With a partner, you will study a
famous person who lived during the time of creation of the United States of
America (approximately 1770-1790).
You and your partner will evaluate the achievements of the person to determine
how he or she contributed to our American culture.
When you have gathered enough evidence, you and your partner will get together to write a skit where one of you is a newspaper reporter and the other is the famous person. You will be conducting an interview with your dead revolutionary war era figure.
In addition to the skit, you will have some sort of a visual aid (poster, chart, etc) that you will use after the skit is complete. When you and your partner have finished the skit, you will summarize your argument and tell the class why your person should be awarded the First Annual C-102 Greatest American Award.
The Process and Resources
In this Webquest you will be working together with a group of students in class. Each group will answer the Task or Quest(ion). As a member of the group you will explore Web pages from people all over the world who care about the American Revolution. Because these are real Web pages we're tapping into, not things made just for schools, the reading level might challenge you. Feel free to use the online Webster dictionary or a dictionary in your classroom.
You'll begin with everyone in your group getting some background before dividing into roles where people on your team become experts on one part of the topic.
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Background: Something for Everyone
Read the note sheet directions carefully. As you research and discover the many accomplishments of your person, make notes in the left column.
To print the note sheet click here.
As you complete each piece of research you will need to fill in the right hand column. Brainstorm with your partner to determine the effect(s) of each achievement.
Preparing the Interview
- After gathering enough information, you will need to script enough questions and answers to fill five (5) minutes. This presentation should be in the form of a sit down interview. Think ’60 Minutes’. If you have never seen ’60 Minutes’ watch it Sunday at 7 p.m. on channel 4.
- Once you and your partner have come up with questions and answers, rehearse the “interview” together. Make sure to time it. If it falls under four (4) minutes, you need to think of more questions. If it falls between 4:30 and 5:00, you need to calm down and talk a bit slower.
- Once the two of you are comfortable with your “interview”, work up a quick summary of your information to argue for your person being awarded First Annual C-102 Greatest American Award
