WEBQUEST LESSON:

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WEBQUEST LESSON

• The History Channel Presents The 40th
  Anniversary of the Assassination of John F.
  Kennedy

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Introduction

• Reflection on September 11, 2001 and compare to
  November 22, 1963.
• What made JFK such a famous president.

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Task

• Your and your group of three others have been
  hired by the History Channel to put together a
  documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary in
  2003 of Kennedy's assassination. 
• Your group will be looking into Kennedy's
  campaigning and elections, his role in the Bay of
  Pigs/Cuban Missile Crisis, Civil Rights, and his
  assassination. 

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Objectives

• Students become familiar with using the Internet
  to access information.
• Students will be able to reinforce their
  knowledge by further examining personal accounts
  of Kennedy, Kennedy's speeches, and the multitude
  of assassination theories pertaining to JFK. 
• Students will also establish affective
  communication skills to successfully work
  together in groups.
• Students will further understand how Kennedy's
  presidency effected the United States as well as
  other countries.

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What Each Person Will Do

• Areas to Examine
• Campaign/Inauguration
• Cuban Missile Crisis/Bay of Pigs
• Civil Rights
• Assassination

• What to Do
• Take Notes on the Questions Asked Pertaining to
  the Websites
• To Campaign

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Final Product

• Each student will turn in their own set of notes
  dealing with the questions to the websites of
  their area.
• The entire group must present their documentary
  containing each area of Kennedys life, a
  collage, and a timeline.

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Technology Software

• Selected websites pertaining directly to the
  subject area.
• Documentaries
• Chat Rooms
• Essays
• Government Papers
• Speeches

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Comparison Without Technology

• With Technology
• Access a variety of resources that are available
  on the web.
• Learning to become an affective researcher.
• Learn how to evaluate websites
• How to scan important, crucial information.

• Without Technology
• No direction in research.
• Unfamiliar with the use and applications of the
  Internet.
• No access to valuable documents provided by
  historians and government records.

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Layout of Documentary

• Introduction (brief summary, maybe a picture?)
• Campaign and Inauguration (pictures and other
  visual aid?)
• Bay of Pigs/Cuban Missile Crisis (pictures and
  other visual aid?)
• Civilrights (pictures and other visual aid?)
• Assassination (pictures and other visual aid?)
• Timeline
• Collage
• Perhaps a comparison of emotions and feelings
  with the September 11th tragedy.

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Links

• To Final Lesson Plan
• To WebQuest