by Donna Sharer, Philadelphia, PA
Write on Rights web quest is designed for a 5th grade bilingual class (Spanish/English) in the United States. In bilingual, heterogeneously grouped teams, students examine the history of rights, briefly view a variety of rights documents, and then focus on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Each group will (1) be responsible for reading, understanding and interpreting rights from the CRC document, (2) present their findings to their classmate and advocate for or against the U.S. ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child and (3) send a letter to a U.S. Senator regarding ratification. There is also a lessons which incorporates interpreting data. After completing the web quest, teams will follow current rights related topics at bilingual web sites designed for children. They will also generate stories on rights through conversations with family, friends, and personal observations. They will select a topic/issue and add their ideas to a wiki/blog. This will enable students to continue the discussion of rights virtually and face-to-face while creating an on-line document.
Introduction
Write on Rights / Root for Rights is a web quest. A web quest is an on-line project based on inquiry or looking for information and ideas. This web quests requires you to work in teams. Together, you learn information which you need to make decisions. You also find information - just like a detective - to make decisions. By working together, you share ideas and help each other with the different tasks. You also help each other think!
