1. A description of the target learner including the entry-level skills and knowledge they need to begin this web quest.
This web quest will be aimed at the grade twelve level within the study of the treaties. Students will need to enter this web quest with a basic understanding of why the treaties were signed and understand the cultural discrepancies during the signing of the treaties (the two cultures not understanding each other), which have led to tensions today. While students should know the basics of the treaties (when they were signed and the basics of what the First Nations wanted from each), they need not know the Saskatchewan treaties in detail, as they will be examining them further in this web quest, in order to synthesize and present the needs and wants of each side of the treaty signing. Students will need to have basic computer skills (such as word processing) but will need to be taught how to use Garage band to record their pod casts.
2. A specific reference to the appropriate Saskatchewan Education Curriculum Guide. Give the http address, subject and topic(s)/themes/concepts selected from the curriculum guide
This web quest fits in nicely under Unit two in the grade 12 curriculum guide, particularly the theme of Forces of Change: The Road to Confederation. This guide can be found at http://www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca/docs/history30/unitii.html#core
3. Develop a concept map showing the relationships between and/or among the topics you have selected and the context in which they appear in the curriculum.
4. A statement of the higher-order thinking skills (analysis, synthesis or evaluation) question for your students to answer.
What did the first nations and the representatives of the crown want and need from the signing of the treaties? What were their individual motivations?
5. A brief statement (rationale) of why the topic you have selected is important to your students.
Contemporary Canada faces many political and racial challenges surrounding the historical event that was the signing of the treaties between the Crown and the First Nations people in Canada. It is crucially important to the future of Canada that our young generations develop an understanding of why and how these treaties were signed and the ramifications they have had on us today. By investigating and presenting a simulation of the treaty signing, students will gain an intimate viewpoint on the motivations of both sides during the signing and better appreciate the frustrations that many First Nations still feel today.
6. A brief outline or teaching activities you intend to use with your students.
-Instruction on the basics of treaties signed in Saskatchewan. Give limited information, as students are to investigate and research the details of both, in order to present their understandings of the motivations of both sides during the signing.
-Students research the details of one of the treaties signed in Saskatchewan, with particular attention to what motivated each side before and during the signing.
-Working in groups, students will examine the information they have found and develop a script and outline for a short radio play, involving representatives of both sides of the treaties. Students will act out the signing of the treaties with careful attention to historical accuracy and focusing on the details of the treaty, what each side wanted and making this clear in the dialogue. They would need to finish their radio plays with an epilogue by the characters explaining what they actually got out of the treaty (as opposed to what they actually wanted going in).
7. A brief summary of the resources (human, computer, and software) you will need to implement your plan.
-Enough computers for student groups
-iMacs equipped with both garageband and a microphone
-Students would need to be trained in how to use this technology. While not difficult, time still needs to be set aside for training
-Groups would need privacy to record; so planning would be required to keep the rest of the class busy while each group records
8. A sample of Internet sites you found that can be used by your students to complete their web quest.
-Government documents related to the treaties. Students could use this as a good starting point on choosing which treaty they wish to research for their web quest radio play
-Basic information on the treaties
-Specific government information on the treaties
-Specific information on treaties signed in Saskatchewan
-Information on using garageband to record a podcast
9. A statement of how you intend to evaluate the product of the web quest.
-Rubric for end product of radio play (criteria mainly focused on historical accuracy and representation of the treaties as opposed to acting ability)
-Peer evaluation of work during process: research, planning and implementation
Great job Adam. YOu have covered the material well. I think that this topic is perfect for teaching in Saskatchewan. The activities are engaging and interesting. As someone with a History degree I know that not everyone loves the material ( as you have shared in your latest post). The approach you take in this WQ will make the material much more interesting for the students.
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