April Morning
A WebQuest for 9th Grade English Designed by Ral and Laura Dees |
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Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits IntroductionStep back to the mid
1700’s when time spent with MTV or computer games would be spent
reading the Bible of plowing.
Let’s take a journey to an era when freedom wasn’t taken
for granted.
TaskYou will
be assigned a person of the Revolutionary Time Period to research and learn
more about. You will label a map of the colonies, prepare a speech on the
opinions of the war from the standpoint of the person you have chosen, and
write an essay relating the learned facts of this time period to the novel April Morning. ProcessYou will
be assigned one of these topics to learn more about: 1.
a
mother 2.
a
battle 3.
founding
father of any colony Responsibilities: 1.
Label
a map of the colonies and indicate where the conflict broke out first. 2.
Research
your assigned topic. 3.
Present
a two minute speech discussing your findings relating to your topic. 4.
Write
a two to three page essay relating learned facts to novel (include list of
sources). Resources
The
Road to Revolution The War
for Atomz
Search for Colonial America Named
Campaigns http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/reference/rwcmp.htm Evaluation
Individual grades will be
given on the map, speech, and the written essay.
The map will be graded
using the following rubric: http://www.sd81.k12.wa.us/Shaw/INFO/social%20studie%20web%20page/maprubric.htm
The presentation will be
graded using the following rubric:
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