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Where
Did
I
Come From?
A WebQuest for 10th
Grade English as a Second Language Students
Designed by
Many of you have come
to the United States from different countries. Before you were even
a citizen here, many of your parents, grandparents, and
great-grandparents may have come through Ellis Island (which is shown
above.) In this Webquest, you will find information and then create
a presentation about where your family comes from. Some of the
research you do may need to be done at home by asking your parents
what they know of their family history. You will find answers on
each of the pages that are included within this Webquest. Your job
is to find the important details that you would like to share with us
as your fellow students and teacher. The big question I would like
for you to answer is “Where Did I Come From?”, that is, where is
your family from and what can you share with us about that place?
Teach us everything you can about your family history.
Your task involves
answering these and any other facts that you feel are necessary to
contribute to what we may not already know about the country where
your family is originally from.
- Where is my family from?
- Why did my family leave?
- What can I find out about my country in the present day?
- What pictures can I find of my country?
- What do I know of the government of my country?
- Etc.
You are going to be
using the Internet to find this information. I will be providing
some Websites for your own personal research that may help to answer
these and other questions. You will be eventually using PowerPoint
to create the final product.
- First you will go home and talk to your parents about your ancestry.
- Ask your Mom and Dad about where their parents came from. If there is a specific place that makes you really interested, choose that country.
- Secondly, come into school with this information and explain to me which country you have decided to focus on.
- Thirdly, go on to https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ and find the following information:
A)
A map of the country
B)
The total area of the country (in square kilometers)
C)
The nationality for someone from that country as an adjective.
D)
What is the average age for males?
E)
What is the average age for females?
F)
What is the literacy rate for males?
G)
What is the literacy rate for females?
H)
What is the name of the capital of the country?
I)
When did the country achieve independence?
J)
Who is the chief of state for the country?
K)
What are the major political parties of the country?
L)
Find a picture of the flag of the country
M)
What is the name of the national anthem?
N)
Find a picture of the leader of the country.
- When you have found all of this information, put it all together in a Word document organized in such a way that anyone can understand the information.
- Print this out, and show it to me.
- When you have gathered the information and I have given my approval, go into Microsoft PowerPoint and start making a PowerPoint presentation.
- On the first slide, provide your first and last name, your class name, my name (Mr. Platt), and the date in (mm/dd/yyyy) format
- On the second slide, places images of the country found on http://www.google.com/imghp (no more than ten, and no maps on this slide)
- On the remaining slides place the information you found from the CIA website.
- You have the ability to design these slides however you would like with whatever transitions you would like so long as you have all the information that I have asked of you.
- Have fun! This is meant to give you more of a fun understanding of where you come from.
Where
Did I Come From PowerPoint Presentation
Teacher
Name: Mr.
Platt
Student
Name: ________________________________________
Background
4
Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of
background is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the
topic.
3
Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of
background is consistent from card to card.
2
Background does not detract from text or other graphics.
1
Background makes it difficult to see text or competes with other
graphics on the page.
Sounds
-planning
4
Careful planning has gone into sounds. All sounds improve the
content or \"feel\" of the presentation.
3
Some planning has gone into sounds. Most enhance the content or
\"feel\" of the presentation, but 1-2 seem to be added for
no real reason. None detract from the overall presentation.
2
Sounds that are chosen are appropriate for the topic, but some
detract from the overall presentation.
1
Sounds are not appropriate for the presentation.
Text
- Font Choice & Formatting
4
Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned
to enhance readability and content.
3
Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.
2
Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the
content. It may be a little hard to read.
1
Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.
Content
- Accuracy
4
All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no
factual errors.
3
Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of
information that might be inaccurate.
2
The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is
clearly flawed or inaccurate.
1
Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual
error.
Sequencing
of Information
4
Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to
anticipate the type of material that might be on the next card.
3
Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One card or
item of information seems out of place.
2
Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional card or item
of information seems out of place.
1
There is no clear plan for the organization of information.
Use
of Graphics
4
All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the
theme/content of the presentation.
3
A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content
of the presentation.
2
All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the
theme/content of the presentation.
1
Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of
the presentation.
Hopefully, by now you
have gained a great appreciation for where you come from. I hope
that you can put this information to good use when teaching people
about where you come from. Who do you think you will share this
information with in the future?
Thanks to the following
websites:
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