From Monarchy to Democracy Webquest

USF's WebQuest

Welcome to the Revolution! In this Webquest you will be taking on the task of doing an in depth research on many of the historical figures that were involved in the early monarchy and the revolution. This site is designed so that each student group gets a chance to show other students the importance of a character of their choosing and do research on the character and bring that character to life in their presentation.

Task

There are actually two parts to this Webquest the first part the students will make a life timeline based on the significant figure that they choose. The time line will contain details throughout the life of the significant figure. The second part will be to create a PowerPoint presentation about the figure that will be presented in class.

Samuel Adams	Ethan Allen	Benedict Arnold	Crispus Attucks
John Barry	John Burgoyne	George Rogers Clark	Charles, Lord Cornwallis
Benjamin Franklin	Nathaniel Green	Nathan Hale	Mary Ludwig Hays
Patrick Henry	John Jay	Thomas Jefferson	John Paul Jones
Marquis de Lafayette	Richard Henry Lee	Sybil Ludington	Francis Marion
Thomas Paine	Casimir Pulaski	Paul Revere	Betsy Ross
Baron Friedrich von Steuben	George Washington	George III	Henry VIII
Henry III	Egbert	Ethelwulf	Alfred the Great
William the Conqueror	Richard I (Lionhearted)	Mary I	Elizabeth I

Process

Students will be assigned in a five person group with in the group there will be five roles that will be assigned it's up to the group to decide who will be responsible for there role:

Researcher #1- Responsible for gathering research on the character for the PowerPoint presentation
Researcher #2- Responsible for gathering research for the Timeline
Data analyst- Responsible for preparing documents and info recieved from the researchers and distributing them to the Technology expert (for PowerPoint) and the Artist for the Timeline
Technological Expert-Responsible for the PowerPoint design of the project and putting the information gathered from the analyst into the PowerPoint.
Graphic Artist- Responsible for the drawing and design of the timeline

Resources

There are a variety of resources students will be able to use for this project:

Resources
- Encyclopedias
- Books from the library/Media center
Internet sites: Examples
- Revolutionary War
- American revolution
- British Monarchy
- History of Monarchy- http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page5.asp
- George III-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom
- American Revolution-http://www.mce.k12tn.net/revolutionary_war/american_revolution.htm
- American Revolution http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/
- Using primary and secondary sources - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/psources/source.html
- How to research for history-http://www.seattlehistory.org/documents/History_Research_Project_HOWTO.doc

This is only a few that you can choose to use however it is open to your own creative genius to find other research material.

Evaluation

This is a cooperative learning grade and students will be graded on participation and the ability to work within the group efficiently. The group as a whole will be graded on both projects using the following:

	Exemplary	Adequate	Minimal	Attempted
	4 pt	3 pt	2 pt	1pt
Knowledge of content	Extensive use of relevant information: showed extra research: details selected to support biography were very appropriate	Consistent use of relevant information: showed adequate research:; details supported main idea and were accurate	Inconsistent use of relevant information: some information included was not relevant: showed some research biography only partially supported by details, some details inaccurate	Showed little or no incorporation of information, showed little or no research, biography not supported by details, many details inaccurate
Organization	Extremely well organized; logical format was easy to follow; fully explained and illustrated	Clear organization: focused on key Ideas	Somewhat organized: some ideas were not presented clearly	Confusing: illogical format: several key ideas were missing
Mechanics	Flawless	Few mechanical errors	Some errors in spelling, labeling, or dates	Many errors in spelling labeling, or dates
Presentation	Striking communicated information effectively: showed strong understanding of audience	Clear, uncluttered, and attractive: showed some understanding of audience	Information could be understood, but product was not attractive: showed little understanding of audience	Illegible or messy information presented could not be understood: showed no understanding of audience
Creativity	Put a great deal of creative energy into project , very original	Thoughtful format with many creative touches: somewhat original	Some creative touches, but often formulaic, little originality	Put little energy or effort into project no originality.

Conclusion

Students by the end of this lesson plan should have a better understanding of Monarchy and the American Road to Revolution. Students should also have gained skills in computer use (PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and internet) as well as better communication and presentation skills. This lesson plan was designed to add a lesson for a multitude of learning intelligences.

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