Revolutionary War Webquest

Along with the resources I mentioned in an earlier post, we are using a Revolutionary War Webquest as the framework of our study of the American Revolution. I actually found lots of webquests just by doing a Google search on webquests for the Revolutionary War. I was able to find some really neat sites to help with our research and I chose this one because it seemed to encompass what I wanted my kids to do. Use the link above to see the whole scenario. Below I pulled out a list of the tasks and some details on researching a person's contribution to the revolution.

The Task

1. Create a timeline of the events that took place during the Revolutionary War.

2. Create an A to Z booklet about different people, places, or things that were part of the war.

3. Research a person's contribution to the Revolutionary War. Prepare a portrait, mini timeline, written report and persuasive presentation about the person.

4. Complete the four chapter Guided Reading and other worksheets as assigned

I am particularly interested in the requirements for the biographical information.

Biographical research

1. Select a person from the list below

2. Become an expert on your person by researching the person's background. Your research should focus on the following elements:

· You will need a portrait of your person.

· Dates and events for a mini time line of your person's life. .

· Your person's contribution to the Revolutionary War period of American history.

· Skills and education that contributed to your person's accomplishments.

· Personal qualities your person had that made them famous during Revolutionary War times.

· Other important accomplishments.

3. Create a nomination kit. The nomination kit needs to include:

a. Portrait of your person mounted on an 8 ½ x 11" paper. The frame area can contain symbols and objects unique to your person. Below the mounted picture should be a nameplate with the full name of person and the person's birth and death years.

b. Time-line suitable to be mounted under the portrait that will start at person’s birth date and end at their death date. The time line should include important accomplishments and events in your person's life.

c. One page report (4-5 paragraphs, plus works cited) describing the role your person played in the Revolutionary War. (12 point times new roman font, double spaced)

4. Prepare a 2 to 4 minute persuasive speech about your nominee and why he/she should be included in the Revolutionary War Hall of Fame. The speech should include:

a. birth and death dates.

b. where your person was born.

c. personal qualities, skills and education.

d. contribution to the Revolutionary War period of American history.

We should be finishing up the unit on Betsy Ross by the end of this coming week.