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Jackie Robinson- A Georgia History Webquest

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2.) Download these graphic organizers to record your thoughts as you research more about the life of Jackie Robinson.

(You can download and use other graphic organizers which can be found at this website.)

3.) Use the following links or discover more on your own.

Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/articles/Jackie-Robinson-9460813
http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/featured-biography/jackie-robinson.jsp

Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/jackie-robinson

The official site of Jackie Robinson
http://www.jackierobinson.com/about/bio.html

Learn about Jackie Robinson's childhood using the link below.
(Click the icon at the top to hear the webpage read to you.)
http://sports.jrank.org/pages/3978/Robinson-Jackie-Born-Sharecropper.html

The New Georgia Encyclopedia
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1969

Jackie Robinson UK timeline


Evaluation

4.) Checklist: Did you . . . . . . . .

a.) Watch the introductory video to understand more about this famous Georgian?
b.) Download and complete at least one graphic organizer?
c.) Take research notes to use later to create your presentation?
d.) Look over the unit rubric below:

 

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Navigate web page without assistance

Student heavily needed assistance to navigate webpage(s).

Student successfully navigated webpage(s) with minor prompting or redirecting.

Student navigated webpage(s) by him / herself.

Take online quiz

Student did not take quiz.

Student took quiz but did not record results.

Student took quiz and recorded facts learned for further research.

Collect information for online sources

Student navigated webpages but did not record information.

Student navigated webpages and recorded information but information is not organized in a useful manner.

Student navigated web pages and recorded findings in a organized and useful manner.

List self-selected learning goals

Student did not set or record learning goals.

Student relied heavily on others to set learning goals.

Student self-selected and recorded learning goals.

Demonstrate personal responsibility for learning

Student often needed prompting and redirection.

Student required no prompting or redirection.

Student demonstrated eagerness to learn and complete his / her project.

Record understandings

Student did not attempt or finish product.

Student created a work product but did not relate product to him / herself.

Student’s product shows understanding of GPS objectives, is original, and relates personally to the student.

Write a reflection describing personal learning strengths and weaknesses

Student did not complete reflection.

Student’s reflection does not describe strengths and weaknesses.

Student’s reflection is thoughtful, describing perceived strengths and weaknesses.

Totals

 

 

 


Conclusion
What do you think about when you hear the word "rights?" What "rights" would Jackie Robinson have if he lived today, that he did not have during his lifetime?

5.) Visit our class Edmodo page and write a discussion posting that answers these questions.
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image of Sequoyah courtesy of http://www.powersource.com
image of James Oglethorpe courtesy of http://aphistory2010.yolasite.com/ch4.php
image of Tomochichi courtesy of http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/tdgh-jul/jul17.htm
image of Mary Musgrove courtesy of http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/georgiawomen.htm
image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. courtesy of http://www.fiftiesweb.com/pop/famous-people-1.htm
image of Jimmy Carter courtesy of
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/our-first-line-of-defense-presidential-reflections-on-us-intelligence/carter.html
Venn Diagram and KWL graphic organizers courtesy of http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
Video courtesy of
http://www.history.com/videos/jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america#jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america
Last Updated on July 12, 2011 by Jennifer Jackson