Who killed John F. Kennedy?

Introduction

Today is November 22, 1963

You are a CIA officer and John F. Kennedy has been assassinated. All the world is wondering who has killed the 35th president of the United States in such a way. The whole society needs to know the truth and you have the case in your hands to find out who is responsible for the shooting.

Task

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In order to solve the mystery of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, you will have to gather in groups of 4 and work together in the investigation.

At the end of the investigation, you have to hand in 2 activities:

ACTIVITY 1: a dossier answering all the questions posed by the WebQuest.
ACTIVITY 2: a poster showing the whole story in a visual way (you should include images and some relevant information).

Process

In order to solve the case, you will have to follow 4 steps and answer some questions using the websites provided.

ACTIVITY 1 - DOSSIER

STEP 1

Collecting essential information

Where was the president?
What was he doing?
Who are the two main suspects?

STEP 2

The main suspect

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Watch the following video to learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald, one of the main suspects in the case.

Who was the main suspect?
What evidence is there that he was involved?
How did he kill the president?

STEP 3

Who killed the main suspect?

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Lee Harvey Oswald has been shot, check out the following website to know more about the shooter.

Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
Who was Jack Ruby?

STEP 4

Make your own judgements

Now that you know more about the case, you need to write the conclusion that you have reached and present it to your superiors. You need to mention who you think committed the crime and provide three facts to back up your claim.

ACTIVITY 2 - POSTER

Now that you have finished the investigation, you must design a poster that shows the whole case in a very visual way so that it is easy to understand the steps that you have follow to uncover the truth.

Evaluation

CRITERIA	Insufficient	Suffiecient	Excellent
Content	The subject is not clearly defined, a lot of information is missing.The content is not well organized, difficult to understand,	The subject is clearly defined, some information is missing.The content is well organized	The subject is perfectly defined, no information is missing.The content is very well organised,
Language	There are numerous spelling or grammar mistakes, making the answer impossible to understand. There is no punctuation.	A few spelling or grammar mistakes are evident, but do not diminish the meaning of the answer. Some punctuation is misused.	Proper use of modern English spelling and grammar is employed consistently throughout the assignment. Punctuation is used correctly and only when necessary.
Presentation	The dossier and the poster are not carefully presented. No effort has been put into it.	The dossier and the poster are well presented.	The dossier and the presentation are carefully presented. A lot of effort has been put into it.
Reflection	Students do not show critical thinking about the topic.	Students show some critical thinking about the topic.	Students show a deep critical thinking about the topic

Conclusion

When you solve the case, you will have discovered John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald's assassin. With your efforts the world's population will be able to know the truth about the American history. Therefore, if you have been able to solve the case you will have become an expert on one of the most notorious historical facts.

Credits

These are the websites you have to use to solve the case.

Who killed John F. Kennedy?

Today is November 22, 1963