My Webquest

My overall interest in creating this webquest is to have student explore the presidential elections.

1.) Who is who?
a.) Students will explore both candidates for the upcoming elections.
b.) Grade Level: 7th
c.) task- Students will find information on both candidates. In groups they will put all the information together on a vehn diagram do display the similarities and differences between the two candidates.

- McCain maverics- find information on the McCain campaign and put all the information together.
- Obama Observers – find information on the Obama campaign and put the information together.
- The collectors – take all information found and put that into a vehn diagram.

2.) Debate Discussion
a.) Students will sit as a class and watch a presidential debate as a class.
b.) Grade Level:7th
c.) task- Different groups will be assigned to watch the debate with different intensions. Class discussions will then be held in the groups and then as a whole to discus what was found.
Positive ponderers – find quotes and moments that they agreed with either side.
Negative Nancies – find quotes they really disagreed with from either side of the debate.
Quote finder – find moments where each candidate shined in the election.

3.) I can find the next Pres.
a.) Students will find the qualifications of a president and then as individuals create a campaign for any person they choose that fits the criteria.
b.) Grade Level: 7th
c.) task- Each student will explore what it takes to be a president of the United states and then find any person to campaign to be a president.

4.) Class Elections
a.) Students will split into groups and work towards having one of their group members become a president of the class.
b.) Grade level: 7th
c.) task- Students will be divided into groups and then create a campaign for a student in the group. They will each be given different tasks that will all contribute to the campaign strategy. Another class who has been given the information will come in and watch the debates and then vote on which team was more effective.
- President – this is the head honcho who is responsibe for the debate and making themselves visible to the public.
- Campaign director – responsibe for making sure posters and slogans are appropriate and visible.
- Vice President – The one that will take over the job if the president doesn’t hold up to his word.