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American Revolution
| Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Teacher's Notes |
created by Jennifer Politano 2003- please see credits below
The local art museum is opening a new exhibit about the Revolutionary War. They have asked you to make a brochure to advertise the exhibit to people in the community.
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Your task is to choose two out of five paintings to use as illustrations in the brochure. You will also need to learn about the two paintings from sources in this webquest and then write about them for the brochure. You will use the computer to type and print the final product.
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| Getting Ready | 1. First, print out the Gathering Information Worksheet. 2. Look at the five pictures below and decide which two you want to use in your brochure.
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| Gathering Information | 1. Click on the pictures above to gather information about each one. Write down the information on your Gathering Information Worksheet. You do not need to write complete sentences at this time. Just take notes and write information in your own words. |
| Writing the Rough Draft | 1. Print out the Graphic Organizer and use it to organize your notes. 2. After you fill in the graphic organizer you are ready to write a rough draft of the information for the brochure. For each painting you should write four paragraphs. Use complete sentences to write down the information in your own words. 3. Check your rough draft for spelling and grammar errors and make any necessary changes. 4. Have a partner check your work before you go on to the next step. |
| Making the Final Product | 1. Now you are ready to make the brochure. Before you begin, ask your teacher for directions on saving your work on the computer. Your final product will look something like this: side one Click here to see an example with text and pictures that you can print out. Please be patient while the images load. 2. Click on the Brochure Template to begin working. 3. Copy and Paste the illustrations from Step 2 under Getting Ready above into your brochure. Save your document. 4. Type in the final drafts of your painting information in the spaces provided. 5. Have a partner check your work and be sure you make any necessary changes to it before you go on to the next step. Save your document. 6. Now print out your final product. Congratulations! You're done. You made a brochure! Great Job! |
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You will be graded on the writing and content of your brochure. If you and a partner worked together to make one brochure then you will also both be graded on how well you worked together. Print out the Grade Sheet and begin to give yourself and your partner a grade. Your teacher will give you a final grade. Once again, congratulations on a job well done!!
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A small group of students are shown here trying out the American Revolution Webquest in the Technology Lab of Westmere Elementary School. An overhead projector was used to guide the students through the webquest. Five one hour sessions allowed enough time for these intermediate to advanced level Limited English Proficient - English Language Learners to complete the task. It was not necessary to spend each of these session at the computer. The students spent time filling in the graphic organizers and writing the rough drafts of the brochure outside of the lab. Parental permission was granted to use these photos on the internet.
The tasks given in this webquest address many New York state standards in social studies, English language arts, art, and English as a second language. The content used in the Gathering Information phase was modified for use by Limited English Proficient English Language Learners (LEP-ELL's) in the ESL classroom. Specifically, the section accessed by clicking on the "Basic" button will direct the learner to modified text with a glossary. However, this webquest could also be used by mainstream classroom students who are learning about the American Revolution.
Materials Needed
Successful completion of this webquest requires access to a computer with internet capabilities, Microsoft Word software, and either a black and white or color printer. The documents labeled Gathering Information Worksheet, Graphic Organizer, Brochure Template, Grade Sheet and the example brochure were all saved in Microsoft Word 6.0/95. If your computer has at least this software or a newer version of Word, you should be able to view the documents.
Mini-Lessons
This webquest is not intended as a stand alone unit. Rather, it should accompany a unit on the Revolutionary War period of American history. The teacher may wish to provide mini-lessons on the following topics prior to or during the students involvement in the activities.
persuasive writing, brochures, the language of advertisements
copying a picture from the internet and pasting it into a Microsoft Word document
copyrighted information and giving credit to authors, painters, websites
saving a document to disk or a student folder on a network
the writing process including peer editing, writing from a story web, complete sentences, paragraph formation
the grade sheet included in this webquest
The following websites and print material were used in the making of this webquest. They can also serve to provide further information on the topic of this webquest. For some excellent tips on using computers in the classroom go to Using the Computer Effectively in the 1 Computer Classroom.
For content:
The History Place - American Revolution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
For images:
The United States Capitol Historical Society
For source code to make pages of basic information:
Swarthmore College's Interactice Exercise Makers
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