A WEBQUEST
PREPARED BY: Linda Fracentese
INTRODUCTION
“Did
you hear about Janine? She quit school
because she’s pregnant. Her boyfriend
left her; now she has to support this baby. “ “I heard LaToya
is also pregnant. She’s having trouble
passing her classes because she’s out so often”. “ Nadia was sent to
live with an aunt until her baby is born. She had to drop out of school.” “Jermaine has to
get a job to support his new son. He has
to quit school.” How often have you heard stories like these?
The
You
have been asked to develop policies to help students become aware of the
problems caused by teen pregnancy and to help prevent the increase of teen
pregnancy among your classmates.
TASK
Your
task will be to develop a presentation using PowerPoint to bring awareness of
the issue to fellow students and to develop policies to reduce pregnancy among
the students in your school.
PROCESS
You will be assigned into groups. Each
group will research this topic using the Internet, develop an oral presentation
including a PowerPoint presentation of at least 6 slides.
Each student will
be assigned a specific task. One student
will do the research, one will make the PowerPoint slides, and one student will
make the oral presentation. Be sure to
use the six- step PPA process below.
4. What is the
existing policy?
5. What policies can
you create to correct the problem?
6. What is the best
policy to correct the problem?
RESOURCES
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal
http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/teen_preg_stats.html
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/library/TEEN-PREGNANCY/Reducing.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/teen.htm
http://www.standupgirl.com/index_01.html
http://www.candiesfoundation.org/
http://www.main.org/tpc/tpc.htm
You may also use different search engines to retrieve information such as the following:
EVALUATION
|
GRADES |
65% |
70-79% |
80-95% |
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Web Site Research |
-too few links relevant to the proposed policy |
-enough links but few support the proposed policy |
-many links that support the proposed policy |
-excellent use of a variety of links in which all support
the proposed policy |
|
PRESENTATION |
-incomplete but follows the 6 step PPA format -does not use the conventions of standard written English |
-complete with too few analyses of the PPA format for this
topic -exhibits a weak usage of the conventions of standard
written English |
-complete with sufficient analyses of the PPA format for
this topic -exhibits an acceptable usage of the conventions of standard written
English |
-complete with a superior understanding of the PPA format
for this topic -exhibits a strong use of the conventions of standard
written English |
|
slides |
65% |
75% |
85% |
100% |
|
|
FEWER THAN 6 SLIDES Not clear, too much information on a slide No graphics |
6 slides, some graphics too much wording on a slide Slides too busy and distracting |
6 or more slides, graphics clear |
Creative slides with animated graphics and sound clear with bulleted information |
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.
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 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
Also, the following CDOS Standards are covered:
A2Make an oral presentation of project plans or findings to an audience with expertise in the relevant subject matter.
A2c Develop a multi-media presentation
CONCLUSION
By completing this activity, students will learn how to use
the Internet to gather information and do research. They will use critical
thinking skills to make decisions on what policies would be most effective. They will become familiar with Microsoft
PowerPoint.