Jackie Robinson Webquest

Introduction

We have taken a look at the laws Jackie Robinson grew up with.  Today we are going to get some background knowledge on the man himself to help us get to know him better.

Task

Your team has been hired to gather information about Jackie Robinson to help prove that he is worthy of The Hero Hall of Fame!  Each person on your team will be responsible for answering 2-3 questions about Jackie Robinson.  As a group you will choose one of the following ways to create a "highlight reel" of Jackie Robinson's life:

Freeze Frame- choose 3 events from his life and create a physical tableau of each event

Draw it out- choose 5 events from his life and draw a detailed picture of each event

Write stuff- create a timeline covering 7 important events in his life

Process

Decide who is going to answer each section

Use the following websites to answer the questions:

https://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813

https://baseballhall.org/hof/robinson-jackie

Choose and complete the visual portion of your project

Evaluation

Your group will be graded on a 1-5 scale with 5 being the top score in the following categories:

>On task behaviour

>Completion of work

>Accuracy and adequacy of visual presentation

Conclusion

Today you have taken your first step towards determining if Jackie Robinson deserves to be in the Hero Hall of Fame.  Tomorrow we are going to look at Jackie's own words regarding what he dealt with.

Credits

biography.com

MLB Baseball Hall of Fame

Teacher Page

Jackie Robinson Webquest Breakdown
Task Team Member Participation Completion
Research Questions 1-3      

Research Questions 4-6

     
Research Questions 7-9      
Research Questions 10-12      
Research Questions 13-15      
Visual Presentation- what is your role in it?