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Index

Introduction

Task

Process

The Dossiers

Evaluation

Conclusion

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Teacher Notes:

*Parts of this WebQuest deal with sensitive subjects (mass murder, sexual harassment, etc.) that are suitable for only mature students. Discuss these issues with your students ahead of time. To avoid dealing with controversial material, you might omit certain personalities from the project.

*For this WebQuest, you will be playing the role of an ISIS contact. Familiarize yourself with the WebQuest and adjust your role as you feel necessary.

*This WebQuest allows you a great deal of flexibility to adjust the tasks to best suit your students' abilities and grade level. For example, you might:
*demand that students compile a Works Cited page at the end of their reports.
*alter the format of the report to allow for in-text MLA documentation.
*limit student research to only certain web sites.
*demand that students consult sources other than from the Internet to complete the project.
*downplay the role-playing aspect of the project if your students find it too juvenile.

*This WebQuest allows you to adjust the tasks to best accomodate time contstraints or avoid student fatigue. This is best done by limiting the number of personalities students must research and/or limiting the number of reports they must write.

*You might find it beneficial to allow students to work in groups. Under this technique, tasks might be divided in a number of different ways.

*You might adjust the evaluation rubric to allow for easier grading.

*This WebQuest is best suited for allowing students to independently learn the fundamentals of using the Internet for research.

Suggested Web Sites:

Discus: SC Information Library

A web site on evaluating Internet sources

Conducting research on the Internet

A basic guide to the Internet

A web site for finding historical figures

South Carolina Standards:

This WebQuest is suitable for eighth, ninth, and tenth grades (and possibly eleven and twelfth). The South Carolina standards for English Language Arts research skills vary little among these grade levels. Therefore, the eighth grade standards are listed below with notes for additional high school standards.

Research Goal (RS)
The student will access and use information from a variety of appropriately selected sources to extend his or her knowledge.

Students will be able to ...

8-RS1.2
Demonstrate the ability to ask questions to investigate all aspects of a topic, including various viewpoints regarding it.

8-RS2.1
Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of resources, including technology, to access information.

8-RS2.2
Demonstrate the ability to document sources by using a standardized system of documentation.

8-RS2.3
Demonstrate the ability to conduct independent research using available resources, including technology.

8-RS2.4
Demonstrate the ability to summarize the information that he or she has gathered.

8-RS2.6
Demonstrate the ability to use note-taking strategies to record facts and opinions from sources.

8-RS3.2
Demonstrate the ability to present his or her research findings in a variety of formats.

8-RS3.5
Demonstrate the ability to distinguish his or her own ideas from the ideas and discoveries of others.

E1-RS3.2
Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions from synthesized information to create a documented research project with teacher support.

E4-RS3.1
Demonstrate the ability to synthesize information from a variety of sources, including those accessed through the use of technology.