They have a ????? team.
The question marks in the name of your team ARE a hint. They match the number of letters in the name of your team.
The picture on your web quest group page IS NOT a hint. It's just a picture of a National Treasure in Washington, D.C., and is not specifically related to your web quest.
Let's get started!
CLUE#2:
"Once upon a time on my steps there stood a mighty brave man whose dreams were good. He had a dream that children would play on the hills of Georgia together one day. On the marble steps this good man stood and challenged us all to dream dreams that were good. Who was he?"
Let's get started ! You can record your research information in a Microsoft Word document and then print it when you are ready to put your power point together. Click on the Word Icon, click "new" to open a new document, and then click on "Save As" and type in the name of your group. Make sure you save your work!
Go to the Google link and begin your quest by typing in the question," What famous American had a dream?"
www.google.com
Once you have found the answers, use the same information to answer the following questions, or click on the links below to research the answers.
Questions
1) What was the full name of this National Treasure?
http://www.thekingcenter.org/DrMLKingJr/
2) Why was this person a National Treasure?
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
3) Why did it matter so much for him to make his famous speech at this monument?
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonwashington.html
4) Name at least two other major accomplishments of this person.
http://www.thekingcenter.org/DrMLKingJr/
5) What happened to this person? How did he die? Where is he buried?
http://www.jofreeman.com/photos/Kingfuneral2.html
6) Why do you think it is important to remember this National Treasure?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/
7) Find a video of this person's most famous speech to play for the class. You may link it in your power point or copy and paste the URL for the speech to a blank document and print the document. Be prepared to look up the website and share it with the class on the Smart Board when you make your group presentation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUP_ISA030c&feature=relatedw.
8) Have someone in your group draw a picture of this person giving his famous speech on the steps of the monument. Include this in your presentation. Ask your teacher how to scan the image into your power point.
9) Include several pictures of this person or places related to this person in your power point.
In addition to your power point, please work together to complete the following assignment.
Create a Reader’s Theatre style presentation for the entire group to perform using quotations or writings of this person. Provide teacher with a copy of your script. Your final draft should be a document in Microsoft Word. You will present the script as a group. Google "Reader's Theatre scrips" to find some examples.
When you complete your web quest, go to the Evaluation page and click on "Extra" if you would like to solve some more riddles for extra credit. No power point involved, just the fun of solving the clues. Do not work together - work by yourself to find the answers to the clues. Write them down and turn them in on presentation day.
Congratulations on finding such fabulous National Treasure!