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Cowboys and Indians

Cowboys and Indians. Was Custer a True American Hero? A Fifth Grade Web Quest Creators Tracey Moyse and Pamela Kinsey EIT 630/EIT 640 Cambridge College Cambridge, Massachusetts. WebQuester. Are you a teacher or a student ?. Introduction.

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Cowboys and Indians

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  1. Cowboys and Indians Was Custer a True American Hero? A Fifth Grade Web Quest Creators Tracey Moyse and Pamela Kinsey EIT 630/EIT 640 Cambridge College Cambridge, Massachusetts

  2. WebQuester Are you a teacher or a student?

  3. Introduction Old western movies depicted the Calvary as the good guys, and the Indians as the bad guys. But in reality, were the Indians the bad guys? Today, your job will be to research General George Armstrong Custer and the Indians involved in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. You will then create a PowerPoint to discuss this information.

  4.  Task Your group will need to research General George Armstrong Custer’s actions in the battle of the Little Big Horn. After the research your group will complete a PowerPoint on the battle and its outcome. When you have completed the PowerPoint, each of you will decide if General George Armstrong Custer should be viewed as an American hero. One of you will become a member of an Indian tribe that fought in the battle while the another member will become an General Custer. The last two members will be the Reporter, Major Reno, or Captain Benteen.

  5.  Process Steps • Steps 1 and 2-Research • Step 3-Role Decision • Step 4-Create Your Power Point Slide • Step 5-Combine Individual PPT slides • Step 6-Organize Presentation • Step 7-Organize Presentation • Step 8-Organize Presentation • Step 9-Finalize Presentation

  6. Process Steps 1-2-Research 1. To gather information for what your group wants to know, you will work in groups of four. 2. Each group will research the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

  7. Process Step 3-Role Decision 3. The members of your group will decide which role to take: • Army General - Your job will be to research General Armstrong Custer. • Indian Chief - Your job will be to find out the different tribes that were involved in the battle, the leaders, and the outcomes of the battle.

  8. Process Step 3 Continued • The Reporter – Your job is to interview the eyewitnessGeorge Herendon. • Major or Captain– Your job will be to research Major Reno’s official report or Captain Benteen’s official report.

  9. Process Step 4- Create Your Power Point Slide 4. As each of you locates the information, you will create a PowerPoint slide on your own computer about the information gathered. Copy and paste into your slide any URLS you used for information or pictures. Remember to SAVE to your folder. (Use either the Bulleted Format or the Paragraph format)

  10. Process Step 5-Combine Individual PPT slides 5. Your group will combine the individual slides into one PowerPoint presentation that will be presented to the class. Students will use Tools-Compare and Merge to combine all the slides.

  11. Process Step 6- Organize Presentation 6. The Reporter will create the first slide with your title, names and area of research, teacher name and the year. The next slide will be on the Reporter’s research. When each member has finished the individual research, use the Tools-Compare and Merge on the Menu bar to combine all the slides. Continue…..

  12. Process Step 7- Organize Presentation 7. Use the Tools-Compare and Merge Click each slide and drag it into its correct position. Slide two is for the Indians, slide three is for the Army General, slide four is for the Major or Captain, and slide five is for the Reporter. SAVE to your folder! Discuss your information with your partners. Continue……

  13. Process Step 8- Organize Presentation 8. After you have thoroughly discussed your research, each of you will return to your computer to create a slide on your opinion of whether General George Armstrong Custer should or should not be considered a true American hero and why. You must back up your opinion with actual facts. Save then Compare and Merge again. Continue…….

  14. Process Step 9-Finalize Presentation 9. The final slide will be used for you to reference any and all URLs each of you used or visited to get information (copy and paste the URLs from your own slide). You must cite at least four references, one from each of you.Now spice up your show, addanimation and color to each slide. END OF TASKS

  15. Use the following URLs to research your task. • http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi • http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/recon/custer_1 • Reno's Official Report: http://www.lbha.org/renorep.htmRequested use • Benteen's Official Report: • http://www.lbha.org/benteen1.htmRequested use

  16. For Pictures Visit http://www.custerslaststand.org/source/gallery.html http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm http://www.custerbattle.com/index.htmrequested use http://www.custerslaststand.org/Requested use

  17. Teacher Pages • Starting the Web Quest • National Technology Standards • South Carolina State Standards • Evaluation Rubric • Conclusion Student Task Page

  18. Starting the Web Quest • The teacher will need to determine how many groups will be needed and the members of the group. • The teacher will need to set up server folders for the students or have them save to a disk. • The teacher will need to know the students’ prior knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, copy and paste functions and researching URLs. Back to Teacher Pages

  19. Evaluation Rubric This rubric may be used for self-assessment and peer feedback. The grade will be based upon the following evaluation scale: A - Excellent: 15-20 points B – Satisfactory: 11-15 pointsC - Incomplete: Needs to conference with me - less than 11 points A grade will be given for the individual’s work on the project.WebQuest Research and PowerPoint Rubric Click for rubric Back to Teacher Page

  20. Conclusion • Teachers may also want to provide students with the opportunity to explore the following links. These additional sites will help students become more familiar with the American Indians.

  21. American Indian Links • The Internet Resources • Custer's Last Stand/Battle of the Little Big Horn - Easy to read overview of the battle, with a link to a site discussing Custer. Site created by the American Western History Museum. Some advertising. Requested use • General George A. Custer - web site dedicated to Gen. Custer, with muliple links to his biography, Battle of the Little Big Horn, Native Americans. Note, the creator of page is not specified. Information on the page is thought to be accurate, but it is not guaranteed. I am waiting for an email disclosure on the creator if it does not arrive this site will be deleted. • Today In History, June 25 - Library of Congress site. Many links with related information. • Eyewitness To History/The Battle of the Little Big Horn - Straight forward article about the 1876 battle. Links to other old west topics of interest. • America's Story, Custer's Last Stand, June 25, 1876 - Library of Congress created site, designed for young people.

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