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A Child's Day in Africa
A WebQuest for 7th Grade
Designed by Doreen Plony
dplony@hotmail.com
Adapted by Sue Elliott and Tom Atwood
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
Introduction
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Africa?
What would be different? What would you like better?
Our class is going to spend a day in Africa and
find out how a child your age spends the day. You will pretend to
become an African child. You will choose an African name and describe
your typical day.
The Task
Your task is to create a scrapbook/journal that will tell about you and
your life in Africa. The first two pages of your
journal will be a map of Africa and of your assigned
country. Your product will be from the viewpoint of an African middle school
student. The cover will have a picture that you created of your
character. Pictures may be drawn or printed from the Internet (color pictures
need to be printed at home). The final page of your journal will be a works
cited page citing where you obtained your information and pictures. Each page in the scrapbook will
have pictures and journal entries.
Be creative on how you present your information. Be sure to include enough about
yourself that we can really believe you are a child from Africa. We want to walk in your shoes as an
African child (this is called empathy).
The Process
Choose an African name for
yourself.
Make a map of your assigned country and one of Africa. Find the table in the library with the
master maps of the countries. Trace
your country onto a blank sheet of paper. Label your map to include: latitude and longitude, capital and
major cities, compass rose, map key, and physical features.
On the map of Africa, label your country and
the countries that border your country.
Color all maps appropriately.
Write about your life:
1. What foods do you
like to eat?
And refer to Culturegrams
and Peoples
of Africa
And find a book on your country from the RTMS library.
2. What is your school
day like?
Find a
book on your country from the RTMS library.
3. What activities
do you like to do after school?
Find a book
on your country from the RTMS library.
4. What holiday do
you most enjoy?
And refer to Culturegrams
and Peoples
of Africa
Find a book on your country from the RTMS library.
5. Create your Works Cited page. View Creating A Works Cited Page and follow the
examples exactly. Your
bibliography should look just like the example only with the information from
the sources you used in the correct spot. Use Citation Machine, choosing the MLA
style, to create each entry. You
should have a minimum of four sources.
(The best will use all the resources listed on the webquest.) Before you print your bibliography,
compare yours to one completed by the librarian.
Evaluation
Your product will be evaluated using the rubric below:
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In Progress
1
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Partially Proficient
2
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Proficient
3
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Advanced
4
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Score
(x5)
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The student will
implement effective research strategies.
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Needs lots of
help and guidance. Not a self starter.
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Starts out ok
but still needs help along the way.
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Able to do most
of the research independently.
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Independent
researcher.
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The student has
respect for social, ethical and human issues.
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No works cited
page.
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Attempted a
works cited page but it has many errors.
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Works cited page
follows correct format with few errors.
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Perfect works
cited page.
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The student will use maps
to locate information about people, places and environments.
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Map is
incomplete and/or messy.
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Map is mostly
complete but is messy.
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Map is complete
but lacks visual interest.
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Map is complete,
neat, accurate, and colorful.
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The student will
explain how culture and experience influence people’s perception of
places and regions.
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Scrapbook is a
weak attempt at showing what life is like for a child in an African
country.
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Scrapbook is
average. No depth of
information or creativity.
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Scrapbook shows
some creativity; information is basic.
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Scrapbook shows
in depth, empathetically, and creatively what life is like for a child in
an African country.
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Conclusion
The journal/scrapbook you create will be on display. Students from other class periods may
visit your country and answer questions.
Credits &
References
Images: www.math.buffalo.edu/. ../africa_big.gif
Further resources:
www.unicef.org
www.africa.upenn.edu
www.royalafricansociety.org
www.outreachworld.org
Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
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