Introduction
Hello on your webquest I'm going to have you research and answer questions on the famous cult Branch Davidians
Task
On your task you're going to go to 2 different websites and research on the cult and answer 12 different questions on which you can find the information on the 2 websites.
Process
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Branch-Davidian
http://www.equip.org/article/the-branch-davidians/
1.What is Koresh viewed as by the followers of the cult
2.What impact did Victor Houteff have on the cult
3.What impact did Benjamin Roden have on the cult
4.When did Roden die and who took over after his death ?
5.What was the job of the new leader George (Roden's son)
6. Who held koresh and other branch davidians at gunpoint
7.When did the gunfight between koresh and george happen and why
8. What did koresh receive in the courtroom for attempted murder
9.What did Koresh do while Roden was in prison
10. What is some of the beliefs of the Branch?
11.Whats some of the beliefs koresh brought to the branch?
Evaluation
1.That koresh was the second coming of christ or even as a god
2.He started up the cult in the mid 30s and grew the belief to be pretty big
3.Claimed he was sent by god to deliver the message of the fifth angel
4.1978 and his wife Lois took over her job was to deliver the sixth angels message
5.to deliver the seventh angel's apocalyptic message
6.George Roden the upcoming leader of the cult
7.1987 and Koresh was seeking revenge or when George held him and his followers at gunpoint
8.Koresh walked out a free man yet on the other hand Roden walked out with a 8 month jail time
9.Koresh took over the branch davidians compound
10.Abstenence ,Vegatarism and an excessive preoccupation with prophecy
11.Koresh is jesus and is the only one who can interprept the scripture
Conclusion
Once you finish your task, you will be able to:
Clearly be able to explain the cult The Branch Davidians and the history behind them