Illinois Webquest

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Illinois Webquest

• By
• Mr. Mensch
• Lincolnwood Elementary School

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Start

• Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin all have
  it, but Illinois doesn't. What is it that these
  states have? A cool promotional ad campaign to
  help tourism grow in their state. You are one of
  the top designers in Illinois and the Illinois
  Tourism Association has asked you to help with
  their new ad campaign. Will you help out the
  state that you love? Will you help others see
  and enjoy your beloved state?

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Task

• 1. Individually you will create a poster that
  will catch people's eyes and provide information
  about visiting Illinois. For example you might
  want to include what museums to visit, what
  historical sites to see, where the best place to
  eat is, where the best mall is, and where to
  stay. Make it attractive and informative. Use
  your question sheet for information.
• 2. In your group you will create a TV commercial
  to promote tourism in Illinois. Make your
  advertisement clever and catchy. It must be
  unique, but informative. You will be writing a
  script and acting. You will be performing these
  commercials in front of the class

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Process

• Step 1
• Research the state of Illinois. Find about some
  of the history, general facts, and people.
• Check out some of these websites
• Illinois World Web Travel Guide Discovering
  Illinois for Kids
• Illinois Visitor Page Facts about Illinois
• Illinois Hotels Historical Sites Museums
• Restaurants Shopping
• State Parks

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Process

• Step 2 Create your poster advertisement. Make
  your poster stand out, so people get excited
  about visiting Illinois. Highlight important
  facts about Illinois and information on
  interesting sites to visit, places to stay, and
  places to eat. Use your question sheet for
  information to include. These need to be both
  eye-catching and informative.

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Process

• Step 3 Meet with your group to decide which
  roles each of you will carry out. Each of you
  will help create the commercial's story. You will
  work in groups of 4-5.
• Writers Write down the script as your
  group creates it. Type it up and make enough
  copies for your group members.
• Props and Costume Director Bring props and
  costumes for your group to wear.
• Actors Act out the commercial. Your lines
  need to be memorized.

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Process

• Step 4 After you write the script, and come up
  with the props, practice your commercial a number
  of times. They need to be at least 5-10 mins, and
  need to be entertaining and informative.
• Step 5 Hand in your poster, and perform your
  group commercial in front of the class. We will
  have an entire social studies day just for
  sharing. When you present, you need to be
  completely ready to go, with all of your props at
  school, and all of your lines memorized.

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Links

• Illinois World Web Travel Guide Discovering
  Illinois for Kids
• Illinois Visitor Page Facts about Illinois
• Illinois Hotels Historical Sites Museums
• Restaurants Shopping
• State Parks

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Advice

• Remember that while you are working individually
  and as a group that you will be graded on your
  effort and creativity as well as your content. I
  do not want to sit through a commercial that is
  just your group reading off information from a
  piece of paper. Conversely, I do not want to see
  an entertaining commercial that does not give me
  any information about the state of Illinois.

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Assessment Poster
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Assessment Group Commercial
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Assessment Overall

• Question Sheet ___________ (15)
• Brochure ___________ (50)
• Commercial ___________ (50)
• Total Points ___________ (115)

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End

• Congratulations on completing your ad campaign!
  You have greatly helped out the Tourism
  Department of Illinois. Now Illinois is among the
  Great Lake states that has a great ad campaign.
  Who knows maybe you will work for an advertising
  agency some day and you could use your commercial
  as an idea.
• You have learned a lot about the
  culture and geography of Illinois. You learned
  how to work in a group to create a major project.
  You learned how to effectively advertise with a
  brochure and commercial. You also learned about
  some of Illinois symbols and treasures.
• I know you put a lot of effort into
  this project and I am very proud of all of you.
  Great Job!

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Teacher Information

• Objectives
• 1. Complete a question sheet about Illinois
  from the websites.
• 2. Create a brochure displaying information
  about Illinois.
• 3. Work in groups to create a commercial
  advertising their home state of Illinois.
• Illinois Learning Standards
• STATE GOAL 17 Understand world geography and the
  effects of geography on society, with an emphasis
  on the United States.
• C. Understand relationships between geographic
  factors and society.
• 17.C.2a Describe how natural events in
  the physical environment affect human activities.
• 17.C.2b Describe the relationships among
  location of resources, population distribution
  and economic activities (e.g. transportation,
  trade, communications).
• 17.C.2c Explain how human activity affects
  the environment.
• D. Understand the historical significance of
  geography.
• 17.D.2a Describe how physical
  characteristics of places influence people's
  perceptions and their roles in the world over
  time.