Phase 1 - Background Information
Background for Everyone
You will be learning some history and the fundamental processes of American democracy. Begin by defining the following terms:
Terms to Know
Use answers.com or your favorite online dictionary to find these definitions. Instead of copying the definitions, write them in your own words. You should be able to explain them to a parent or another student.
Civic virtue
Community
Congress
Democratic
Diversity
Empower
Responsibility
Political
Gaining Background Knowledge
Now that you know some basic citizenship terms, use the links below and scan for keywords to complete the following:
1. What are the three branches of government? List one responsibility of each.
a. __________________________.
i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
b. __________________________.
i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
c. __________________________.
i. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2. What two houses make up Congress?
a. _______________________
b. _______________________
3. How many representatives are in the House of Representatives? _________
4. How Many representatives are there in the Senate? ____________________
5. How does a bill become a law? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
6. Who is the current:
a. President ______________________
b. Vice President __________________
c. Idaho Senators
i. ____________________
ii. ____________________
d. Idaho Representative (Hint: zip code 83641-0185 Melba)
____________________
e. Secretary of the Interior (Hint: look in the President’s Cabinet)
While on Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government use the Site Map map to find print games. A web site's site map is similar to a book's index. Print and complete the Preamble Scramble and Ben’s Mystery Word Puzzle.
After completing the Preamble Scramble and Ben's Mystery Word Puzzle, return to the site map for Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government. Use the site map to find Games and follow the links to Preamble Scramble and Ben's Mystery Word Puzzle. Scroll to the bottom of each page and select 'Stumped?' to find the answers. Use a colored pencil to correct your answers.
Then on the back of your Preamble Scramble, respond to the following prompt:
A new student will be emigrating from another country to attend your school. Consider the information you have just read and select five important facts that you would like to share with the new student.
Turn in your completed Background Information Packets to your teacher.
Return to Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government and play the Interactive Games.
What’s next?
Now that you have the basic background information required, you will divide into roles to become an expert on a specific theme of citizenship. Go to Phase 2 to select a role.
Links
Phase 2 - Roles
These roles were chosen because they each define the most important elements of Citizenship. Each of you has been assigned a particular role with links and instructions below.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. At least one member from each WebQuest team will explore one of the roles listed.
2. Each role will require a minimum of three resources: one nonfiction article from LiLI.org, one fiction short story, and a web site.
3. Remember to include the URL of the pages you take information from. Follow the link to these note taking tips and download the electronic Note Cards (Note Forms). Copy and past the citation information into your electronic note cards. Save note cards in your digital portfolio. (See your teacher or librarian about setting up a digital portfolio)
4. As you learn about your role related to citizenship ,think about community problems you may be interested in solving.
5. Select the link below and follow the instructions to learn about your role.
 Multiculturalist:
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 Community Leader |
 Activist
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 Moral Compass
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Multiculturalist:
Multiculturalist: has an understanding and awareness of public and community issues; willingness to enter into a dialogue with others about different points of view and willing to listen to and understand alternative and diverse perspectives; concerned for the common good of the environment and fellow citizens around the world
Nonfiction Article
1. Do an advanced search of the LiLI.org Custom Newspaper Database to find a newspaper article.
Keyword: Kim Bakarani
Keyword: Rwanda
2. After locating the article, copy and paste it into your digital portfolio.
3. Use different colors from the highlighter in your word processing software to identify: the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem within the article. Highlight additional parts you feel are important to develop questions about your role. You will use at least four different colors.
4. Open a new word document and use your own words to identify the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem. Write at least two comprehension questions relevant to your role from the highlighted article. The information in this new word document should be color coded or coordinated with the highlighted article.
5. Save both documents in your portfolio.
Short Story
“The All-American Slurp' by Lensey Namioka
1. Copy and paste the text of your story into a Word document and save in your digital portfolio.
2. Read the story to yourself, paying close attention to the differences between the Lins and the Gleasons.
3. After closely reading The All-American Slurp, type three recall questions in the Word document, below where you pasted the story.
4. In the story, highlight the answers to your recall questions in yellow.
5. Also in the story, highlight in red all of the differences that appear between the Lins and the Gleasons.
Web Site
EekoWorld
Follow the Environment link to Grasslands. Take notes to answer the following and save to your digital portfolio:
1. Explain the difference between temperate and tropical grassland ecosystems.
2. Why are the grassland ecosystems endangered?
3. List two things that can restore the prairie lands.
4. How do seed handlers help keep the thistle or noxious weeds from growing back?
5. Why do you think it is important to save native plants and animals?
Community Leader:
Community Leader: belongs to and contributes to groups in civic society that offer opportunities to participate in public service; works together to overcome problems; organizes people to address social issues, and speaks in public
Nonfiction Article
1. Do an advanced search of the LiLI.org PowerSearch Database to find a specific article.
Title: High-school group finds ways to aid kids in Uganda
Keyword: O'Donnell, Lisa
2. After locating the article, copy and paste it into your digital portfolio.
3. Use different colors from the highlighter in your word processing software to identify: the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem within the article. Highlight additional parts you feel are important to develop questions about your role. You will use at least four different colors.
4. Open a new word document and use your own words to identify the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem. Write at least two comprehension questions relevant to your role from the highlighted article. The information in this new word document should be color coded or coordinated with the highlighted article.
5. Save both documents in your portfolio.
Short Story
“Raymond's Run” by Toni Cade Bambara
1. Copy and paste the text of your story into a Word document.
2. Read the story to yourself, paying close attention to the qualities that make Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker (Squeaky) a good leader.
3. After closely reading Raymond’s Run, type three recall questions in the Word document, below where you pasted the story.
In the story, highlight the answers to your recall questions in yellow.
Web Site
History of the Holidays: Black History Month A brief look at the History of African Americans and Black History
While watching the video, take notes to include the following in your digital portfolio:
1. Name the community leader that started Black History Month.
2. How did this leader escape poverty?
3. Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
4. What motivated him to publish the journal now titled, Journal of African American History?
Activist:
'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character....'
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Activist: has the skills, knowledge, and commitment needed to accomplish public purposes, petitions and protests to influence public policy
Nonfiction Article
1. Do an advanced search of the LiLI.org Book and Book Reviews Database to find a specific nonfiction ebook.
Title: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Author: McGill, Sarah Ann
2. After locating the article, copy and paste it into your digital portfolio.
3. Use different colors from the highlighter in your word processing software to identify: the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem within the article. Highlight additional parts you feel are important to develop questions about your role. You will use at least four different colors.
4. Open a new word document and use your own words to identify the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem. Write at least two comprehension questions relevant to your role from the highlighted article. The information in this new word document should be color coded or coordinated with the highlighted article.
5. Save both documents in your portfolio.
Short Story
“Thank You, M’am' by Langston Hughes
1. Copy and paste the text of your story into a Word document and save in your digital portfolio.
2. Read the story to yourself, paying close attention to how Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones helps Roger, even though Roger tried to do a terrible thing.
3. After closely reading Thank You M’am, type three recall questions in the Word document, below where you pasted the story.
4. In the story, highlight the answers to your recall questions in yellow
5. Also in the story, highlight all of the good things Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones does for Roger that will help him and the community that they live in.
Web Site
“'The World We Want': Project Citizen Documentary Trailer [18 minutes]”
(Be patient it is slow to load)
While watching the video trailer, take notes and list at least three countries and the problem and solution students are working on in their communities. Use complete sentences and save to a Word document in your digital portfolio.
Moral Compass :
Moral Compass: concerned for the rights and welfare of others, is socially responsible, confident in their capacity to make a difference, and ready to contribute personally to civic and political action; strikes a reasonable balance between their own interests and the common good; practices civic duties such as voting and respecting the rule of law.
Nonfiction Article
1. Do an advanced search of the LiLI.org Book and Book Reviews Database to find a specific nonfiction ebook.
Title: Citizenship
Author: McIntosh, Kenneth
Book Title: Clergy
2. After locating the article, copy and paste it into your digital portfolio.
3. Use different colors from the highlighter in your word processing software to identify: the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem within the article. Highlight additional parts you feel are important to develop questions about your role. You will use at least four different colors.
4. Open a new word document and use your own words to identify the problem, the solution, and the plan to solve the problem. Write at least two comprehension questions relevant to your role from the highlighted article. The information in this new word document should be color coded or coordinated with the highlighted article.
5. Save both documents in your portfolio.
Short Story
“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury
1. Copy and paste the text of your story into a Word document.
Read the story to yourself, paying close attention to the students and how they affect Margot because of their bad morals.
2. After reading All Summer in a Day, type three recall questions in the Word document, below where you pasted the story.
In the story, highlight the answers to your recall questions in yellow.
3. Also in the story, highlight in red all of the things that Margot missed because of the poor citizenship and morals of the other students.
Web Site
Inside the Voting Booth
Step inside the voting booth and select “What a Difference One Vote Makes.” Click on the timeline and see how one vote changed history. After reading from 2000 back to 1820, take notes on two examples to include in your digital portfolio.
Select the link to Cast Your Vote. Follow the directions to make your own “Future Voter’s Card.” Print, sign, and turn into your teacher.
Explain why you believe the two issues on your “Future Voter’s Card” are important to your community and why it is important for everyone to vote. Use complete sentences and save to your digital portfolio.
Phase 3 - Reaching Consensus
Now that you and your team members have learned about different roles or aspects of Citizenship, you will join your WebQuest problem solving team with expertise gained by searching from your specific role or perspective.
Each member of the team will bring a certain viewpoint to the task. Use the information you have gained from the web resources you explored to convince your teammates that your viewpoint is important and should be part of your team's plan.
Your WebQuest team will use the Big 6 problem solving process to select a community problem, find a solution, and make a plan that everyone on the team agrees can be solved through social or political action.
Begin by selecting and printing a graphic organizer to identify a problem your group is interested in solving. Each team member will be responsible for turning in a completed graphic organizer.
Then, print each team member a copy and begin using The Big 6 Research Paper Organizer. Research organizers will be submitted and graded for each student.
