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Games, Lesson Plans and Worksheets - A self-contained study unit |
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Weimar Germany Decision-Making Game - Part 1: 1918-21 [Interactive]
A brand new version of the popular decision making game. Each of the 5 key decision points covers a different issue. By working through the activity and completing the worksheet, students will learn about the diplomatic, economic, social and political problems faced by the Republic, and consider how successfully the Republic dealt with them.
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Interactive quizzes to test knowldge of the Weimar 1918-21 game[tips]
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Political Parties in Weimar Germany: Display Task
Useful as an extension or as a homework activity. Students are provided with a diagram of the main political parties in Weimar Germany. They use this as the basis for some propaganda posters for classroom display.
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Revolts and Rebellions in the Weimar Republic
The teacher should follow up the computer simulation by going through the worksheet with the students carefully. This PowerPoint Presentation by Richard Fitzsimmons is particularly useful to elaborate on the revolts and rebellions of the period. The second half of the video documentary "Make Germany Pay" is also good to watch at this point if you have it.
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Weimar Germany Decision Making Game - Part 2: 1921-29 [Interactive]
This simulation is a great way of introducing or revising the issues surrounding Weimar Germany in the years 1921-29. Each of the 7 key decision points covers a different issue. By working through the activity and completing the worksheet, students will learn about the diplomatic, economic, social and political problems faced by the Republic, and consider how successfully the Republic dealt with them. The game is designed to "run itself" with minimal teacher preparation.
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The Hyperinflation Crisis of 1923
Time should be spent going through the worksheet accompanying the computer simulation once the students have finished it. This PowerPoint presentation is particularly good on the subject of the 1923 crises.
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Decision Making Game (shorter game, but still covering 1918-33) [Interactive]
Can you save the Weimar Republic?
This game should be used instead of the more comprehensive games listed above if time is limited. |
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Factual Test: The Weimar Republic 1918-33
After students have completed both parts of the computer simulation, their factual recall can be measured using this 25-question test.
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The Culture of the Weimar Republic
The positive achievements of the Weimar Republic are easily overlooked. This project encourages students to investigate the cultural vibrancy of the Republic by producing a "virtual tour" around the Berlin of the 1920s. An example produced by students at the International School of Toulouse can be seen here. A Fling the Teacher quiz based on it is here.
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The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler: Worksheet
At this point, students should turn their attention in more detail to the activities of Adolf Hitler during the Weimar period. This worksheet is designed to accompany the first part of the excellent video documentary "The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler (1989)" (30 mins). Sadly I don't think it's available for sale...
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The Rise of Hitler - Complete Lesson Pack
This self-contained workpack is designed to keep students busy for 2-3 hours. It investigates Hitler's rise methodically by examining the period before the Munich Putsch, then the period 1924-28, then the period following the Wall St. Crash. For each, key explanations for Hitler's rise are identified and examined. I use this as the basis for a coursework assignment, and it is suitably thorough yet accessible!
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? - 1. Skeleton Essay Exercise
In this exercise, students are given three "skeleton essays", each one of which puts forward a different interpretation of Hitler's rise to power. Students read through each interpretation, choose the one they agree with most, and then elaborate on each section using their classroom notes. It provides an accessible way of showing students how the same evidence and factors can be linked in different ways. This PowerPoint Presentation can be used to accompany the exercise.
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? - 2. Thinking Skills Exercise
Follows on from the previous worksheet. Students turn their essay into a flowchart highlighting the essential links between the factors and the most important factual information that can be used to substantiate each factor.
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Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? - 3. Display Task
The final part of the exercise involves students approaching the question from a completely fresh perspective. Six - rather than three - factors are provided in the form of cards, each one of which contains essential pieces of factual information. Students have to arrange these on sugar paper, establish links between the factors by connecting them with arrows, eliminate those they think are least important, and then writing up their findings as an essay. |
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The Rise of Hitler - End of Unit Factual Test
To evaluate factual recall, students can then be set this test (30 questions) as a classroom exercise. Personally, I like to get them all playing this Fling the Teacher Quiz for the first 15 minutes of the lesson as "last minute revision". The first person to finish this game successfully gets 10/10, the second person gets 9/10 and so on. Then, they move on to the paper quiz so that by the end of the lesson the teacher has two marks in the markbook for each student!
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil - Worksheet to accompany the drama documentary
A complete breakdown of the themes covered across the two episodes starring Robert Carlyle, designed to help teachers decide which bits should be shown in class and to help students structure their notes. The DVD can be purchased through Amazon here. |
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Interactive Quizzes / Revision Tests |
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Interactive Cartoon Analysis
The Weimar Republic
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills. |
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Interactive Quizzes
Manic Miner Game - Weimar Germany
Cannonball Fun Game - Weimar Germany
Wordshoot Game - Weimar Germany
Fling the Teacher Quiz - Weimar Germany
Splat! Game - Weimar Germany |
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"Hot Potatoes" Self-Marking Quizzes
a. Weimar Germany Cloze Exercises
b. Weimar Germany Multiple Choice Quiz |
