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PARENTS’ NIGHT

“HISTORY DETECTIVE”

By Francine McDermott, MA

A History Lesson

James Madison

“Father of the U.S. Constitution” WAS James Madison’s Monument STOLEN in

Washington, D.C.?EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS

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Which are California Standards Based

A WEBQUEST IS DEVELOPED FOR YOUR

CHILD TO LEARN INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS

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Parent Information: continued

• This class involves active discovery.

• Collection of data from reading websites;

• Extraction of relevant data;

• Logging relevant data;

• Work cooperatively in Groups;

• Formulate a logical answer to the question

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INTRODUCTION

• This is a history lesson that teachers your child how to think and ask the right questions by learning how to become a history detective.

• Your student will learn about James Madison.

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EVALUATION

See Rubric

• The student will learn how to use the electronic library

• The student will learn how to use the internet

• The student will learn how to present information in a logical format

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Learning RubricTOTAL OF 3O POINTS

THE STUDENT WILL

LEARN TO CONDUCT

INTERNET RESEARCH

TO OBTAIN FACTS

5 POINTS

THE STUDENT WILL ANALYZE

THE DATA RETRIEVED TO

DETERMINE IF IT IS QUESTION-

SPECIFIC OR NOT.

5 POINTS

THE STUDENT WILL GENERATE THEORIES FROM RETRIEVED

DATA

5 POINTS

THE STUDENT

WILL LOG ALL

RELEVANT

FACTS OBTAINED

5 POINTS

THE STUDENT WILL GLEAN FACTS FROM OTHER SOURCES AND

SYNTHESIZE THOSE FACTS

TO DETERMINE WHETHER

THE DATA ARE CONCLUSION-WORTHY.

5 POINTS

THE STUDENT WILL

DEVELOP ANSWERS OR SOLUTIONS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FACTS OBTAINED INTO AN

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT.

5 POINTS

TOTAL = 10 TOTAL = 20 TOTAL = 30

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3 0

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5 0

6 0

7 0

8 0

9 0

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STANDARDSHISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE

CALIFORNIA

• 8.1.1: STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION;

• 8.2.1: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ANALYZE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION;

• 8.2..3: STUDENTS WILL ANALYZE THE POLITICAL PRINCIPLES AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATE/FEDERAL POWERS;

• 8.2.7: STUDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING FEDERALISM, ANTI-FEDERALISM, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.