Social Studies Department
John Moschetti
Introduction:
Governments and leaders
throughout history have failed to realize the power of the people. Totalitarian Rulers have used fear and media
to gain control and acquire more power for themselves. As regimes change new leaders bring different
qualities. In the case of the
Task:
To better help the Premier quickly review to understand the problem and your proposed
solution. You will create a visual
proposal. This
can be in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, drawings with comments, maps,
or any other creative, visual proposal.
Process:
A.
As a public policy analyst, you need to develop the following policy
skills:
1. =IDENTIFY A SOCIAL PROBLEM IN THE WORLD. (Worksheet #1)
What social problems are affecting people in the world? These problems can include environmental, political, or health concerns.
2.
GATHER
EVIDENCE OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEM. (Worksheet #2)
How do you know that this social problem exists?
3.
DETERMINE
THE CAUSES AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROBLEM. (Worksheet #3)
Why is this problem happening? Look at all sides to the problem.
4.
EVALUATE
YOUR POLICY. (Worksheet
#4)
Discuss whether your policy will succeed. If not, discuss alternative solutions.
5.
COMPARE
YOUR SOCIAL PROBLEM WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT HAS EXISTED IN THE WORLD. (Worksheet #5)
How are these two problems similar? Is your proposed policy similar to the way in which this other problem was solved?
B.
The
PowerPoint
1.
Your PowerPoint
presentation must address the eight fundamental rights. You must have a minimum
of 8 slides. Be sure to include
illustrations, pictures, and, or charts.
2.
Make your PowerPoint
interesting! Sounds, animations , and a colorful presentation will better
impress the Premier (and get a better grade)
Resources:
Here is a list of
websites that you can use in your research in your completion of your power
point.
EVALUATION:
Each
group will be graded according to the following table:
|
Performance |
Excellent 5 |
Good 4 |
Satisfactory 3 |
Needs Improvement 2 |
|
Completion of Worksheets |
Full understanding of
the social problem, has a creative and pertinent solution, and fully
completes worksheets |
Good understanding of the
social problem, has a reasonable solution, and completes worksheets |
Satisfactory understanding
of social problem, has a satisfactory
solution, and satisfactory completes worksheets |
Minimal understanding of
social problem and solution needed.
Failure to complete worksheets. |
|
Completion of Proposal |
Proposal fully details and
explains social problem and proposed solution. Creative. |
Proposal details and
explains social problem and proposed solution. Creative |
Proposal explains social
problem and proposed solution. Some
creativity lacking. |
Proposal fails to explain
social problem and proposed solution.
Not creative. |
|
Oral Presentation |
Presentation is
professional, detailed and accurate.
All group members participate. |
Presentation is detailed
and accurate but not all group members participate. |
Presentation is sufficient
or not all group members participate. |
Presentation is lacking
important details. |
|
Organization |
Group worked together on
all projects and handed in signed group summary (or spoke to Mr. Cohen
regarding any group issues). |
Group worked together on
most projects and handed in signed group summary (or spoke to Mr. Cohen
regarding any group issues). |
Group worked together on
most projects but failed to hand in group summary (or spoke to Mr. Cohen
regarding any group issues). |
Group did not work well
together (and did not speak to Mr. Cohen regarding any group issues). |
A=
20-17
B=
16-14
C=
13-11
F=
10-1
STANDARDS:
This WebQuest responds to the followings curriculum
standards:
Social Studies: Standard 2
·
The student 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.
Social Studies: Standard 3
·
The student will
use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the
geography of the interdependent world in which we live- local, national, and
global- including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the
Earth’s surface.
English Language Arts: Standard 1
·
Students will read, write,
listen, and speak for information and understanding.
English Language Arts: Standard 4
·
Students will read, write,
listen, and speak for social interaction.
CONCLUSION:
In completing this WebQuest
you now can recognize that the desire for human freedom often can be solved
using traditional enlightenment ideas.
These ideas form the backbone of American and free Western societies. These enlightenment ideas were originally
presented as ideas to fix the problems of absolute monarchies but their
fundamentals remain true to this day. Today these ideas are also used to take down
dictators and totalitarian rulers. You
also have learned the importance Glasnost had on the