Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Webquest (Part Two)

I would like to do my webquest on the American Revolution for high school students. I found a helpful webquest on the american revolution for eigth grade students. Although this webquest is aimed for middle school students, I have gotten a few good ideas from it. I enjoy the way the presenter of the webquest incorporated activities which engage students in "higher order thinking." By giving students the opportunity to write an editorial, the teacher is increasing student motivation and critical thinking skills. I would like to use an approach similar to this one. However, I will focus more on the justice of the war, whether the colonist were correct in opposing taxation, and I may focus more on speech/debate skills.

2 comments:

  1. This is a great idea for a webquest and there are so many avenues to explore. There are some great ideas and technology tools you can use. I will be working with you on your outline to examine the tools going forward.

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  2. I think it is great to focus on speech and debate skills, especially when talking about the American Revolution! It was a time where our country was fairly full of fantastic orators! I can't wait to see what you do with it!

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