Introduction

By Cierra Frank

U.S. History Webquest for 8th Grade

Introduction: 

Imagine waking up one day with little food, homelessness around every corner, with no sign of relieve. Let's go on a journey through the eyes of Americans who lived through the Great Depression. By reading " The Great Depression: A Captivating Guide to the Worldwide  Economic Depression that began in the U.S. ", will allow you to travel back in time.

You are to read the text book, and use your writing journal to collect notes about the Great Depression. You will be able to use your notes to create a timeline about the causes of the great depression. As you read, look for the key events leading to the Great Depression, and the effects it had on the economy. 

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Read all the chapters in the book

• Write down Key events in your journal to help map out events that happen during the Great Depression
• Keep dates and events in chronological order
• After collecting data for events leading to the great depression, create a word document
• Add events
• Add Visuals
• Have fun being creative

Webquest Rubric

(The Great Depression)

   4 

Show evidence of events 

Clearly stating events in chronological order

Show evidence of mapping ideas to connect together

3

Show little evidence of events of the cause of the Great Depression

Missing one event that was in the text

Missing one or two ideas that need to connect

2

Little prove provided to show understanding of the Great Depression

Events not clearly in order

Not connecting ideas to mapping

1

Missing 3 or more important causes of the Great Depression

No prove of ideas shown in the text

No creativity display with timeline

The clipart included in the webquest come from Amazon, and https://images.search.yahoo.com/.

The image of the book comes from Amazon. com for students to purchase.

Permission:

I give other educators the right to use my template, as a learning tool for History. I love for my students to feel as if they are traveling back in time, and having a hands -on experience to check for understanding. 

By: Cierra Frank

History Webquest designed for 8th Grade

This lesson was design to help students use critical thinking skills to create a timeline. The timeline represented key events leading to the Great Depression. It allowed students to understand the effects of the economy during the 1920's. The purpose was to have students be able to connect the Great Depression to future assignments. This assignment promotes literacy skills while informing students about past events.