A Web Quest for 4^th grade students

By Mrs. McGee

Introduction Task Process Resources Conclusion Evaluation

INTRODUCTION:  Welcome to the Lenni Lenape Webquest. During this project you will learn many different things about the Lenape way of life and create a Power Point Slide to present.

TASK: This class is going into a time machine. We will travel back to the 1600s and land in the middle of a Lenape village.  You will be taken to the sakima, the wisest person in the village, and told that in order to go back to 2008 you will need to prove that you can appreciate the Lenape culture and way of life. You will take the information you have gathered and create a Power Point slide to present to the class.

PROCESS: You will be put into groups and each group will be assigned an aspect of the Lenape way of life to research.  The groups will be as follows:

• Culture Experts:  This group will research:
• Religion
• Structure
• Roles in the village
• Survival Experts: This group will research:
• Survival skills
• Food
• Clothing
• Housing Experts:  This group will research:
• Migration schedule
• Types of housing
• History Experts:  This group will research:
• Early Lenape
• Contact with Europeans
• Modern Lenape

Each group’s task page will outline what they need to do in order to become experts in their area of the Lenape life.  After each group presents the sakima will decide if they are ready to return to 2008.

After each group presents they will return to their present day classroom in 2008. 

RESOURCES:

http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/lenape_kids.htm

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nj/state/Lenape.htm

EVALUATION: You will be graded using a rubric for each task that is expected of you in this WebQuest.  Rubrics will be reviewed with the class before the start of the assignment.

Power Point Appearance and Content: Lenni Lenape Indians
Teacher Name: Mrs. McGee
Group Names:     ________________________________________
CATEGORY	4	3	2	1	Points
Text - Font Choice & Formatting	Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.	Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.	Font formating has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.	Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.
Content - Accuracy	All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate.	The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.	Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.
Spelling and Grammar	Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings.	Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Use of Graphics	All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.	A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation.	All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.	Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation.
Sounds -planning	Careful planning has gone into sounds. All sounds improve the content or "feel" of the presentation.	Some planning has gone into sounds. Most enhance the content or "feel" of the presentation, but 1-2 seem to be added for no real reason. None detract from the overall presentation.	Sounds that are chosen are appropriate for the topic, but some detract from the overall presentation.	Sounds are not appropriate for the presentation.
Animations	Careful planning has gone into effects. All effects improve the content or "feel" of the presentation.	Some planning has gone into effects. Most enhance the content or "feel" of the presentation, but 1-2 seem to be added for no real reason. None detract from the overall presentation.	Effects that are chosen are appropriate for the topic, but some detract from the overall presentation.	Effects are not appropriate for the presentation.
				Total Points Earned

CONCLUSION: Congratulations! You have completed all the tasks and learning about the Lenni-Lenape Indians!