Inquiry+Webquest+Elizabeth+O'Keeffe

What is teenage life like for you?
 * Here is the original Webquest by Ms. Dimitratos on The Outsiders: **
 * Introduction **

Did you know that the trends and historical events of each decade play a large role in teenage life?

How does the media affect teenage life?

Over the next couple of weeks, we will be THE media!



Now that we have completed S.E. Hinton's novel, __The Outsiders__, it is time to put our reporter hats on! We will be spending the next two weeks working diligently on researching the 1960's and important topics concerned within the novel. Our newspapers will cover teenage life of the 1960's by advertising trends, reporting on historical events, and providing coverage on breaking news stories here at "The Outsiders Reporter Central."

Let's get ready to "RUMBLE!"

 **The Task** Your task is to create an //unbiased// newspaper that is centered around "The Rumble" from S.E. Hinton's __The Outsider's__ **and** from popular culture/historical events of the 1960's. You and your partner will assume the roles of a Soc and Greaser to collaborate on how a newspaper article should be written without being one-sided. You will also include advertisements and secondary articles on the research you will be conducting right here in "The Outsiders Reporter Central." Most of your information will be gathered from computer-based research. This WebQuest will provide you with all of the resources you need to complete your project. At the end of this unit, your group of two will have created a newspaper that will be shared with your classmates. Our final products will be printed out for everyone to read!  **The Process**

> **Teacher Tip:** You may collaborate with other group members that share your role. (ex. If you are a Greaser, you may consult with another Greaser in sharing information that you have found. >
 * 1) First, choose ONE partner.
 * 2) Once you've selected your partner, the two of you will have to decide which role of each of you will be; either a **"Greaser"** or a **"Soc."**
 * 3) By yourselves, draft an article that reports on the events of "The Rumble." If you are a Soc, make sure your article takes the side of the Socs in your writing. If you are a Greaser, make sure your article takes the side of the Greasers in your writing. You will have 2 class periods to work on this.
 * 4) Once you and your partner have completed your article, post them to your Wiki Space on ONE page. The teacher will provide you with your username and password. Here is the link: WikiSpaces
 * 5) You and your partner will collaborate on taking work from both of your articles to make one cohesive article that is unbiased.
 * 6) After your article is completed, you and your partner must copy and paste the information from Wikispaces into either a Microsoft Word document or Microsoft Publisher publication.
 * 7) Now you are ready for individual research!

> > **Socs:** Your job is to research 1960's music and create a newspaper advertisement for a famous artist/band. You will also have to research important events during the 1960's. This information will be composed into another article for your paper. > > **Greasers:** Your job is to research fashion of the 1960's and create a newspaper advertisement based on the information you find. You will also have to research gang violence. The gang violence information will be composed into another article for your paper. > > **Please note that all of your articles/advertisements should be posted to new pages on Wikispaces BEFORE they are put into the Word or Publisher documents.** > > **Teacher Tip:** Include clip art, frames, etc. //If time permits,// your final product should also include other content that would regularly be featured in a newspaper. > > Here is the revised Webquest Task on The Outsiders: __** Introduction **__ You are a typical modern teenager. In class write a brief summary of an average day in your life answering the following questions: How do you dress? Describe an everyday dinner. What kind of music do you listen to? What television shows do you watch? What do you talk about with your friends? What are the current events affecting you and your friends today?
 * 1) After all articles/advertisements have been added to Wikispaces, you will edit your partner's work. Be sure you discuss any changes with your partner before doing them.
 * 2) Once you and your partner are content with the content for the newspaper, copy and paste the articles and advertisements into your Word/Publisher documents.
 * 3) Together, your group will design the visual effects of the newspaper. You must have a cover page with an illustration.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">**Before you print and submit** your newspaper, refer to the rubric to ensure that you have completed each grading component to the best of your ability.

Throughout history, young people have been strongly affected by current events and media influences. These influences affect the way teenagers dress, listen to music and their beliefs and values. Picture the hippies of the 1960s with their long hair, protest and freedom music and their desire to become not like their parents and work for the establishment. How do current events affect young people? How does the media (newspapers, tv, radio and the internet) affect teenage life? **Media bias** refers to the bias of journalists and news producers within the mass media in the selection of which events and stories are reported and how they are covered. The term "media bias" implies a pervasive or widespread bias contravening the standards of journalism rather than the perspective of an individual journalist or article (Wikipedia, retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_bias accessed 2011). Please cite a historical example of media bias.

Over the next couple of weeks, we will find out how the media influences others by becoming The MEDIA! Using what we have already read and learned from The Outsiders we will spend the next two weeks reporting on and researching the 1960s by advertising trends, reporting on historical events, and providing coverage on breaking news stories here at "The Outsiders Reporter Central." Let's Do it for Johnny!

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">**The Task** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">I thought the task itself was well written and open-ended. I tweaked a few sentences but the real task was interesting and well thought-out. I think high school kids would really like this. <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">You will be put into groups of two. Your task is to create an //unbiased// newspaper that is mainly centered around "The Rumble" from S.E. Hinton's __The Outsider's__ **and** from popular culture/historical events of the 1960's. You and your partner will assume the roles of either a Soc or a Greaser to collaborate on how a newspaper article should be written without being one-sided. You will also include advertisements and secondary articles on the research you will be conducting right here in "The Outsiders Reporter Central." Most of your information will be gathered from computer-based research. This WebQuest will provide you with all of the resources you need to complete your project. <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">At the end of this unit, your group of two will have created a newspaper that will be shared with your classmates. <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">The final products will be printed out for everyone to read!

<span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">**The Process** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Here I elaborated a bit more on the process to include more parts and instructed the students to include various details as to the event of the Rumble.

> <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;"> **Teacher Tip:** You may collaborate with other group members that share your role. (ex. If you are a Greaser, you may consult with another Greaser in sharing information that you have found.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You will be assigned your partner from the teacher.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Once you've selected your partner, the two of you will have to decide which role of each of you will be; either a "Greaser" or a "Soc."
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Thinking about your identity, consider these questions: What is a Soc? What is your place in society? What is a Greaser? What is your place in society? Drawing on each identity, draft an article that reports on the events of "The Rumble." If you are a Soc, make sure your article takes the side of the Socs in your writing. If you are a Greaser, make sure your article takes the side of the Greasers in your writing. What are the events leading up to the Rumble from your point of view? Describe how you get ready to attend the rumble. What do you see when you get there? How do you feel? What is the crowd atmosphere? How are your friends feeling? Think about these questions. You will have 2 class periods to work on drafting the article.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Once you and your partner have completed your article, post them to your Wiki Space on ONE page. The teacher will provide you with your username and password. Here is the link: WikiSpaces
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">You and your partner will collaborate on taking work from both of your articles to make one cohesive article that is unbiased.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">After your article is completed, you and your partner must copy and paste the information from Wikispaces into either a Microsoft Word document or Microsoft Publisher publication.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Now you are ready for individual research. Using the questions from a day in the life of a modern teenager, travel back to the 1960s and tell what it a typical teenager would be interested in from a Greaser or Soc point of view.

> > **Greasers:** Your job is to research fashion trends of the 1960's and create a newspaper advertisement based on the information you find. You will also have to research different types of gangs in the 1960s. Give an insider scoop. Why are young people drawn to gangs? What purpose do they serve? What kind of threat does gang violence pose to the public or the gangs themselves? Use this information to be composed into another article for your paper.
 * Socs:** Your job is to research 1960's music and create a newspaper advertisement for a famous artist/band. You will also have to research important political events during the 1960's (civil rights events, JFK, Vietnam War...etc). Create a second article as a reporter at the scene of one of those events. Or Interview a famous political figure of the 1960s.

> **Please note that all of your articles/advertisements should be posted to new pages on Wikispaces BEFORE they are put into the Word or Publisher documents.** > > **Teacher Tip:** Include clip art, frames, etc. //If time permits,// your final product should also include other content that would regularly be featured in a newspaper. > >  Elizabeth: >    >   Great Job!! I enjoyed reading your revised version. I like the fact that you were very detailed with the **process**, allowing the student to have a better understanding of where to start. As a future social studies teacher, this is a teaching method I could definitely see myself using in class with my students (creating a newspaper). I like how you mentioned facts from 60’s. >    >   Compared to the original, In the Introduction section you had more questions for the students to answer, I would have done the same. This encourages them to be critical thinkers. However, you gave a brief definition about “ Media Bias”. Instead of you defining it, how about we have the students do it themselves. (This way the term will stick in their mind) I like that you added a link. >    >   I agree with you on the “ Task” part, which was well written. Explaining exactly to the student what is expected from them. >    > Elizabeth, I like that you kept it fun, while at the same time being very descriptive and understandable for students. The idea of partners is perfect taking on a role from the characters.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">After all articles/advertisements have been added to Wikispaces, you will edit your partner's work. Be sure you discuss any changes with your partner before doing them.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Once you and your partner are content with the content for the newspaper, copy and paste the articles and advertisements into your Word/Publisher documents.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">Together, your group will design the visual effects of the newspaper. You must have a cover page with an illustration. Please credit all sources!
 * 1) <span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica;">**Before you print and submit** your newspaper, refer to the rubric to ensure that you have completed each grading component to the best of your ability.

I wouldnt't change anything from your revised version. :)

Great job again!

Martha