Patricia I. Cortez Bronx
Leadership Academy HS
A Web Quest for a
World Literature Course
(12th
grade)
JANE
EYRE: A CHILD IN CRISIS
A
STUDY OF CHILD ABUSE and NEGLECT IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND IN
VICTORIAN ENGLAND
“My head
still ached and bled with the blow and fall I had received: no one had reproved
John for wantonly striking me…” from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
You
have the privilege of using a “time machine”
and a “human teleporter.” You will be using the time machine to travel back
in time to Victorian England. Your
mission is to study the treatment of children during this period in
England. You will use the “human
teleporter” to bring back a child who has been abused. This child’s name is “Jane Eyre.” You will try to help this abused child by
introducing her to the variety of agencies that are available to children in
the 21st century in the United States. Keep in mind that this little girl is new to
our culture, our era, and our view of child abuse. Your humanitarian actions will illustrate a
rise in abuse and neglect of children of both genders in the United States.
Jane Eyre and Mr. Brocklehurst
You will have to
create a seven slide Power Point Presentation. Your slide show must focus on the problem of child abuse during Victorian England as seen
through the eyes of Bronte’s Jane Eyre and on the ways our modern day American
society can help this child (or any child
of any gender). You
will have to use the
6-step public policy approach. Your slide must have 6 slides that follow the
approach below and one slide that list the
credits (names of participants and sources).
This type of analysis includes all of the following steps:
1.
Define and
describe the problem as it existed in Victorian England and in today’s society
(social conditions, players, and public policies)
2.
Gather
evidence for this problem as it existed in Victorian England and as it exists
in today’s society
3.
Identify
the causes for this problem during Victorian England and in today’s society
4.
Describe and
evaluate the past public policies (in Victorian England) and the present day
American public policies regarding the problem
5.
Develop
alternative policies that would address the problem, as it exists today in the
United States and in Victorian England.
6.
Select the
best public policy/solution for this modern American and Victorian England
problem.
Refer
to the following guidelines for the completion of your 7-slide Power Point Presentation.
Guidelines
Ř Research the sources
listed below in order to respond to all the following questions
Ř Use the 6-step public
policy analysis work sheets before creating ‘slide boards’ for your 7-slide
Power Point Presentation
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/welcome.html
Ř After you complete your
six worksheets, begin creating a first draft of your 7 slide boards on the
paper provided
Ř Create a 7-slide Power
Point presentation that focuses on your findings as a result of the six steps
public policy analysis approach
Ř Submit a printed copy of
your 7-slide Power Point approach
Ř Present your slide show
to our class on your scheduled appointment
Research Questions
- List
specific evidence (through quotations) of the abuse that Jane Eyre had to
endure as a child. You must have a
least 10 specific citations from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
- Cite
5 specific quotations that demonstrate how Jane Eyre coped with the abuse
as a child (provide page numbers).
- Create
a list of the individuals who had perpetrated the abuse on Jane Eyre. Explain how and why they were abusive to
this young girl.
- Who
wrote this novel?
- Describe
the author as a person and as a writer.
- List
20 facts concerning the abusive treatment of children in during Victorian
England.
- Who
was the ruling monarch during the setting in the novel?
- How
long did she reign?
- What
were some of this monarch’s outstanding qualities?
- List
some children’s agencies that exist in today’s American society?
- Explain
these agencies’ missions.
- Describe
the children’s agencies that were available to Jane Eyre during the
English Victorian era.
- How
would these agencies help Jane if she were living in our contemporary
American society?
- How
would Jane Eyre compare and contrast the mistreatment of children in
Victorian England to the maltreatment of children in today’s American
society?
Jane
in the “Red Room”
Texts:
q
Jane
Eyre by Charlotte
Bronte
Film:
q
Julian
Amyes’ Jane Eyre with Timothy Dalton and Zelah Clarke
Web
Sites:
q
TIPS
Public Policy Analyst- www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/welcome.html
q
Summary
of Jane Eyre- www.awerty.com/jane2.html
q
Jane
Eyre’s chapter 8
summary- http://lmh.vic.edu.au/~macfaj/chapter8.htm
q
(For
pictures) www.amazon.com
q
The
Function of Setting in Jane Eyre
http://www.thepoint.net/~usul/text/eyre.html
q
Children’s
Rights Division of Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org/about/projects/crd/
q
abc
news.com-Withdrawing the Rod
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/spank000118.html
q
Child
Welfare League of America- http://www.cwla.org/
q
A
& E on Jane Eyre
http://www.aande.com/tv/shows/janeeyre/book.html
q
Child
Sexual Abuse
http://www.usa-people-search.com/content-child-sexual-abuse.aspx
q
Jane
Eyre, An Overview
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/bronte/cbronte/eyreov.html
q
Child
Labor in the Victorian Period
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/history/hist8.html
q
The
Norwood Charity School and Jane Eyre
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/bronte/cbronte/61brnt8.html
q
M.L.A.
style for electronic citation–
http://www.wju.edu/academics/departments/arc/mla_internet.html
q
A.P.A.
style -
http://www.wju.edu/academics/departments/arc/APA.html
q
A
Study Guide of Jane Eyre
http://members.es.tripod.de/janeyre/inicio.html
q
Charlotte’s
Web: A Hypertext on Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre
http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/classes/434/charweb/TITLESPA.htm
q
Neglected
Children in Intergenerational Kinship Care
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/can/ocan/ocana27.htm
q
Neglected
Children More Likely to Commit Crimes…
http://voice.bloomu.edu/12-3-96/news/news4.html
q
Welcome
to the Children’s Bureau
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/
q
Child
Abuse: Statistics, Research, Resources
http://www.jimhopper.com/abstats
q
Covenant
House – New York
http://www.covenanthouseny.org/
q
Bronte,
Charlotte – Jane Eyre
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/lit-med/lit-med-db/webdocs/webdescrips/bronte280-des-.html
q
Child
Labor during the Victorian Era
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/history/hist8.html
q
Children
As Industrial Workers
http://www.swanseahistoryweb.org.uk/history/resource/child1.htm
q
Global
March Against Child Labor
http://www.globalmarch-us.org/
q
The
Discovery of Child Abuse
http://www.childwelfare.com/kids/caintro.htm
q
History
of Child Labor
http://www.earlham.edu/~pols/globalprobs/children/Laila.html
q
The
British Monarchy
http://www.royal.gov.uk/history/victoria.htm
q
The
Life & Times of Queen Victoria
http://www.victorianstation.com/queen.html
q
General
Search Engines
www.amazon.com
(For downloading pictures)
“This room was
chill, because it seldom had a fire; it was silent…solemn…because it was known
to be so seldom entered…” Jane in the
Red Room
You
will be judged on the quality of your Power Point slide show and your oral
presentation. The guidelines below have
been created to give you a clear understanding of what is expected. Your own originality and creativity counts
for a large part of your slide show.
Allow your own creativity to shine through both your slide show and your
oral presentation!
Guidelines for your Power Point Presentation
Ř All your 7 slides must
be original.
Ř Your slide show must
consist of 6 slides and 1 credits slide (no more and no less than seven slides
will be accepted).
Ř Your first six slides
must focus on the 6-step public policy approach
www.maxwell,syr.edu/plegal/tips/welcome.html
Ř Your seventh slide or
the “credits slide” must contain your name, the class, and a list of the
sources that you used in the first six slides (MLA style).
Ř You must also submit the
“slide boards.” These are the printed
copies of your seven slides.
Ř You will have to present
your slide show in front of the class on a scheduled date and time.
Ř Your oral presentation
must be a dynamic talk that enhances your slide show. Reading the slides to the class will result
in automatic failure.
Ř Your slide show must
have pictures from “Clip Art” and pictures that you downloaded from the
Internet.
Ř Each slide must use
color in the background and in the font.
Ř At least one slide must
use “Word Art.”
Sample
“slide boards”
Slide#1
Use
this slide to define and describe the problem.
(A
Picture) + (Written Explanations)
Slide#2
Use
this slide to give your audience the evidence of the problem.
(A
Picture) + (Written Explanations)
Slide#3
Use
this slide to alert your audience on the causes of the problem.
(A
Picture) + (Written Explanations)
Slide#4
Use
this slide to evaluate the past and existing public policies regarding
this problem.
(A
Picture) + (Written Explanations)
Slide#5
Use this slide to share your original
alternative public policies that would solve or improve the conditions of
the problem.
(A Picture) + (Written
Explanations)
Slide#6
Use this slide to showcase your
most “effective and feasible” public policy.
Also explain who would be responsible
for making this policy effective.
(A Picture) +
(Written Explanations)
Slide#7
Use this slide to give your name,
E8-TIPS Class, the date, and an MLA style list of the sources you used
throughout your previous 6 slides.
Rubric
|
|
BEGINNING 1 |
DEVELOPING 2 |
ACCOMPLISHED 3 |
EXEMPLARY 4 |
SCORE |
|
Power Point Presentation |
-exhibits no knowledge of the uses
of P.P. -presents a minimum
amount of data to support the alternative policy -does not use the
conventions of standard written English |
-exhibits little
knowledge of the uses of P.P. -presents audience
with several sources of data in a logical format to support the alternative
policy -exhibits an
inconsistent usage of the conventions of standard written English |
-exhibits an acceptable
amount of knowledge of the uses of P.P. -presents the audience
with enough data in a logical, creative, and organized format to support the
alternative policy -exhibits an
acceptable and independent usage of the conventions of standard written
English |
-exhibits a superior
knowledge of the uses of P.P. -presents the audience
with an exceptional amount of data to support the alternative policy -exhibits a superior
and independent usage of the conventions of standard written English |
|
|
Web Sites Research |
-too few references
that are relevant to the alternative policy |
-enough references
that are relevant and support the alternative policy |
-many references that
are relevant and support the alternative policy |
-excellent use of a
variety of references that are relevant and support the alternative policy |
|
|
References from Bronte’s Jane Eyre |
-does not use any
specific references from Bronte’s novel |
-uses few specific
references from Bronte’s novel |
-uses some specific
references from Bronte’s novel |
-uses many specific and
detailed references from Bronte’s novel |
|
Grades and
Due Dates
- All
printed Power Point slides boards are due in 3 weeks.
- All
7-slide Power Point slide shows on disks are due 1 week after the slide
boards are submitted.
- All
scheduled oral and slide presentations will take place 1 week
after all disks are submitted.
- This
project is worth 300 points.
- The
following percentages correspond to the rubric numbers:
1 = 60 points
2 = 70 points
3 = 80 points
4 = 90 points
N.B. Everyone will receive an additional ten
points towards the average score for their participation, enthusiasm, and
originality.
Worksheet 1: What is the social problem?
Name: _____________________ Date:
___________
- The
social problem is that there were child abuse and neglect cases in
Victorian England and that there is a rise in child abuse/neglect in our
modern American society.
- Identify
all the players involved in this social problem.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. List
at least 3 undesirable social conditions that result from this problem:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
- Write
a short description that summarizes the social problem and its effects on
a young girl like Jane Eyre and on children of both genders in our
contemporary society.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Worksheet 2: Gathering evidence of this problem
Name:
_______________________ Date:
________________
List the evidence of this problem.
Cite the source of your information.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Worksheet 3: Identifying causes of the problem
Name: _______________________ Date:
___________
List at least 10 causes or factors that contribute to the
problem. Cite the sources of your
information.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Worksheet 4: Evaluating the existing public policy
Name:
_____________________ Date:
___________
The problem:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. State one of the major
existing policies that attempts to deal with this problem:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the advantages of this policy? (effectiveness, public acceptance, enforcement): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the disadvantages of this policy? (effectiveness, public acceptance, enforcement): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Based on your evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages, should the current policy be totally replaced, or improved? Explain your reasons.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Worksheet 5: Developing public policy solutions
Name:
_________________________ Date:
___________
The problem is
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Propose at least 3
original public policy alternatives.
Make sure that all three of your public policy alternatives are at the
same historical, geopolitical, and social level as the problem. Each of your unique policies must specify the
social agencies that will be responsible for carrying out your proposed policy. Rate your proposals from 1 to 3 (1 being the
most promising).
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Explain why you prefer
the first public policy alternative to the other two alternatives. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Worksheet 6: Selecting the best public policy solution
Name:
_______________________ Date:
___________
The problem is
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A. List your 3 public
policy alternatives from worksheet 5.
Create a short title or phrase that summarize each policy.
1.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. Rate each of your
policies’ “feasibility and effectiveness” factors. Use the matrix below:
FEASIBILITY
|
EFFECTIVENESS |
HIGH |
MEDIUM |
LOW |
|
HIGH |
|
|
|
|
MEDIUM |
|
|
|
|
LOW |
|
|
|
C. Explain the results of the matrix. Explain the effectiveness and feasibility
factors for each of your public policy alternatives.
___________________________________________________________________________________
This web quest focuses on the
following English Language Arts Performance Standards:
E1c: Read and
comprehend informational materials.
E2a: Produce a
report of information.
E3a: Participate
in one to one conference with the teacher.
E3c: Prepare and
deliver an individual presentation.
E3d: Make informed
judgments about TV, radio, film.
E4b: Analyze and
subsequently revise work to improve its clarity and
effectiveness.
This web quest focuses on the
following New York State Standards:
Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding
Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression
Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
This web quest focuses on the
following Social Studies Standards:
Standard 2: World History
Students will use a variety of
intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras,
themes, developments and turning points in world history and examine the broad
sweep of history from a variety of perspectives.