Time to Get Involved
Task
You are going to work in 2 groups to:
1. Design a brochure
2. Write a report
both groups will :
3. Give a presentation
You are going to work as a class to:
4. Have a debate( optional)
Process & Recources
There are four steps in this Web Quest ,all the class have to do the 1st and 4th steps. Steps 2 & 3 are varied according to the group.
1.Search
Use the links below to find out the companies that give donations to Israelis.
http://www.mylinkspage.com/israel.html#COM
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-israel.php#companies
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-brands.html
http://www.inminds.co.uk/boycott-news.php#boybre
2. After discussing your results , your are going to work in groups and do different tasks
Group : A
2.List
Now , you are ready to make your list which includes the names of the companies & the amount of their donations .( You can arrange it in a table )compare your list with your class mates to find if you have missed any info .You can vote for the three top companies we need to boycott.
3. Brochure
Design a brochure that will help convince the class to start boycotting y the companies included .Make sure you high light the top three companies .
* Use the links below to find out how to design and make your brochure
http://www.mschien.com/howto/brochures.htm
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=143
Group : B
2. survey
After presenting discussing the list of the companies’ names & their donations, prepare a class survey to find out:
What are the most common names ?
Which companies to boycott first?
How many students are with boycotting and how many are against?
Prepare questions about ( 8 – 10 )
When you are ready, form groups with other classmates and ask them your questions. Make a note of their answers.
When you have interviewed about 5 to 10 classmates, return to your original group and compare your results. Make a note of these results and
prepare to write a report. You should write the report individually, but you can discuss it with your group.
Use the link to form your survey
http://www.surveysystem.com/sdesign.htm
3. Report
You have your list and the results of the survey, you should be ready to write your report.
Work with your group to form the report and write it down .you can exchange your reports with other groups who have the same task . If you want to make any changes to your own report, you should make them now.
Here are some expressions you could use in your report:
Did you know that…?
Would you… if you knew that…?..
We have investigated…
We discovered that…
We were shocked to discover that…
Below is our list of the companies
…that we think you should boycott
The reason we should boycott theses…
In conclusion…
Use the link to know how to write your report
http://startup.curtin.edu.au/study/writing/report.cfm
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/Reports.htm
Now, both groups should get ready for:
4. Presentation
Group A: present their brochure and expose it to the class , check its effectiveness. You can use a poster or overhead projector .
Group B :Present their report orally to their class mates, you have to take turn in our roles in saving the lives of the Palestinians by boycotting.
Here are some useful expressions for your presentation:
Here is our list.
These are the conclusions we reached.
We found/discovered that…
We were surprised/shocked/pleased/disappointed to discover that..
According to….
It seems that…..
On the other hand….
Therefore….
In conclusion…
We strongly believe that….
We (don’t) think…
…people should …
.. you should
Use the links to know more about giving presentation:
5. Debate(Optional)
The whole class will be involved in a ( debate) ..
The debate will be between these who supports boycotting & who don’t .They have to clarify their opinions and give clear reasons .
Use the links to know how to debate:
http://www.triviumpursuit.com/speech_debate/what_is_debate.php
http://www.animalliberationfront.com/Philosophy/Debating/DebateProcedures.htm
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/classes/AY2001/cs4000a_fall/debate_format.html
Evaluation
Now it’s time to assess your products. As groups,use the following rubrics to evaluate each other’s products .Group B will evaluate Group A’s brochure using the following checklists
