Esperanza Rising Webquest

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Esperanza Rising Webquest

• "You, Whoever You Are"
• by Walt Whitman
• You, whoever you are!...
• All you continentals of Asia, Africa, Europe,
  Australia, indifferent of place!
• All you on the numberless islands of the
  archipelagoes of the sea!
• All you of centuries hence when you listen to me!
• All you each and everywhere whom I specify not,
  but include just the same!
• Health to you! good will to you all, from me and
  America sent!
• Each of us is inevitable,
• Each of us is limitlesseach of us with his or
  her right upon the earth,
• Each of us allow'd the eternal purports of the
  earth,
• Each of us here as divinely as any is here.

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INTRODUCTION

• Esperanzas life changes dramatically after her
  father dies and El Rancho de las Rosas burns
  down. She finds some hope for a new future in the
  United States when Abuealita tells her We are
  like the phoenix, , Rising again, with a new
  life ahead of us. (p. 52)
• You will begin your research on Esperanzas
  country and culture. Then you will join her
  journey and experience the dramatic challenges
  faced by a new immigrant to the United States in
  1930 during The Great Depression.

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GOALS

• You will gather facts from the text of the novel
  and your online resources to create a picture of
  Esperanzas life in Mexico and her life in the
  United States.
• You will organize your information in a Venn
  Diagram to compare and contrast Esperanzas life
  experiences in these two different countries and
  cultures.
• Turn this into Mrs. Price
• to be graded before you
• begin working on your
• project.

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GOALS

• 4. Once you have thoroughly investigated
  Esperanzas situation, you will answer the
  following question
• What choice would you have made?
• Would you have chosen to stay in Mexico, or move
  to California? How would you have made that
  decision? Prioritize your facts and defend your
  answer with information you have gathered.

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GOALS

• 5.Choose and create a product from the Multiple
  Intelligences / Blooms chart, or design your own
  product (must be approved by Mrs. Price), to
  illustrate your decision and demonstrate the
  knowledge you have used to resolve to stay in
  your homeland, in this case, Mexico, or emigrate
  to the United States.

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PROCESS

• Students, you are now ready to begin your
  webquest. Please be certain you read all
  directions carefully.
• I have given you links to websites which will be
  helpful in the creation of your chosen final
  product. However, you may use any of Baines
  Librarys online resources to gather information.
  
• DO NOT GOGGLE, YAHOO, or use any other
• meta- search engine other than those provided
  for you by the Baines Library.
• You cannot plagiarize. You must correctly site
  your sources
• Good luck and enjoy the webquest!

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Mexico

• Links
• Map
• Time for Kids
• Mexico for Kids
• The People of Oaxaca
• La Quinceanera
• History, Myths, Arts, and Traditions
• National Geographic - Mexico

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The United States of America

• Links
• 1930
• A Photo Essay on The Great Depression
• The Great Depression Explained
• Great Depression photos
• Children and the Great Depression
• Life in the migrant camps
• California The Migrant Experience?
• Migrant Camp info
• Migrant Camp photos
• Migrant Camps- info and photos
• Film of a dust storm

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EVALUATION

• Click on these links to view the rubrics for
  evaluation of your Venn diagram and project
• Click on this link to print out and complete your
  self-reflection on this project

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RESOURCES

• WEBSITES
• http//www.specialconnections.ku.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwr
  ap/specconn/webquest/xmlparser.php?pagewebpage_26
  42_1intro
• http//www.eduhound.com/site_sets/Immigration.cfm