WORLD WAR I LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAY
CHALLENGE 4
Militarism in Armythia
UNIT MISSION
Just as a reminder, the unit mission is below. This is our final goal for the unit. To meet this goal, each lesson will have targets that you must meet in order to make this goal. The live action role play lesson is this first lesson in the World War I unit. The LARP targets are listed below the mission.
What was World War I? What caused it? How was it fought? How did it end? What was the Impact?
INTRODUCTION LESSON TARGETS
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CHALLENGE 4: MILITARISM IN ARMYTHIA
CHALLENGE 4 RESOURCES
Computer, Numbers for Mac, Internet, printer, computer paper, Class Learning Platform, Apple T.V., National Signs, Lesson Chronicles Folder, National Intel Folders
CHALLENGE 4 OBJECTIVES
- Learn about the state of the world.
- Building up your military strength, power, and prestige.
CHALLENGE 4 ACTIVITIES
1.) Episode I Credits
2.) Building Forces Games
3.) Challenge 4 Chronicles
2.) Building Forces Games
3.) Challenge 4 Chronicles
MILITARISM
Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. Militarism involves doing whatever it takes to have the best military with the best training using the best technology.
EPISODE 1 OPENING CREDITS
Turn off the volume on your computer! Watch the big screen.
EPISODE I
Rise of the Empires
There was great unrest on the planet of Armythia. The eight major nations on the planet of Armythia had been competing to create empires by taking over many of the smaller and weaker areas of Armythia. They turned these areas into colonies and exploited the natural resources to help build their empires.
An especially strong rivalry developed between Barnock and Calleaux that centered around the Great Forest Region on their borders.
Calleaux was also involved in a major disagreement with Zydor over the mouth of the Makeshift River. Calleaux currently maintains control over the area.
Aratu is a new nation. It had once been part of Zydor, but had gained its independence peacefully under Zydor's previous government. Zydor's new government wants to regain control over Aratu but the Zydorian government has taken no action in taking Aratu back as of yet.
A small nationalistic group in Zydor has developed and is demanding that the government retake Aratu. It is suspected that this group has been leading border raids against Aratu.
Evershire has been somewhat successful in keeping out of some of the disagreements because their nation is an island that is isolated from the other nations by water.
It is common knowledge that Zydor has the most powerful army on the continent of Imperia and Evershire is the strongest naval power.
Fearing war and take over, the nations of Armythia begin forming alliances to help themselves. This fear is fueled by the Newspaper tycoons in each of the six nations that have been carrying on feuds with each other. Their feud turns the nations' fear into hate.
Each major nation on Armythia is extremely nationalistic. Citizens feeling such pride for their own nations, they give complete power to their government officials, along with their undying support and their unwavering loyalty.
Fear and hatred between nations fueled an arms race where nations competed to build the strongest militaries with the most advanced and most destructive weapons.
Reyden is troubled by domestic unrest and the government is no longer stable. Unemployed workers and peasants are banning together and planning a revolution.
Yatween adopted an isolationist policy. They have vowed to stay out of wars and conflicts with other nations but other nations see this as weak and begin to target this land full of natural resources!
Beyfor maintains a strong but small army and waits as other nations make decisions regarding their militaries and territories before making any major decisions for their nation.
Greed, tension, fear, and hate have engulfed the planet like a heavy gas. It would only take one wrong move...one wrong action... to spark a brutal, devastating, and catastrophic war!
Rise of the Empires
There was great unrest on the planet of Armythia. The eight major nations on the planet of Armythia had been competing to create empires by taking over many of the smaller and weaker areas of Armythia. They turned these areas into colonies and exploited the natural resources to help build their empires.
An especially strong rivalry developed between Barnock and Calleaux that centered around the Great Forest Region on their borders.
Calleaux was also involved in a major disagreement with Zydor over the mouth of the Makeshift River. Calleaux currently maintains control over the area.
Aratu is a new nation. It had once been part of Zydor, but had gained its independence peacefully under Zydor's previous government. Zydor's new government wants to regain control over Aratu but the Zydorian government has taken no action in taking Aratu back as of yet.
A small nationalistic group in Zydor has developed and is demanding that the government retake Aratu. It is suspected that this group has been leading border raids against Aratu.
Evershire has been somewhat successful in keeping out of some of the disagreements because their nation is an island that is isolated from the other nations by water.
It is common knowledge that Zydor has the most powerful army on the continent of Imperia and Evershire is the strongest naval power.
Fearing war and take over, the nations of Armythia begin forming alliances to help themselves. This fear is fueled by the Newspaper tycoons in each of the six nations that have been carrying on feuds with each other. Their feud turns the nations' fear into hate.
Each major nation on Armythia is extremely nationalistic. Citizens feeling such pride for their own nations, they give complete power to their government officials, along with their undying support and their unwavering loyalty.
Fear and hatred between nations fueled an arms race where nations competed to build the strongest militaries with the most advanced and most destructive weapons.
Reyden is troubled by domestic unrest and the government is no longer stable. Unemployed workers and peasants are banning together and planning a revolution.
Yatween adopted an isolationist policy. They have vowed to stay out of wars and conflicts with other nations but other nations see this as weak and begin to target this land full of natural resources!
Beyfor maintains a strong but small army and waits as other nations make decisions regarding their militaries and territories before making any major decisions for their nation.
Greed, tension, fear, and hate have engulfed the planet like a heavy gas. It would only take one wrong move...one wrong action... to spark a brutal, devastating, and catastrophic war!
Building ForcesTime to Complete: Whole Group Activity - 30 minutes
The eight major nations of Armythia have realized that to gain power and prestige, a nation must have a vast, strong, well trained, military that is well equipped with the latest weapons and technology. So, all the major nations have entered into an arms race. An arms race is a when two or more nations compete to have the best armed forces, weapons, and military technology. In Challenge 4, you will play a game called Building Forces to simulate this arms race. The military forces, weapons, or technology that you gain or lose in the game will be added or subtracted from what you currently have. Follow along as I read the directions to the game and go over the game contents below.
Game Contents
The following are pictures and descriptions of all the game contents.
1 Game Board
Instructions
One More Thing
If you read or hear a term from a Breaking News Card that you do not know, look in the tool box. The weapons, technology, and military terms are all there and will be the vocabulary words in your Challenge 4 Chronicles!
Good Luck! And May the Odds be Ever in Your Favor!
Challenge 4 Lesson Chronicles
Time to Complete: Whole Group Activity - 30 minutes
Challenge 4 Lesson Chronicles Directions: This goes behind your Challenge 3 Lesson Chronicles. Don't forget to put your name on the handout. Write Challenge 4 Chronicles in your Table of Contents. Challenge 4 Chronicles are worth 50 points. You will first complete the vocabulary terms for the Challenge. At the end of the challenge you will answer the questions about what you learned in today's Challenge. If you should lose the copy I give you in class, you can print out another copy at home by clicking on the link in the toolbox.
If you do not finish the Chronicles in the designated class time it becomes homework. Remember, I will check each group's National Intel Packets and every student's Lesson Chronicles on Friday. END OF CHALLENGE 4
You have completed Challenge 4 of the World War I Live Action Role Play. |
TOOL BOX
Chronicles Links
Challenge 4 Termsair force: the branch of a nation's military that battles in the air
alliance: an agreement between nations to work together for a common goal or to defend each other in the event of war ammunition: the bullets or shells shot from a weapon arms race: when two or more nations compete to have the best armed forces, weapons, and military technology army: the branch of a nation's military that battles on land arsenal: a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a nation assassinated: to kill a famous or important person usually for political reasons bayonet: a large jagged knife that attached to the end of a rifle barrel in order to turn the rifle into a thrusting weapon caltrops: a spiked metal device thrown on the ground to blow out the tires on wheeled vehicles depth charge: a weapon designed to destroy a submarine disarmament: reducing the size of a nation's military or weapons battleship: an armored warship mounted with weapons and guns Gatling gun: a machine gun that has six barrels mounted in a revolving frame grenade: a small bomb thrown by hand or launched by a machine howitzer: a large gun that is used to fire shells high into the air for a short distance influenza: also known as the flu - a common illness that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, severe aches and pains, and breathing problems intelligence task force: a group of people who work together to gather information or solve a problem maneuvers: a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces marines: the highly trained branch of a nation's military that specializes in combat on land and sea militarism: the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a country should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests mine: a bomb that is placed in the ground or in water and that explodes when it is touched mobilization: bringing together military forces to prepare for war mortars: a short light cannon used to shoot shells high into the air navy: the branch of a nation's military that battles at sea propellors: the blades on an airplane that rotate to make the plane fly stockpiled: to store up a pile of something to use in an emergency, at a planned time, or at a later time submarine: a warship that battles under the ocean and is usually armed with torpedoes surplus: the amount of something left over when all that is needed of it is used surveillance balloons: balloons with cameras attached that fly over enemy territory and take pictures in order to gather information torpedo: a cigar-shaped missile designed to be fired from an airplane, ship, or submarine to explode on reaching a target tuberculosis: a bacterial disease that effects the lungs and causes a person to have breathing problems, chest pain, and to cough up blood typhoid: a bacterial disease that causes a person to break out in red spots on the chest and abdomen and have severe stomach and intestinal problems | ||
