Web quest: Modern Day Slavery

Ms. Woods

Class 7-307

Xpression2000@yahoo.com

Introduction

Do you remember a time in history when human beings were being bought and sold? Many races of people were bought, traded, sold and used as a free private labor force. Are adults and children still sold, traded, and used as a free private labor force in the year 2000? Does modern day slavery still exist?

Task

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to create a Microsoft Power Point slide show presentation. This presentation should be related to your Public Policy and Analysis step. You must also answer the question that follows. All of this information must be represented in your slide(s).

Step 1 Define the problem

Question = what is Modern Day Slavery?

Give an example of a type of slavery that exists today.

Step 2 Gather Evidence

Question= How do we know it exists? Where are the slaves of today being kept? What kinds of things are they being made to do?

Step 3 Identify the causes

Question= Why is their slavery? What is the slavery a result of? Why is this informal institution allowed to exist?

Step 4 Evaluate a policy

Question=What have the authorities done to fix this problem?

Step 5 Develop solutions

Question= What kinds of solutions can we develop to solve this problem?

Step 6 Select the best solution

Question=What are the best solutions to this problem? Why?

Step 7 Benefits& Costs

Question (s) = What are the consequences of the policy that we have created? What part of the society will it affect? List three ways this society will be affected by this policy. List three important costs of this policy.

Steps

1. Read the TIPS website page that is related to your PPA step.

2. Design and create your Microsoft Power Point Slide and apply the text.

3. Add special affects and graphics to your slide.

4. Add sound to your slide.

Resources

www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/welcome.html

http://www.actden.com/pp/

http://www/znet.com/zdhelp/filters/subfilter/0,7212,600324100.html

Evaluation

Your slide shows will be evaluated according to the rubric below.

	Below Standard 1		Approaching Standard 2	Meeting Standard 3	Exceeding Standard 4
Information		No research Information in not relevant to question or PPA step.	Two to three sources. Information is relevant to question and PPA step.	Three to four research sources. Information answers PPA question and step.	Five to six quality comprehensive and extensive research sources that answer and explain PPA step and question.
Slide Show	Slide does not reflect any research information.		Slide reflects understanding of information. Visuals are reflective.	Slide shows a complete understanding of all the information through visuals.	Slide has animation, sound and background. The PPA question is answered.