Task
Task
After exploring this Webquest, you will be create a powerpoint presentation using the information from the websites.
1. Discover the author of the novel! Are there other books written by the same author? Why do you think the author chose to write this book? Why did she include Pushkin's poetry?
2. How was Russia involved in World War I? Where did the immigrants go after fleeing their homeland?
3. What was America like for many new families?
4. Read immigrants' stories from various countries. Compare and contrast them to your lives.
5. Discover details about typhus and ringworm!
Process
On your first Google Slide...
Tell me...Who is the author? Why do you think she wanted to write about this journey? What experiences did she have?
Attach a picture as well.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/karen-hesse
https://karenhesseblog.wordpress.com/category/letters-from-rifka/
On the second Google Slide...
Tell me about Russia in 1917. What was happening?
How were the Jews in Russia treated at that time?
What were pogroms?
http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/russian_revolution.php
https://safeshare.tv/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSFsI1b_OVW8
Slide three...
Where did the immigrants go once in America?
Complete the Ellis Island Virtual Tour worksheet then summarize on slide three.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/
Slide four...
Tell about immigrants from all over the world and some of their stories!
Include a picture!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/young_immigrants/
Slide five...
Answer all of the areas from your definition map handout about the two illnesses (typhus and ringworm)...include the term name, what it is, what it is like, symptoms, treatment, and long-term effects!
Include a picture of each!
typhus--
http://www.healthline.com/health/typhus
ringworm--
http://www.healthline.com/health/ringworm#Overview1