Miss Speck's 4th Grade |

HOORAY FOR HOOSIERS!

INDIANA STATE HISORY WEBQUEST

FOR FOURTH GRADERS!

Introduction

It's time for the first annual Hooray for Hoosiers awards show! This award will recognize Indiana residents, past or present, who have made a difference in our state and beyond. They can be nominated in one of the following catagories: Business, Science & Education, Arts & Literature, Historical Figures, and Government.

Task

You have been asked to be a red carpet reporter the day of the event. You will research one of the nominees to find out about his or her life and contributions to society. You will then use your research to "become" this person in an interview.

Process

1. Individually, you will choose a person from the list of nominees to research. Click on the names of each person in the resources section to select your person.

2. You must get approval from your teacher for your person. Every student will be learning about a different person.

3. You will then research your famous Hoosier. You should use the websites given in the resource section, encyclopedias, your Indiana History textbook, and library books to research your person. Record your information on the research sheet provided to you by your teacher.

4. Once your research is complete, you will write at least 10 interview questions (no more than 15 questions) about your famous person. During your interview, you must include the birth and death dates of your famous person, their place of residence, and their major accomplishments.

5. When researching your famous person, look for many different and unique facts to make your interview interesting for your audience.

6. When you have finished your research you will need to write up two different pages- One page will have interview questions that your partner will read to you and the other page will have your interview answers that you will read.

Resources

Business, Science, and Education

Eli Lilly (businessman, pharmacuticals)

Madam CJ Walker (businesswoman, cosmetics)

Eliza Blaker (educator)

Marie Webster (businesswoman, quilting)

Orville Redenbacher (businessman, popcorn)

Gus Grissom (astronaut)

David Wolf (astronaut)

Janice Voss (astronaut)

May Wright Sewall ( women's rights activist)

Wilbur Wright (co-inventor of the first successful airplane)

Arts and Literature

Lew Wallace (war hero and author)

T.C. Steele (artist)

Phyllis Naylor Reynolds (children's book author)

Jim Davis (cartoonist)

Twyla Tharp (dancer and choreographer)

Cole Porter (musician and writer)

James Whitcomb Riley (children's poet)

Gene Stratton-Porter (author)

Historical Figures

Government

Wendell Wilkie (politician)

Abraham Lincoln (former President)

Dan Quayle (former Vice-President)

Thomas R. Marshall (former Vice-President)

Benjamin Harrison (former President)

William Henry Harrison (former President)

Mitch Daniels (current governor of Indiana)

Evaluation

Your teacher will grade you on your interview and she will be looking for the following:

- Did you include the date of birth?

- Did you include the date of death (if appropriate)?

- Did you include something about the family?

- Did you tell us where they lived or where born?

- Did you tell us about their major accomplishments?

- Did you have at least 10 questions and answers?

- Did you have other interesting facts?

- Were you prepared for the interview?

- Did you use a loud, clear voice so everyone could hear?

Conclusion

After hearing the interviews about all of the great things the nominees have accomplished, it has been decided that everyone is deserving of a Hooray for Hoosier! Thanks for all of your hard work!

Indiana State Academic Standards

This lesson engages students in activities that develop competnecy towards the following Fourth Grade Indiana Standards:

English/ Language Arts

4.2.2 Use appropriate strategies when reading for different purposes.

4.2.9 Recognize main ideas and supporting details presented in expository (informational texts).

4.4.4 Use logical organizational structures for providing information in writing, such as chronological order, cause and effect, similarity and difference, and posing and answering a question.

4.4.5 Quote or paraphrase information sources, citing them appropriately.

4.4.7 Use multiple reference materials and online information (the Internet) as aids to writing.

4.5.6 Write for different purposes (information, persuasion, description) and to a specific audience or person.

4.5.3 Write or deliver a research report that has been developed using a systematic research process (defines the topic, gathers information, determines credibility, reports findings) and that:

· includes information from a variety of sources (books, technology, multimedia) and documents sources (titles and authors).

· demonstrates that information that has been gathered has been summarized

4.7.1 Ask thoughtful questions and respond orally to relevant questions with appropriate elaboration.

4.7.6 Use logical structures for conveying information, including cause and effect, similarity and difference, and posing and answering a question.

4.7.7 Emphasize points in ways that help the listener or viewer follow important ideas and concepts.

4.7.8 Use details, examples, anecdotes (stories of a specific event), or experiences to explain or clarify information.

4.7.9 Engage the audience with appropriate words, facial expressions, and gestures.

4.7.12 Make informational presentations that:

· focus on one main topic.

· include facts and details that help listeners focus.

· incorporate more than one source of information (including speakers, books, newspapers, television broadcasts, radio reports, or Web sites).

Social Studies

4.1.3 Explain the importance of the Revolutionary War and other key events and people that influenced Indiana’s development.

4.1.6 Explain how key individuals and events influenced the early growth of the new state of Indiana.

4.1.7 Explain the roles of various individuals, groups, and movements in the social conflicts leading to the Civil War.
4.1.8 Summarize the participation of Indiana citizens in the Civil War.

4.1.15 Using primary source* and secondary source* materials, generate questions, seek answers, and write brief comments about an event in Indiana history.

4.5.4 Describe the role of Indiana artists in American visual arts, literature, music, dance, and theatre.

4.5.6 Investigate the contributions and challenges experienced by people from various cultural, racial, and religious groups in Indiana during different historical periods by reading biographies, historical accounts, stories, and electronic media, such as CD-ROMs and Web sites.