Introduction
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Research WebQuest
Welcome! For this WebQuest, you will need to be sitting with your assigned group and you will need: a pencil, a piece of paper.
Task
Your Task:
With your group, find the section for your topic. In that section, you will find several links to assist you as you begin to research our topic. Remember, this is just a starting point - you are free to look for more information as long as it is relevant.
Find enough information on your given topic to not only create a thoughtful and information-filled poster, but to also give a presentation as to teach your fellow classmates. The better your presentation is, the better the entire class understands the context of the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Remember, during this time you must be doing research into your topic, taking notes, or discussing the information you have found with your classmates. If I catch you off-task, I will remove participation points from you and final project points from your entire group (remember, my computer can see what every computer is doing).
Hint: I reccomend assigning different links to different group members, doing the research, and coming back together to share the notes you took.
Process
Group One: Sharecroppers
Link #1: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sharecropping
Link #2: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/sharecrop/ps_dawson.html
Link #3: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newsouth/4698
Group Two: Jim Crow Laws
Link #1: http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm
Link #2: http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/a-brief-history-of-jim-crow
Link #3: http://americanhistory.si.edu/brown/history/1-segregated/jim-crow.html
Group Three: The Great Depression
Link #1: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_depression.html
Link #2: http://socialistworker.org/2012/06/28/blacks-and-the-great-depression
Link #3: http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression
Group Four: The Klu Klux Clan
Link #1: http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan
Link #2: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/grant-kkk/
Link #3: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_kkk.html
Group Five: Slavery in The South
Link #1: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery
Link #2: http://www.crf-usa.org/black-history-month/slavery-in-the-american-south
Link #3: http://www.ushistory.org/us/27b.asp
Group Six: Segregation (with a focus on schools)
Link #1: http://abhmuseum.org/2012/09/education-for-blacks-in-the-jim-crow-south/
Link #3: http://ncpedia.org/public-schools-great-depression
Group Seven: The Underground Railroad
Link #1: http://www.historynet.com/underground-railroad
Link #2: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/underground-railroad
Link #3: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html
Group Eight: The Civil Rights Movement
Link #1: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
Link #2: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/civil-rights-movement-overview
Link #3: http://www.historybits.com/civilrights.htm
Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria:
If you finish with your research, your group can begin planning your poster and your presentation. Use the criteria below to make sure you have the best chance at 100% on your poster and presentation. You will be graded on the following:
Poster:
- Topic title on top of poster.
- Details about the topic (majority needs to be in your own words) about the topic, so that people would understand.
- An illustration/picture about the topic.
- Poster space used efficiently (no huge blank spaces).
- Effort has been put into the creation of the poster.
- All member names and period on the back.
Presentation:
- Introduction of the topic.
- All members contribute in the presentation.
- Explaination of illustration.
- Group members have their parts written out on notecards.
- Effort is put into the presentation.
- Important information explaining the topic is presented to the class.