Mr. Theleman's
8th
Grade "USA" Webquest
Mr. Theleman's
8th
Grade "USA" Webquest
Resources
Citing Sources
Use this worksheet to record the websites that you use. Make sure to include all the information needed to correctly cite the source.
Click here to download the worksheet
State Research
Use the following links to do research on a specific state. Fill out the “State Research” Worksheet.
Click here to download the worksheet
Make sure to cite the website on the “Website Recoding Sheet”.
Click on the State that you want to research
Click on the State that you want to research
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html
Click on the State that you want to research
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
Click on the State that you want to research
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
Click on the State that you want to research
U.S. Citizenship
Use this website to record the Naturalization Requirements.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/general.htm
What does it Mean to be an American?
This worksheet will help you to collect answers to the Research question.
Click on the following link to download the “Then and Now Worksheet”.
Use the following Websites to write down what it means to be an American. Remember to record websites being used.
Then:
The Declaration of Independence. The Want, Will and Hopes of the People.
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
The United States Constitution.
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html
The Bill of Rights.
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Founding America. An article about the founding fathers and their thoughts.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=496
Now:
What Does it Mean to be an American? A Patriotic Reading Composed by: Shannon Graf, 2001
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~sg251799/PatrioticReading.htm
What Does it Mean to be an American? Defined by school children on Scholastic.com.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/911/activities_american_comments.htm
The (sometimes) beautiful America. An article that compares the good and the bad of the United States.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=494
An article written after 9/11 by the founder of The Direct Democracy Center.
http://www.realdemocracy.com/meanusa.htm
What does it mean to be an American at Rutgers-Newark? An article that has opinions of several college students of different ethnic backgrounds.
http://www.newarkmetro.rutgers.edu/reports/display.php?id=149
Resources:
(2005) The US50. (Online) March 10, 2005.
(2005) US States. (Online) March 10, 2005.
(2005) The US50. (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html
(2005) The Fifty States. (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
(May 9, 2003) Facts about the United States: Welcome to Stately Knowledge. (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
Weber, R. (January 24, 2005) States and Capitals. (Online) March 10, 2005.
(September 9, 2003) General Naturalization Requirements. (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/general.htm
(2005) The Declaration of Independence . (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm
(n.d.) The United States Constitution. (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html
(2005) The Bill of Rights. (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Needleman, J. (February 2002) Yes Magazine: What does it mean to be an American Now? (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?ID=496
Graff, S. (2001) What does it mean to be an American? (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/%7Esg251799/PatrioticReading.htm
(2005) Scholastic Magazine. 9/11/2001: The Day that Changed America. (Online) March 10, 2005. http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/911/activities_american_comments.htm
Jeffs, D. (September 14,2001) What does being an American mean? (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.realdemocracy.com/meanusa.htm
Farza, O. (2004) What does it mean to be an American at Rutgers-Newark? (Online) March 10, 2005.
http://www.newarkmetro.rutgers.edu/reports/display.php?id=149
