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Research WebQuest Assignment
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Guidelines
Pick a
prominent American woman who lived anytime within the general dates of our
course: 1607 to 1877.
Do a
web search to find information about her life. Do not use online
encyclopedias or online reference books. The goal of the assignment is to
allow you to “dig deeper” into the live and contributions of a significant
American women and also to teach you how to use the Internet for scholarly
research.
Find 3
(three) scholarly websites pertaining to this individual
Note the Cuyamaca Library’s online link to evaluating websites:
Answer the following:
Remember to number your responses to each point below:
1)
List each of the three websites giving the full URL of each. This has to be
a distinct website—not different pages off the same main site.
2)
What search engine did you use for each site that you picked?
3)
Describe the type of information on each site. Summarize the information on
each of the three sites that you picked.
4)
Evaluate the ease of use of each site
5) (a)
What is the source of the information on the site and who is posting it to
the Internet? (b) In other words, how do you know that the site is a
scholarly one? Did you detect any bias or significant interpretation to the
material?
6) Is
there anything special or particularly striking about the site? What
distinguishes it from the others?
7)
Discuss three new things that you learned from each of the three
sites. (Three items from each site--nine new things total.) This must be
new material beyond the text or content discussed in class.
8)
Upon concluding the project write a brief appraisal to be included in the
end of your report discussing (a) your assessment of the most important
thing you learned from the assignment (b) your appraisal of the value of
conducting research on the Internet
The
report should be a minimum of four to maximum of seven pages. The report is
to be double-spaced and typed in font 12 (no larger). Print sources are not
acceptable sources. Online reference books are not acceptable sources. This
is an Internet research project. The report must contain citation of
Internet sources within the body of the paper. Do not put your
report in a folder. Your topic must be chosen by October 9. The paper is
due November 6. Students will briefly share a portion of their research
findings with the class (3 minutes maximum) in order to obtain the full 15
bonus points.
Requirements for first stage of WebQuest assignment due November 6
Print Version
- In order to earn the 5 bonus points list the topic
chosen: It must be an American woman (or a woman living in America)
with a significant portion of her life within the dates 1607-1877.
- Topic has to be on our list or approved by
the instructor
- In order to earn the 5 bonus points list in pen or
type the name of the person on a sheet of paper.
- List one scholarly website (complete URL).
- List the type of information on the site
- Discuss how you know the site you have chosen
is a scholarly site.
- In order to receive the bonus 5 pts., you must
fulfill all the above requirements and complete the full Web Quest
report due on October 7.
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