Introduction
Hi Guys-
During our Influential People Unit, we will learn about people who have made an impact/influenced society. We will read and try to find connections between artists Raphael, Mary Cassatt, and Pablo Casals. We will read about musicians Beethoven and Marian Anderson. We then move to historic people and learn about the life and internal beliefs of President Kennedy, Mohandas Gandhi, and Thurgood Marshall. We will read and analyze the character traits that make them influential by finding evidence from the stories we read and the lives they led.
During this brief webquest we will define what an influential person is, explore character traits of influential people, create an influential trait scrapbook, and consider ways we can be more influential ourselves.
I appreciate you and look forward to going on this journey together! Mrs.Frost
Task
What are the character traits of an Influential Person? 
You will use this website, our class connect session and your internet browser to complete this WebQuest and its tasks.
Task 1: Go to a dictionary or dictionary link and locate a definition of influence and then go back to blackboard classroom and fill it in our your own breakout room slide/Scrapbook page.
Task 2: View a list of character traits. Review it. Pick the top 3 that you think make a person influential.
Click on this link to a google form and share the three traits you picked.
Task 3: Find a clip art or draw a picture of someone you have found influential and label the picture with the person's name and the character trait that made them influential in your opinion.
Task 4: Write an acrostic poem of your personal character traits.
Process
You will use this website, our class connect session and your internet browser to complete this WebQuest and its tasks.
The process pages give you more resources about how to complete each of your 4 Tasks.
Task 1: Go to a dictionary or dictionary link and locate a definition of influence and then go back to blackboard classroom and fill it in our your own breakout room slide/Scrapbook page.
Task 2: Click on link below. View a list of character traits. Review it. Pick the top 3 that you think make a person influential.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson807/traits-list.pdf
Write your top 3 in your scrapbook.
Task 3: Find a clip art or draw a picture of someone you have found influential and label the picture with the person's name and the character trait that made them influential in your opinion.
Task 4: Write an acrostic poem of your personal character traits.
An acrostic poem is a poem that takes your name and uses the first letter. Your poem should use your names and the words you pick should be character traits that you have.
Example: L : listening
I : integrity
S : sensible
A : affectionate
Evaluation
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Score |
Requirement |
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Organization/Purpose
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/5 |
All instructions were followed as described on the Influential Person Characteristic Webquest |
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Evidence/Elaboration |
/5 |
Scrapbook showed evidence of reading and understanding influential person character traits. Careful and thoughtful work. Not just slapped together. |
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Timeliness |
/5 |
Presented writing that is free of grammatical or spelling errors. Assignment was turned in by final due date (1/26) |
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Total |
/15 |
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Conclusion
PERSONAL CHALLENGE:
Let's use our personal influence for good and have a positive impact on those around us today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Come to our next class ready to share one person you had a positive influence on! Mrs.Frost
