Herbert+Hoover-+A+Webquest

A Webquest By: Erin Gilbert
 * Herbert Hoover **

Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States. He was President during one of the most difficult economical times in America’s history- the Great Depression. He served as President from 1929-1933. Herbert Hoover carried our nation through a very difficult time. This is no simple feat and he should be rememebered for his accomplishments. For this assignment, you need to choose one of two things. You can either pick a year of his Presidency, or you can choose one major event that happened during his Presidency. Once you have decided, you will write three excerpts from his personal journal. You may also write three letters to a friend of his about this year or event.
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When you turn in your three journal entries or letters, you will also need to turn in a short summary of the year or event you have chosen. This will be read in class. Use these sites to help you get started. Please feel free to use some of your own as well. [|History Channel- Herbert Hoover Videos] ([] ) This site contains videos about President Hoover. [|History Channel- Herbert Hoover] ([]) This site contains general information about the President. [|Wikipedia- Herbert Hoover] ([]) Be cautious to use this site, as it isn’t the most reliable. However, wikipedia can be a good means to understand the basics about a person. [|Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum] ( []) [|White House- Herbert Hoover] ( []) [|American Presidents: Herbert Hoover] ( []) Use these sites below as well as those above to help you narrow down a year or event to write about. [|Herbert Hoover Timeline] ( []) [|Timeline from Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum] ( []) Use these sites to help you write your letters or entries. [|Sample Letter Generator] ( []) [|Writing Journal Entries] ( [] )
 * Process: **
 * Part One: Researching Herbert Hoover **
 * Part Two: Choosing a Year or an Event **
 * Part Three: Writing Journals/Letters **

CATEGORY || Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure. || All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well. || Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work. || Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work. || (If letter) Salutation and closing have no errors in capitalization and punctuation. || (If letter) Salutation and closing have 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. || (If letter) Salutation and closing have 3 or more errors in capitalization and punctuation. || (If letter) Salutation and/or closing are missing. || Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. || Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. || Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling || Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. || Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about. || Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organization could have been better. || Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry is 10 or more sentences. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry is 8-9 sentences. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry is 5-7 sentences. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry is less than 5 sentences. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Letter/entry is typed, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with pride. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Letter/entry is neatly hand-written, clean, not wrinkled, and is easy to read with no distracting error corrections. It was done with care. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Letter/entry is typed and is crumpled or slightly stained. It may have 1-2 distracting error corrections. It was done with some care. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Letter/entry is typed and looks like it had been shoved in a pocket or locker. It may have several distracting error corrections. It looks like it was done in a hurry or stored improperly. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry contains at least 5 accurate facts about the topic. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry contains 3-4 accurate facts about the topic. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry contains 1-2 accurate facts about the topic. || <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The letter/entry contains no accurate facts about the topic. || Once you have decided on the year or event and have written your three letters or entries, you will need to summarize the event or year in one paragraph. This will be read aloud in class with one of your entries or letters. <span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">At the end of this webquest, you will have a greater understanding of the role Herbert Hoover had during his Presidency. You will also have a better understanding of the struggles her faced, serving during the Great Depression.
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Sentences & Paragraphs ** ||
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Salutation and Closing ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Salutation and Closing ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Grammar & spelling (conventions) ** ||
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Ideas ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Ideas ** ||
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 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Length ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Capitalization and Punctuation ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Capitalization and Punctuation ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Neatness ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Neatness ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;">Content Accuracy ** ||
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