OMM+Webquest

The class will be divided into groups of four. Each group member will be responsible for researching one topic. You must cite at least 2 of the pages you used in your research and list them in alphabetical order at the end of your answer section. You may use [|Citation Machine] to create your citations. Be sure to entire the appropriate information. ** John Steinbeck ** 1. When and where was John Steinbeck born? When and where did Steinbeck die?
 * __ "Of Mice and Men" Web Quest __**
 * After everyone has completed their part of the Web Quest, the groups will get together and discuss the information they found. When all the groups are finished we will go over the Web Quest as a class.
 * Each group member will be assigned a topic to research, some groups may have two people researching the same topic.
 * When all of the group members are finished looking for answers to their questions, the group will discuss what they found. Each of you should be an expert on your topic. If one of your group members has a question about your topic you should be able to answer it.
 * When all of the groups have discussed their topics we will meet as a class and talk about the web quest.
 * You will use web sites from the Internet to find the answers to your questions. The web sites have been found for you. All you need to do is click on the link.
 * When you get to the web site read the information and look for the answers to the questions. You should answer your questions as completely as possible. All answers will be written in complete sentences, e.g. //John Steinbeck was born (Date) in (Place)//.

2. Where did Steinbeck go to college? In what years did he attend? Did he graduate?

3. What experience helped Steinbeck portray the lives of workers?

4. What important topics does Steinbeck raise in his writings?

5. What three books are Steinbeck’s signature works? What problems do they all address? Why did he want to write about these topics?

6. What two important awards did Steinbeck receive for his writings?

7. In what other media form did __Of Mice and Men__ appear in 1940?

[] [| http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html]

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** Monterey County, Salinas Valley ** 1. Where is the Salinas Valley located?

2. What is Monterey County’s nickname?

3. Why was the Salinas Valley a good place for farmers to migrate to in the 1930s?

4. What is significant about some of the families who live in the Salinas Valley today?

5. How did people travel (to California) during the 30s?

6. What does Soledad mean?

7. What are some of the agricultural products produced in Soledad?

8. What makes the Salinas River so special?

[] [| http://www.mtycounty.com/pgs-misc/salinas-river.html] [| http://www.salinaschamber.com/community/history.html]

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** Farmers and the Great Depression ** 1. Why were farmers forced to migrate to California? What were some of the benefits for farmers living in California?

2. What were the migrants called and why?

3. Was California the “promised land of the migrant’s dreams?” Why or why not?

4. What did migrants do to maintain a steady income?

5. How did WWII help the working conditions of some of the migrants?

6. What are some of the interesting facts you noticed in the fact box on the American Cultural History page?

7. How did President Herbert Hoover further damage the conditions of the farming community?

8. What did President Roosevelt do to help the farming community? Do you think this was a good decision? Why or why not? [| http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html] [| http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/mice/migartcl.html] [| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dustbowl/peopleevents/pandeAMEX08.html] [| http://www.geocities.com/bettye_sutton/greatdepression.html]

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1. What is a mental disability and how does it affect a person's everyday life?
 * Mental Disabilities **
 * Mental Disabilities **

2. What are some of the difficulties in caring for a mentally disabled person?

3. What kinds of support are available for caregivers?

4. What is the role of friendship in caring for the mentally disabled?

5. For the visual portion of your presentation, create a collage of literature and films about the mentally disabled. · [|Mental Disability] · [|Caring for a Mentally Disabled Person] · [|Friendship and the mentally disabled] · [|Novels About Disabilities] · [|Flowers for Algernon] · [|Book List] · [|Literature about the Hearing Impaired] · [|Films with Mentally Disabled characters] · [|Domick] [| and Eugene film] · [|Charlie] · [|Being There] · [|Book List] · [|Literature about the Hearing Impaired] · [|Films with Mentally Disabled characters] ||


 * When you have all researched your topic, answer the following questions: **
 * When you have all researched your topic, answer the following questions: **

1. Did you learn something new?

2. What was the most interesting piece of information you discovered?

3. Would you have liked to have lived during this time period? Explain your answer. || Primary Source Investigation- Using the [|1900] and [|1910] and [|1920] US Census documents answer these questions:
 * When you are all done answering the questions, you should get together and discuss what you found as a group. Do not just give your group members the answers. Talk about what you read and what you thought was interesting.

1. What were the names of Steinbeck's parents? When and where were they born?

2. What were the names of Steinbeck's sisters? When and where were they born?

3. Where were John Steinbeck's four grandparents born?

4. What other people were living with the Steinbeck family? When and where were they born? Can you make any assumptions about their relationship to the family and if so what?

5. On what street did the Steinbeck family live in 1910 and 1920?