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Vice
President Kills Secretary of the Treasury!
A WebQuest for 8th Grade (U.S. History)
Designed by Neil Hokanson
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Introduction | Task | Process |
Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
Introduction
In 1804 a former Vice-President of the United States and
a former Secretary of the Treasury met in a duel. In the end the Secretary
of the Treasury was mortally wounded. Who were these people, and what caused
this tragic event. Was it socially acceptable at the time to duel? What
are your thoughts on this event?
In the end for you, what is the best way to disagree appropriatley?
The Task
After you have studied the information in this WebQuest you will be able
to answer the following questions and do the following activities:
• What would cause a Vice-President to kill a Secretary of the Treasury?
• Was the Vice-President justified in his actions?
• Create a timeline depicting the events that led up to the killing;
• Do you think dueling was an acceptable way of solving differences back
then? Why or why not?
• What is your overall view of the event?
• Who do you think was in the right and why?
• What would have been a better way of solving the conflict?
Create a web page that presents your timeline, answers, and summary.
The Process
To accomplish the task,
1. First you'll be assigned to a team of 3 students.
2. Next you need to find out what happened (use the web link and your textbook).
3. Then create a timeline of the events that led up to the duel.
4. Analyze what happened and answer the questions presented in the TASK portion
of this WebQuest.
5. Summarize the event with your personal opinions.
6. Post all of your final draft materials (timeline, answers, and summary) on
a web page.
Resources
The Duel
Evaluation
You will be evaluated on how you work together in your group and on
the timeline, question answers, the summary, and your web page.
| Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
Score | |
| Cooperation | Our group didn't get along. | We did what we had to do. | We each did our fair share. | We got along well, completed the WebQuest, and went above and beyond the call of duty! | |
| Timeline | Few dates, little information. | Dates, information. | Dates, information, in order. | Accurate dates, detailed events, all in order, looks nice. | |
| Summary | Unclear summary, missing some events, missed most of the six-traits of writing. | Summarized the information, but missed some of the six-traits of writing. | Basic use of the six-traits of writing. | Excellent use of the six-traits of writing. Accurate, clear summary. | |
| Question Answers | Little, if any, answers to the questions. | Answered most of what the questions were asking. | Basic answers to the questions. | Accurate, clear answers to what the questions asked. | |
| Web Page | No web page, but did present the information. | Web page has errors, not organized, broken links, etc. | Basic web page. Shows the information. | Excellent effect, links, images, well organized. |
Conclusion
When you complete this WebQuest you will have analyzed a tragic event
in American history; however, you will gain an understanding of what
may have been socially acceptable at the time. Also, you will learn
the importance of disagreeing appropriately, and the consequences of
disagreeing inappropriately.
Credits
and References
PBS:
The American Experience "The Duel"
America Is (Glencoe) or any U.S. History textbook with information
about Hamilton-Burr Duel.
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