or experience of that battle/battlefield.
Recommendations- Use the books from your research, you will likely find better info there
Look for firsts, why things matter, what impact does it have for Canada, the soldiers, the battle
You need to find a total of six (6) quotations that address the importance or significance of your battle.
Remember to source your quotations and set up your cards like the examples below.
Quotation Card Format
Author's last name and page number
“ Your quotation is taken directly from the text as you intend to use it. Any changes need to be placed in [square brackets] and any omission needs to be noted in an ellipse”
[ In square brackets underneath your quotation, you include how you think this piece of information demonstrates the importance of the battle to the war and/or to Canada ].
Print Source Example
Brown and Gimblett 54
“ The results [of the battle of the Somme] were disastrous…It was later said that there was almost no village… in Newfoundland that was not touched by the casualty list…The First of July still holds a somber tinge of remembrance in Newfoundland to this day”.
[This information demonstrates the impact of the cost of the Somme for Canada. Canadians paid a high price to demonstrate our valour and courage.]
Electronic Source Example
Somme BBC par 5
“It was a baptism of fire for Britain's new volunteer armies… They suffered catastrophic losses: whole units died together and for weeks after the initial assault, local newspapers would be filled with lists of dead, wounded and missing.”
[ Indicates the horrors of the Somme and why there was such a large impact on Newfoundland.

Your entire group should contribute to the organization of your MLA bibliography. That means you need to include all of the resources you used for this assignment (including photos).
Remember a bibliography must:
 Be double spaced
 Be in alphabetical order
 Indent the second line 5 spaces
 Use MLA 7 – The “Source It” document
Bibliography
“Battle of the Somme – 1916”. World War One. June 26 2007. February 2010. Web.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_somme.shtml
Brown, Angus and Richard Gimblett. In the Footsteps of the Canadian Corps. Ottawa: Magic
Light, 2006. Print
Library dates: _________________________________________________________
Class time dates: ______________________________________________________
Computer Lab dates: ___________________________________________________
FINAL DUE DATE: ______________________________________________________
Some Recommended Websites:
Click on any of the links to find information about the First World War. Most, but not all, have a specifically
Canadian focus.
National Archives of Canada: Canada and the First World War - http://www.archives.ca/05/0518/051804_e.html
Links to specific Canadian battle sites - http://canadahistory.about.com/cs/ww1battles/index.htm
Veterans Affairs - http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=links
For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War - http://www.kingandempire.com/
World War One Overview - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/turner/ar_overview.html
National Library of Canada- http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/13/h13-4004-e.html
Horror on the Battlefield- http://history.cbc.ca/history/?MIval=Section.html&chapter_id=1&episode_id=12
War Amps: Canada’s Military Heritage: The First World War- http://www.waramps.ca/military/wwi/home.html
The Canadian Military Heritage Project- http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/index.html
First World War Multimedia Collection - http://www.firstworldwar.com/
A Canadian’s Visit to Vimy and the Battlefields of Flanders- http://www.interlog.com/~fatjack/vimy/vimy.html
Canada and World, War One – The First Contingent http://groups.msn.com/CanadaWorldWarOnetheFirstContingent/_whatsnew.msnw?pgmarket=en-ca
Encyclopaedia of the First World War - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm
The World War I Document Archive http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
Art of the First World War- http://www.art-ww1.com/
The Imperial War Museum: Photograph Archive Album (First World War) http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/photos/WW1album.htm
Selected and compiled by Mr. Pettigrew. (February, 2004)