Number
The
Stars
Swaptree.com
A Webquest in Racism
Created by: Jennifer Treasure
www.freewebs.com
Title: Number the Stars
Introduction:
We
have been reading about racism against the Jews in the book Number the
Stars. Racism exists in the
Task:
You
will use the PPA to analyze the problem of racism.
1.
Your task is to write a letter to President Obama with an idea that will help
solve the problem of racism in
2.
You will be required to read your letter to the class.
Process:
To
accomplish this assignment, you will each select one aspect of racism (housing,
employment, education, health care, etc.).
You will use the six steps of the PPA to:
· Evaluate the
existing public policy
The
information you obtain in completing the worksheets of the PPA will be applied
to writing your letter to the President.
Each
short paragraph of your letter should focus on a different step (in order) from
the PPA.
Your
final paragraph of the letter should be a strong recommendation for your best
policy based on its feasibility and effectiveness (step 6).
Please
use a business letter format.
Your
letter will include an inside address, a greeting, a body of three paragraphs,
a closing and a signature. You will type
your letter in Microsoft Word, please use Times New
Roman font and size 14.
Your inside address should be:
President
Barak Obama The
White House Washington,
D. C. 20500 |
aacncdp.org |
Resources:
· LTG page
·
http://race.eserver.org/fight-against-racism-today.html
· http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/racism-in-america-faq.htm
·
http://library.thinkquest.org/28172/rarise.htm
· http://anti-racismonline.org
·http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/211605/the-4-causes-of-racism-pg2.html?cat=47
·http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/221501/racism_in_america_what_has_to_happen.html?cat=9
·
http://soundvision.com/info/racism/statistics.asp
·
www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-race.html
·
http://www.enotes.com/topics/civil-rights
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Search
engines:
· http://www.teachervision.com
Evaluation:
I
will evaluate your letter using the following rubric.
Criteria |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Clarity
|
Letter
is written with ideas expressed clearly with complete understanding of content. |
Letter
is written with ideas expressed clearly with some understanding of content. |
Letter
contains some understanding of ideas. |
Letter
contains little or no understanding of content. |
Grammar |
Punctuation
and business letter format evident. |
Some
lack of punctuation and business letter format is used correctly. |
Some
punctuation and some business letter format is used. |
Little
or no punctuation. Business letter
format not followed. |
Spelling |
No
spelling errors. |
1-4
spelling errors. |
5-9
spelling errors. |
10
or more spelling errors. |
Grading will be as
follows: A 12-10 points
B 7-9 points
C 4-6 points
D 1-3 points
Conclusion:
In
your letter to the President you should have a better understanding of
racism. I congratulate you on the
completion of this task. I am sure the
President Obama will be happy to hear your great ideas to help solve the
problem of racism in the
There
are many great books available to further explore the issues of racism against
the Jews during WWII. Please see the
titles and authors listed below. I will
accept a compare and contrast paper on the book for extra credit. Please compare and contrast the lives of one
of the characters in Number the Stars with the life of the main
character in the book you choose. Please
give at least two ways the characters are alike and two ways they are
different. I will approve any other
books that may not be on the list.
Suggestions for books for the extra credit assignment.
The
Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The
Devil’s Arithmetic by
Jane Yolen
Someone
Named Eva
by Joan Wolf
Hitler’s
Daughter
by Jackie French
Anne
Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Numbers by David A. Paulsen
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
The
Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
Gentle
Hands by M.E. Kerr
Standards:
ELA
Standard
1: Students will read, write, listen,
and speak for information and understanding.
Standard
3: Students will read, write, listen,
and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
Standard
4: Students will read, write, listen and
speak for social interaction.
Math,
Science and Technology
Standard
2: Students will access, generate,
process and transfer information using appropriate technologies.
Standard
5: Students will apply technological
knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and
systems to satisfy various needs.
Standard
7: Students will apply knowledge and
thinking skills and technology to address real-life problems and make informed
decisions.
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