Introduction

You have just been just hired as an investigative reporter. Your new boss has just given you your first assignment. He has told you to investigate and report on a person in black history. Since it is your first assignment, he wants you to present it to the other reporters first. After that, you will go on the air and give your report live on television.

Aim 

Students will make a written and oral report on an important African American.  Students will utilize the internet webquest to research, take notes, and make a report. 
 

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Rationale

Students will use this activity to learn more about important African Americans. 

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Audience

Goals and Objectives 

Students will:

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Instructional Plan

Part 1: Research

Students will do research on a famous African American using the internet web quest.

Students will use a graphic organizer to organize and take notes from the web quest.

Part 2: Expository Essay

Students will synthesize notes into a chronological sequence.

Students will write the first draft of their 4 or 5 paragraph expository essay using a writing template in pencil and paper.

Content and information will be evaluated by teacher. 

Students will proofread and edit their essays.

Final copies of student's essays will be word processed on Microsoft Word.

Part 3: Oral Report (Interview optional)

Students will organize their research notes into a question and answer interview session.

Students will memorize and rehearse their lines with a partner.

The final product will be assessed and evaluated by the class and the teacher.

All three parts will be combined for one cumulative grade.
 
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Materials

Internet, library resources, graphic organizers, poster boards, and props.

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Assessment and Evaluation

A rubric will be used to assess & evaluate student's work.  Here's the rubric:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Internet Use	Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.	Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.
Amount of Information	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.	One or more topics were not addressed.
Quality of Information	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.	Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.	Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.
Graphic Organizer	Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between all topics and subtopics.	Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between most topics and subtopics.	Graphic organizer or outline has been started and includes some topics and subtopics.	Graphic organizer or outline has not been attempted.
Paragraph Construction	All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.	Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well.	Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs.
Mechanics	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
Diagrams & Illustrations	Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader's understanding of the topic.	Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader's understanding of the topic.