Next Stop: Savannah

You have been hired by The Travel Channel as a research assistant for a new television show about Savannah, GA. The producers of this show hope to encourage people to visit and/or move to the city. Your job is to provide the writers with interesting information that will attract people to Savannah. You need to include details about interesting places for tourists and newcomers to visit.

You will work with a partner to research and share your discoveries. You will be guided on this webquest by questions to answer and websites to visit. Follow these steps:

Step 1 - You have an information sheet to complete for the show's producers and writers. Click on the following links to help you find the information you need:

Visit

http://www.visitsavannah.com/info-and-help/visitor-center-locations.aspx

http://www.savannahga.gov/index.aspx?NID=771

Green Meldrim House

http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/green-meldrim-house.html

http://www.stjohnssav.org/green-meldrim-house/

Civil War Walking Tour

http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/civil-war-tours.html

Colonial Park Cemetary

http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/colonial-park-cemetery.html

http://www.graveaddiction.com/colopark.html

http://www.savannah.com/stroll-through-colonial-park-cemetery/

St. John the Baptist Cathedral

http://www.savannahcathedral.org/

http://visithistoricsavannah.com/savannah-attractions/cathedral-st-john-baptist/

Trolley Tours

http://www.oldsavannahtours.com/

http://www.oglethorpetours.com/

http://www.trolleytours.com/savannah/

Savannah's Squares

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squares_of_Savannah,_Georgia#The_First_Four.2C_1733

http://www.savannah.com/savannahs-historic-squares/

First African Baptist Church

http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/first-african-baptist-church-founded

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2p30.html

http://www.firstafricanbc.com/history.asp

Fort Jackson

http://www.chsgeorgia.org/Old-Fort-Jackson.html

http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/fortjackson.html

River Street

http://savannahquarters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/river-street-1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Savannah_river_street.jpg

http://www.visithistoricsavannah.com/images/blogs/savannah/gallery-river-street.jpg

http://www.wyattsailing.com/savann12.jpg

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/31/93/6c/savannah.jpg

http://www.slrobertson.com/images/usa/georgia/savannah/river-street/savannah-river-waterfront-1-b.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_y2vCF867To/Uihq4BSO_xI/AAAAAAAAAyg/pW3mgplGPUU/s640/3610812122_90e36af0da.jpg

http://stayinsavannah.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Savannah-Riverboat-Cruises.jpg

Lady and Sons

http://www.ladyandsons.com/

 

Step 2 - After you have viewed all of the information, each group will be asked to create a short presentation of the information you found for the show's writers and producers. You may choose to create a brochure, a poster, or a short PowerPoint (10-15 slides).

Step 3 - Turn in your Producers' and Writers' Information Sheet, and present your presentation. Names must be on all final products!

Criteria	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor
Teamwork	Motivated and worked cooperatively together with no problems/complaints	Worked together with minimal problems/complaints	Worked together only for the purpose of the assignment, with several problems/complaints	Refused to work with a partner to complete the assignment
Research	Stayed on task with no reminders; used the suggested websites appropriately	Stayed on task with minimal reminders; used websites to do given tasks with no major issues	Constant reminders to stay on task; used websites with constant reminders to complete task	Did not use suggested sites; did not stay on task
Final Product	Presentation was neat, colorful, and contained most examples of the research	Presentation was neat, colorful, and contained many examples of the research	Presentation needed to be more neat, lacked color, and only contained a few examples of the research	No presentation was done

Six months later -

Thanks to your team's hard work and dedication, the show Next Stop: Savannah is a huge success! Tourism in Savannah has increased significantly; and the population is on the rise, both of which contribute to an improved economy for the city.