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=Your wiki task=

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The question to answer is: Evaluate Germany's role in the outbreak of the Great War and from that determine what level of responsibility Germany should accept. Working in pairs develop a page that captures the availiable knowledge on your assigned topic. This will give us a comprehensive record as a class of the contributing factors to the outbreak of war. It will also help us prepare for the war-game role play in late May. Here are some points to consider:
 * Structure your page- use sub headings
 * Correctly reference the material you use, make direct quotations where appropriate
 * Analyse sources used. What is the perspective of the author?
 * You can use appropriate images, videos etc. to help explain the content. Remember to show where you got it from.
 * Don't divide up the work between the two of you, the wiki allows you to edit and improve upon each others work
 * Don't be afraid to just get in there and write. The wiki is a work in progress. You can jot down an idea and you (or someone else) can come back and expand on it later. Remember, you can't break it!
 * Use the discussion page (see tab above) to raise questions about the wiki, content or to justify your editing decisions
 * Make your page 1,000 words minimum

Experiment with finding different historical points of view and trial unique ways of presenting information in an on-line environment. I will give you detailed feedback on your page based on the points above. I'll also give feedback on your engagement as a member of the wiki in discussions and contribution to pages beyond your own. **Wiki Rubric ** This assessment consists of 1,000 words to be posted on the Hammer or Anvil wiki by 7.00pm Wednesday 25 May responding to the question : Evaluate Germany's role in the outbreak of the Great War and from that determine what level of responsibility Germany should accept. Respond to this question from the perspective of your allocated topic (nationalism, militarism, arms race or colonialism). The sources you require will be provided in class and your wiki page should be your response to them within the parameters above. The steps to follow would be: · What does the source say that is relevant to my topic? · What are some key elements of the perspective, reliability and usefulness of the source? · What conclusions can be drawn and how does this relate to what you have discovered from other sources? You could consider structuring your page so that the last step is separated from the first two. This would mean you can evaluate each source in succession but have a conclusions section that evolves as your knowledge builds. This is a pairs activity and marks will be allocated equally to both members of the pair. The wiki stats will be monitored to ensure that both members are making reasonable contribution to the final product. The wiki task is not directly related to the role play. Indirectly the wiki will help prepare you for the role play but your wiki writing should not reflect your role play character. · Addresses the question asked with a sophisticated and sustained argument, which demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the issues raised in the question. · Fluent expression, elegant use of language · Logical, coherent and well-structured response || 17-20  || · Addresses the question with a sound attempt at argument which demonstrates a well-developed understanding of the issues raised in the question · Fluent expression · Logical and well-structured response || 13–16  || · Addresses the question with a relevant but generally descriptive response which may contain implied understanding of the issues raised in the question · Prose may be generalised or lacking in depth · Well-structured response || 9–12  || · Presents a narrative or descriptive response, which is largely relevant but may be generalised or incomplete · May paraphrase sources · Structure is evident but a simpler response or interpretation · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">May lack clarity or depth || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;">5–8  || · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Simple description or paraphrase of sources · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Attempts a narrative or description which may be only generally relevant and/or seriously incomplete · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Prose may be incomplete or disjointed and lack clear structure || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;">0–4  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;">Criteria || <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;">Marks  ||
 * · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Provides a comprehensive consideration of sources usefulness, reliability and perspective in the context of the question
 * · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Provides a detailed consideration of sources usefulness reliability and perspective in the context of the question
 * · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Provides some consideration of sources usefulness reliability and perspective in the context of the question
 * · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Generalises about the usefulness of the sources and reliability or perspective
 * · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AJKNJ O+ Times','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Some reference to the use of sources generally OR