- This WebQuest is intended for the grade range of 11th to 12th graders. Specifically for either Social Studies, Government or Sociology classes.
- What your students will learn is how Immigration affects the United States and how some of our government officials who oppose immigration, plan to handle this issue. Your students will learn how to carefully and considerately approach this issue and prepare intelligent arguments that do not show ignorance or lack of respect.
- This overall project should take about 1 & 1/2-2 weeks, and computer lab time should be used wisely. If you plan on a two week date I would give your students at least one of those weeks to use the computer lab DURING class time. If you plan on a one and 1/2 week date I would give your students at least 3 class periods in the computer lab.
- Here is the grading rubric: (Total points for the assignment is 50)
25 points-All the questions are answered in the specified quantity (Complete sentences or short answers or both). The student shows thoughtful, well answered responses that are related directly to the video or in the case of the first two questions, are not about some other topic.
20 points-All the questions are answered, but 1 or 2 are not written in the specified quantity. The student still sticks to thoughtful, well answered responses.
15 points-One or two questions are left unanswered. Most of the questions are not written in the specified quantity. Most, but not all of the answers are thoughtful and well done, and there are some that tend to be unrelated to the question(s).
10 points or below-A large amount (over half) of the questions are not answered and those that are answered are not in the specified quantity. The student does not stick to the related question and shows a lack of understanding and seriousness. This student overall shows that they did not pay attention to the video.
Letter to the Government (25 points)
25 points-The length of the paper is in the specified 1-2 page quantity. The student used 12 pt. font, Times New Roman and double spaced. The student shows a thoughtful, well-written responses and the paragraphs are concise and coherent. This paper sticks to the topic and shows that the student responded to the questions laid out for website #1.
20 points-The length of the paper is close to the 1-2 page quantity. The student used 12 pt. font, Times New Roman and double spaced. There is a bit of a problem with the paper being concise and coherent, but overall the student still wrote a thoughtful, well-written paper. The student showed they responded to the questions laid out for website #1.
15 points-The paper is short of the 1-2 page quantity. The student used the 12 pt. font, Times New Roman and double spaced. Paragraphs at times do not seem concise nor coherent. The paper could show more of a thought process and did not seem to show a response to the questions from website #1. There are some grammar and sentence issues as well.
10 points or below-This paper does not meet the requirements of page quantity. The student seems to be confused about the 12 pt. font, Times New Roman and double spaced paper requirement. This paper is not concise nor coherent and paragraphs are short. There are equally a lot of grammar and sentence issues. Overall, this paper does not show the students seriousness for the assignment or for their grade.
It is alright, as a teacher, to use your best judgement along with my grading rubric. It is here as a good judger of your students work, but you should not completely rely on it.
