Interviews of Famous People

Webquest

Title:

Famous People Interview Webquest

Grade Level:

4^th Grade

Subject:

Social Studies

Science

Language Arts

Duration:

3 hours

Brief Description:

Strawbridge News is in need of
interviews from famous people. Our class will complete research on famous
people and develop interviews that can be used on Strawbridge News.

Goal:

Students will investigate selected
famous people and answer questions about them to create an interview.

Curriculum SOLs:

Virginia Studies SOLS:

VS.3 The student will
demonstrate knowledge of the first permanent English settlement in America by:

g) describing the interactions
between the English settlers and the native peoples, including the
contributions of Powhatan to the survival of the settlers.

Science:

SCI.4.4.1.7  
Analyze and research the contributions of Aristotle, Ptolemy,
Copernicus, and Galileo as they relate to the earth-centered versus
sun-centered model of the solar system.

English SOLs:

Oral Language

4.2 The student will make and listen to oral
presentations and reports.

b) 
Listen to and record information.

Reading

4.5 The student will read and
demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction.

b) Formulate questions that might
be answered in the selection.

f) Summarize content of
selection, identifying important ideas and providing details for each
important idea.

4.6The student
will demonstrate comprehension of information resources to research a topic.

a)
Construct questions about a topic.

b)
Collect information, using the resources of the media center, including
online, print, and media resources.

c)
Evaluate and synthesize information.

Writing

4.8 The student will edit writing for correct
grammar, capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure.

VBCPS Student Technology
Proficiencies:

VBTP 4-5.5 Demonstrate the use of digital tools for communication (i.e., word
processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics software, podcasts, wikis,
blogs, etc.) (C/T 3-5.8)

VBTP 4-5.8 Collaboratively plan, create, and present digital products that
contribute to the learning of
others (C/T 3-5.5, C/T 3-5.8)

VBTP 4-5.10 Use appropriate electronic resources to access information (i.e.,
electronic resources and subscription databases) (C/T 3-5.6)

VBTP 4-5.29 Demonstrate basic keyboarding skills including the use of both hands
on the keyboard and awareness of the location of special keys and their
purposes (C/T 3-5.2)

VBTP
4-5.33  Demonstrate the ability to log onto a
network; locate, retrieve, and save files to and from a variety of locations
(C/T 3-5.2)

21^st
Century Skills

Creative
Thinking—Proficient

Information
Literacy – Emerging

Collaboration—
Emerging

Communication—
Emerging

Materials:

Laptops or
Desktops

Internet

Library Books
pulled by the Librarian

Flip Cameras

Costumes for
students to use

Vocabulary:

Example of some
of the required Vocabulary:

Captain John
Smith; Pocahontas; John Rolfe; Aristotle; Galileo; Copernicus; Ptolemy

Project Outline
and Activities:

Students will
complete research in and out of the classroom working collaboratively to find
the required information. Students will use Internet, and books from the
library to gather required research. Students will then answer interview
questions about their famous person in complete sentences. Students will then
be paired together to practice asking and answering questions in an interview
format. When both partners feel ready, they will use a flip camera to record
the interview.

Assessment:

The students will
receive a grade for their completed answers and a grade for the interview.  

Plans for
Differentiation:

Modified research
page or graphic organizer for lower learners to complete, while high learners
will be able to complete notes on their own.