The CrossRoads Webquest is an interdisciplinary unit meeting national standards in the areas of reading, writing, civics, and behavioral studies:Teacher Page
| Reading | Writing | Civics | Behavioral Studies |
| 1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
2. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts 3. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts |
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2. Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing 3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions 4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes |
1. Understands the importance of Americans sharing and supporting certain
values, beliefs, and principles of American constitutional democracy
2. Understands the role of diversity in American life and the importance of shared values, political beliefs, and civic beliefs in an increasingly diverse American society 3. Understands the character of American political and social conflict and factors that tend to prevent or lower its intensity 4. Understands issues concerning the disparities between ideals and reality in American political and social life 5. Understands what is meant by "the public agenda," how it is set, and how it is influenced by public opinion and the media 6. Understands issues regarding personal, political, and economic rights
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1. Understands that group and cultural influences contribute to human
development, identity, and behavior
2. Understands various meanings of social group, general implications of group membership, and different ways that groups function 3. Understands that interactions among learning, inheritance, and physical development affect human behavior 4. Understands conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among individuals, groups, and institutions |
Resources:
Classes will
need access to a computer lab; ideally, each student would have their own
computer, but students can work in pairs. Students will also needs a place
to keep reflective writing, preferably a dedicated notebook/journal.
Evaluation:
Final evaluation
for the webquest is left to each teacher's discretion. Some suggestions
which are aligned with the standards given above include,
-reflective journal,
personal in nature and reserved for thoughts and reactions
-a research assignment
based on questions that students generate during the unit
-the creation
of a school proclamation of tolerance. Proclamation could then be
submitted to the school board for approval
-consensus building class project to create a school symbol celebrating diversity and tolerance
Levels of Learning:Levels of Learning
