Follow the steps outlined below to complete your Westward Expansion
project.
1. Start by getting an idea of all the things available to you on this Web
Quest by clicking all the links on the Home Page. Read the instructions
on each page.
2. Familiarize yourself with the TASK and start thinking about what kind
of project you would like to produce: a newspaper, a timeline/slide
show, or a daily journal.
3. Look at the three Role pages and decide on a role: explorer with
Lewis and Clark; pioneer; prospector in the California Gold Rush.
4. After picking your role, begin researching your role, paying particular
attention to the questions listed on the Role page. Come up with some
of your own questions. Use the web site links that have been listed for
you, and go find books in the library that have also been listed.
5. Use the United Streaming web site to view videos about Westward
Expansion.
6. Take notes. Take lots and lots of notes. Pay particular attention to
things that sound unusual or amazing as these will be good material for
your project. Make sure your notes answer all the questions.
7. Make sure you keep track of all the places (web sites, books, videos,
etc.,) where you collect information. You will be required to cite these
sources as part of your project.
8. Start your project. If you choose the Newspaper, you will need to write
4 to 6 articles and accompany each article with a picture. Use all your
creativity to make it look authentic to the 1800's. You will want to
research what newspapers looked like back then. You can even include
advertising appropriate to the time. You can do the project by
hand, however, if you use the computer, you will be able to make it look
much more professional.
If you choose the Timeline/Slide show, you will have to organize your
research and tell your story in timeline form. Make sure each slide has
a picture, and use the Web Link feature to link to your research sites.
Make sure each slide has a detailed note attached. You will need to
create at least 10 slides.
If you choose the Daily Journal, you can use your imagination, along
with the facts you have gathered, to write about what it really feels like
to
make the journey West. Here, you will be able to give details of daily
struggles and triumphs. You will need to write at least 10 journal
entries. You can hand illustrate your journal entries.
9. Citing your sources! This is extremely important. Check out this web
site that explains how to cite a web resource:
http://www.tekmom.com/
cite/index.html
Here is a link to a very useful web site that can help you properly cite
your sources. It is called NoodleTools.
http://www.noodletools.co
m/login.php
10. Be prepared to share your finished project with the class.
