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RATIONALE:

This WebQuest is designed to investigate a thematic study topic within the prescribed field of 'War and Peace'.

The premise for setting this study within a WebQuest framework stems from the need for students to be able to engage with others, thereby developing values of tolerance and respect for human rights (Henderson 2006, p23).

A WebQuest allows students of various abilities to engage with a real world controversial issue, such as Genocide. Pupils are asked to analyse a variety of resources and use their creativity and critical thinking skills to derive solutions to a common problem (Yoder 1999, p7).

This WebQuest is designed to meet the following learning outcomes across primarily the Year 10 Elective Syllabus, but also Year 10 Elective Geography, Core Geography and English. The outcomes are as follows:

 

YEAR 10 ELECTIVE HISTORY CURRICULUM OUTCOMES:

E5.10	Selects and uses appropriate oral, written and other forms, including ICT, to communicate effectively about the past for different audiences.
E5.9	Uses historical terms and concepts in appropriate contexts.
E5.8	Locates, selects and organises relevant historical information from a number of sources, including ICT, to undertake historical inquiry.
E5.6	Identifies, comprehends and evaluates historical sources and used them appropriately in an historical inquiry.
E5.1	Applies and understanding of history, heritage, archaeology and the methods of historical inquiry.

STAGE 5 GEOGRAPHY CURRICULUM OUTCOMES:

5.10	Applies geographcial knowledge, understanding and skills with knowledge of civics to demonstrate informed and active citizenship.
Human Rights	Recognise implications for the international community.

ELECTIVE GEOGRAPHY:

E5.7	Explains the roles and responsibilities of individuals, groups and governments in resolving tensions and conflicts at a range of scales.

STAGE 5 ENGLISH:

6.5	Experiment with ways of representing the real world imaginatively.
6.3	Compose texts that demonstrate originality, imagination and ingenuity in context and language.
10.6	Compose texts that reflect cultural attitudes other than their own.

 

INFORMATION SOURCES:

• Burgess, C. (2006). Child Labour Around the World. Social Educator, March, 13-24
• Crocco, M.S. and Cramer, J. (2005). Women, Webquests and Controversial Issues in the Social Studies. Social Education, 69(4).
• Dallaire, R. with Beardsley, B. (2004). Shake Hands With the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda. Arrow Books.
• Gone, J. (1999). HSIE Syllabus and Controversial Issues. Curriculum Support for Teaching in HSIE K-6, 4(1).
• Henderson, D. (2006). Opinion Submitted to the Australian on 1st February 2006. 'History Teacher', March, 30-34
• HSIE Curricuum Directorate, (2006). Designing an assessment program for the new Years 7-10 History and Geography courses. NSW Department of Education and Training, Sydney.
• Kriewaldt, J. (2006). The Key Role of Metacognition in an Inquiry Based Geography Curriculum. 'Geographical Education', 19, 24-30.
• Laurens, R. (2003). Writing History need not be a catastrophe! Teaching History, December, 67-73.
• March, T. (2004). The learning power of Webquests. Educational Leadership, Vol. 61, no. 4.
• NSW Department of Education and Training. (2006). Respect and Responsibility: teaching values in HSIE. Curriculum Support for Teaching HSIE 7-12, 11(2).
• Slavin, R.E. (1995). Research on cooperative learning and acheivement:What we know, what we need to know. Center for Research on the Education of Students placed at Risk. Johns Hopkins University.
• Smith, S. (2002). It's not easy being green. 'Quick', Col. 83.
• Stradling, R., Noctor, M. and Baines, B. (1984). In 'Teaching Controversial Issues, Stradling, Noctor and Baines (Eds). London, Edwards Arnold Publishers.
• Yoder, M.B. (1999). The Student Webquest: A thought provoking use of the internet. Learning and Leading with Technology. Vol. 26. No. 7.

IMAGE SOURCES:

BANNER IMAGES:

1. http://www.oler.dk/assets/images/biglogo.gif

2. http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/WORLD/africa/04/06/rwanda.amanpour/story.helicopter.afp.jpg

3. http://platform.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/dallairerwanda.jpg

4. http://www.afropop.org/img/world_music/african_music/ca/rwanda/Rwanda-skulls.jpg

5. http://www.international.ucla.edu/media/images/kabera-lrg.jpg

6. http://www.flagfocus.info/worldflags-large/flag-RwandaPrevious-lg.gif

 

INTRODUCTION PAGE: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/1479403636_98cd35548f.jpg?v=0

TASK PAGE: http://www.jewcy.com/files/images/genocide.rwanda11.img_assist_custom.jpg

PROCESS PAGE: http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/84/7184-004-7D4F4A35.jpg

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RESOURCES PAGE: http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/6/62144/15_2008/1000232.jpg

EVALUATION PAGE: http://www.thebreman.org/exhibitions/online/1000kids/Rwanda_genocide_wanted_poster_2-20-03.jpg

CONCLUSION PAGE: http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide_in_rwanda.jpg

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TEACHER PAGE: http://www.stuff.co.nz/images/745667.jpg

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