Civil Rights Webquest | Create WebQuest

Introduction

Welcome to Mr. Rosenthal's Civil Rights Webquest page! The Civil Rights movement in the United States was a crucial movment that was fueled by African-Americans that were subjected to brutal injustices that they could not tolerate any longer. These injustices included segregation, disenfranchisement, and "Jim Crow" laws. These cruel acts fueled the need for change in America and the African-Americans understood that they were just as qualified to recieve the same rights and liberties as anybody else. This would lead to a major social conflict in the United States and was the beginning of a major changes that would alter not only the lives of African-Americans, but also the American culture!

Task

Your task for this assignment is to select any Civil Rights activist and create a Webquest on him or her. You will find pictures of the activist and incorporate them into your WebQuest in order to show evidence of your activists' participation in the Civil Rights movement. You will have two days in the computer lab to complete this task while addressing the following topics to the best of your abilities:

1. When was he or she born?

2. Where was he or she from?

3. What was the contribution that he or she made to the Civil Rights movement?

4. Why did you select that particular Civil Rights activist?

5. Did he or she use violent or non-violent measures in order to achieve their goals and was it effective?

6. When and how did he or she die?

7. How should most people remember the activist?

Although you are instructed to answer all of the questions listed above, it is highly recommended that you find as much information on your activist as possible in order to creae a successful Webquest. Take this opportunity to use your creativity skills and most importantly have fun!

Process

First, you will think of a Civil Rights activist that you would like to learn more about. Next, you will go to the website www.createwebquest.com. There, you will create an account by using your school e-mail address and password so that you can utilize the site's tools and templates that will need for your personal Webquest. Next you will answer the questions that are listed along with any other information that you would like to add. You will then choose the specific template that you would like to use in order to complete the task. Finally, you will type in text into the speciic text boxes while posting pictures in it in order to make your Webquest as detailed as possible!

Evaluation

	Beginning 1 Point	Developing 2 Points	Accomplished 3 Points	Exemplary 4 Points	Score
Meets Requirements	The webquest has identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginner level of performance	The webquest has identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a developing level of performance	The webquest has identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance	The article has identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highlest level of performance
Stimulating Ideas	The webquest is incomplete	The webquest fails to engage the reader and does not go into detail about the selected civil rights activist	The webquest presents an engaging picture but is missing some key details about the civil rights activist	The webquest is filled with information about the civil rights activist and answers all of the questions to the fullest extent
Organization	The webquest is unorganized	The organization makes the webquest difficult to follow	The organization and use of resources is sufficient but could be used more effectively	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of possible performance
Grammar and Mechanics	The webquest contains many errors	The webquest contains errors but the webquest is understandable	The webquest contains some mistakes but does not make a significant impact	There are few to no errors throughout the webquest

Conclusion

The significance of this webquest is that students should get a comprehensive understanding of their own Civil Rights activist and how they made an impact on American society. Some students are only exposed to the very famous activists including Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, however this assignment gives students the flexibility to research someone they are unfamiliar with so that they could learn more about the Civil Rights movement.

Credits

Students are encouraged to use sources that could help them better their understanding of speciific Civil Rights activists. Some sources include:

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129484

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/activists-civil-rights-activists

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/civil-rights-activists.php

Teacher Page

Introduction:

This lesson was developed as part of Oneonta High School's observation of Black History Month. This project should be completed with a social studies and a library media specialist present. The point of this assignment is to get students to understand certain activists who helped influence the Civil Rights movement.

In this lesson, students will be instructed to research a specific Civil Rights activist of their choosing. The students will answer questions that are assigned in the guidelines and they will find pictures to show as evidence to prove that their activist made a lasting impact. Students will learn that everyone in history is important and plays a key role in society.

Learners:

The lesson is designed for a ninth grade American History course but it can be used for tenth graders as well. Students should have a basic understanding of the Civil Rights movement before moving on to this assignment because this assignment is meant to show what they have learned in class and applying it to their specific activist.

Curriculum Standards:

This lesson plan may be used to address the academic standards listed below:

New York State Standards:

1. Key Ideas and Details: Students will cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary resources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

Common Core Standards Addressed:

1. Text Types and Purposes

Students demonstrate creative thinking and will explore and inquire into areas of interest to formulate an argument

a. Develop claims fairly, supplying evidence for each activist while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience's knowledge level and concerns

b. Use words and images to link major sections of the text, create cohesion and clarify relationships between claims and reasons

The Process:

1. The class will select their own personal Civil Rights activist

2. The class will then be instructed to create their own Webquest of the Civil Rights activist

3. Each student will then research their Civil Rights activist and answer the questions that will be provided to them by using credible sources

4. Students will have two days in a computer lab to complete this assignment

Resources needed:

1. A laptop or computer for each student

2. Access to the library for any books that students might want to use for this project

3. Internet access to create the webquest and find credible sources to support student's findings