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This lesson was originally designed for a 10th grade American History
class. The students should be able to work independently or in
groups. They must have basic knowledge of how to use a
computer, i.e. use a mouse and keyboard, open and close software
programs, navigate the internet, use a search engine, etc. They
must also have basic writing skills to complete the written paper
portion of this webquest. They must also have some creative
writing skills to be able to fully describe portions of the story
throughout the paper and speech. Lastly they should have basic
presentation skills such as using eye contact, good tone, range, and
volume, use proper english when speaking, etc. This lesson was
designed for the average 10th grade student to gain a better
understanding of what it was like to be an immigrant moving to a new
place, and to also realize how difficult it was for their ancestors to
make the trip over to the United States.
This was originally designed to be an
independent project, but it could easily be changed into a
collaborative one. As stated earlier in the introduction page,
you could ask that each member of the group become a part of a family
making the trip over. Each member would responsible for creating
a journal telling the story through their own eyes as a part of that
particular family.
Adaptations can be made for the special needs
students as well. Extra time is given on dealines, they are
allowed to work along with their learning support teacher, they can
present their project in front of me after school without the full
class of students. Visually impaired students in my school have
voice activated computer software/hardware to allow them to research
and produce their documents on the computer in their resource room.
The main thing to keep in mind about this lesson is
that it is imperative that you conduct a few lessons on how immigration
effected the United States before you can begin the project portion of
this lesson. The
students need to be reminded of what was happenning in the world around
this time period that caused these people to move. In closing I would
try to keep this project within the age/grade range that it was
designed for. You may use it in more advanced class as long as
you make the changes you need to challenge your students.
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