Booker T. Washington WebQuest
Photo
Courtesy http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/WASHINGTON/cover.html
Virginia
History
SOLs 2.11, 2.12
Karen M. Martin
Penn Forest Elementary School
Roanoke County Public Schools
Roanoke, Virginia
Introduction | Task | Advice | Process | Internet Sites | Evaluation | Conclusion | Extension
Do you like to play with your friends, ride your bike, eat
pizza, or read a favorite book? These
are things you do almost everyday. In
1856, a child named Booker was born in a slave cabin on a Virginia plantation.
As he grew up, he was not allowed to do any of these things.
Let’s begin a quest to learn some interesting facts and information
about this famous American.
You are going to learn about Booker’s life after
slavery ended. Your teacher will
give you an answer sheet to record your answers.
Click on the highlighted Websites, read the information, and record your
answers on the worksheet in complete sentences.
Read carefully, quietly, and follow directions.
·
Write your name
on the top of the worksheet.
·
Click on the
Internet site listed below this section.
·
Read the story
about Booker.
·
Answer the seven
questions in complete sentences.
1)
What state did Booker and his family move to after they left the
plantation in Franklin County, VA?
2)
What two jobs did Booker have in West Virginia?
3)
Booker’s mother gave him a special gift.
What was it?
4) Booker was fortunate enough to be allowed to go to school. He walked there from West Virginia. Where was the new school?
5)
After Booker attended school, what did he become?
6) Booker opened a new school. What was the name of the new school?
7) If you lived when Booker did, what would be different about your life?
What would you miss?
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/bookertwashington/,then click on Virtual Museum.
You will be evaluated on the completion of the worksheet. All answers need to be correct and in complete sentences. You will be graded using the Computer Project Rubric.
After this research, you will have a better understanding of
the life of Booker T. Washington.
Visit these Websites to learn other information about Booker
and extend your thinking.
1.http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/bookertwashington/story.html
2.http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/bookertwashington/bookertwashington.html
