firstladies webquest

First Ladies of the
United States

Introduction

Task

Process

Evaluation

Conclusion

Credits

INTRODUCTION

You and your partner are free lance magazine reporters and you have answered an ad for a series of articles on the First Ladies of the United States. You were immediately excited about this topic as there have been only 42 presidents. The magazine editor wants you and your partner to use your reference skills to uncover some unusual facts on the life of each of the first ladies.

The group will need to use at least 4 reference sources (web pages, books, and reference books) when searching for your information. This is your chance to prove your abilities and knowledge of reference sources. This could be a big break to get a permanent job at the magazine.

TASK

Your task is to create a one page report that will tell interesting and unusual facts about an American First Lady. Your writing, research, and product will be from the viewpoint of an elementary school student. You will 'be' the reporter.

Your presentation will have one picture of the First Lady drawn on the report after it is printed. You will include many interesting facts about your First Lady in your report.

PROCESS

Step 1:

Choose an assignment with the name of your first lady. On your activity sheet will be the following questions for you to answer. Make sure that you have all of the information required in the rubric.

Name of First Lady

Date of birth and death (if deceased)

Place of birth

Name of husband

When did she become first lady?

Eight facts about your First Lady

Step 2:

Search the Internet for information on the sites supplied in this Web Quest. Be sure to include all of the information on your assignment sheet for later reference.

Pictures of all of the First Ladies

First Lady Trivia

Links to each First Lady

First Lady Gallery (White House Site)

Abigail Adams

Eleanor Roosevelt

Martha Washington

Portraits of Each First Lady

Step 3:

Search three reference sources in the library. You can use encyclopedias, biographical dictionary, and/or books in the history or biography section. (Remember: When using history books you need to search in index for your first lady.)

Step 4

Design your report using all of your information. Be sure to have answered all questions on your assignment sheet before beginning the presentation. Have a copy of the rubric so that you can meet all of the assessment areas.

EVALUATION

Your report and your presentation will be graded separately. Please be sure that you answer all questions and that you use all information in your report. Check out the rubric.

CONCLUSION

When you have finished this project you will have proved your ability to do research in several different mediums and display your final project. I hope that you have enjoyed this project!

CREDITS

Introduction	Task	Process	Evaluation	Conclusion	Credits