Poster Board Group Project: Mussolini vs Hitler vs Stalin
*Materials needed (Will be provided by the teacher)
- Poster board
- Pens and Markers
- Glue
- Scissors
- Textbook (Chapter 14)
- Students can use the classroom computers and their phones as well.
- Printer (if needed to print pictures)
- Students will use the textbook to create a poster that compares Adolph Hitler's rise to power with Benito Mussolini's or Stalin's (The option will be left to the group). Each group must then present their poster to the class. Each group must give their rational for picking their two leaders and compare their rise to power. Each student in each group must have a speaking role. The presentations should be between 3-5 minutes (very brief).
- The poster must include ideas of both leaders and events that led to them gaining power (i.e. their roles in WWI, their beliefs about events post-WWI, their political parties, books, the state of their country prior to them taking office).
- Posters must also include mini biographies of both men before they were in office.
- The poster must include visuals that go along with the information included in the project. For example, a picture of Adolph Hitler being sworn into office.
- Students will have an entire class period to complete the assignment and prepare for the presentation that will take place the next day. If students are working hard and need extra time to complete the assignment, the teacher will allow extra time.
- Students will be graded on a scale of 20 based on the quality of their content, presentation of their poster (appearance), grammar and mechanics on the board and presentation, voice tone during presentation, and their use of class time (meaning being productive during class time preparations).
- Each student in the group will be responsible for gathering relevant information to outline Hitler's and Mussolini's rise to power.
- Students will be able to use their textbooks, their phones, or the classroom computers in order to gather information. Information that is gathered must be approved by the teacher.
- Each student must have a speaking role with the presentation.
Sample Poster
-Sample poster retrieved from: http://mrsralf.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/the-history-mystery-and-the-11th-grade/