This WebQuest is designed for Secondary Grades American History and Literature classes. |
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Arts
2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials) Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They analyze the organizational patterns, arguments, and positions advanced. Expository Critique 2.6 Critique the power, validity, and truthfulness of arguments set forth in public documents; their appeal to both friendly and hostile audiences; and the extent to which the arguments anticipate and address reader concerns and counterclaims (e.g., appeal to reason, to authority, to pathos and emotion). 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that reflect and enhance their studies of history and social science. They conduct in-depth analyses of recurrent themes. |
Historical
and Social Sciences Analysis
Skills
Historical Interpretation 1.Students show the connections, causal and otherwise, between particular historical events and larger social, economic and political trends and developments 2. Students recognize the complexity of historical causes and effects, including the limitations on determining cause and effect 3. Students interpret past events and issues within the context in which an event unfolded rather than solely in terms of present day norms and values. 4. Students understand the meaning, implication, and impact of historical events while recognizing that events could have taken other directions |
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For further enrichment I recommend The AMISTAD Case: a Mock Trial - a WebQuest project designed by Tom Fehrenbacher. |
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