A+WebquestJames+Madison-+Our+Fourth+President

// **__James Madison__** // //**A 5th grade exploration of our Fourth President**//

Who was James Madison? Did he have any children? Did his wife Dolley really invent Ice Cream? How did he become president? The task of this WebQuest is to explore the life of James Madison, the United States’ Fourth President. You will become a history reporter and get the chance to interview Madison on why he was known as the “Father of the Constitution” as well as the other key questions about his life. Task __** Use the websites found in Process to discover the following: · James Madison’s childhood · Madison’s efforts towards the American Revolution · His role as president · What was his wife Dolley like? · What did he do in his spare time? Process __** Pair up with one other classmate. Use the following websites to conduct your research on James Madison. Take notes as you go along, citing where you took the information from. After you have collected your data, use your notes to create a transcript of an interview between yourself and James Madison. Construct your questions and answers around the actual data you found while adding the pair’s own creativity and imagination to the task. The interview should consist of 8 questions which can be answered with one to two sentences. ** Websites ** [] [] [] [] [] Evaluation __** You will be graded on the following:
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 * 1 ** || **Developing **
 * 2 ** || **Accomplished **
 * 3 ** || **Exemplary **
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 * Research Notes || No notes or no citations with the notes || A few notes are present, not all notes have clear citation || Notes are done well and have through citations || Notes are concise and detailed. All notes have a clear corresponding citation. ||  ||
 * Working in Pairs || Is seen daydreaming or sitting around while partner does the work. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Was seen making their partner do most of the work. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Pauses in performance, but overall was seen contributing. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Was observed constantly contributing to the task. ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">Interview || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Historical inaccuracies with only 2 questions. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Historical facts and dialogue are not specific. Basic knowledge of Madison is shown. 4 questions. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Historically accurate. Dialogue shows some creativity. 6 questions. Madison knowledge is shown || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center;">Historically accurate. Shows creativity with dialogue. 8 questions. Madison knowledge is evident. ||  ||

**__ Conclusion __** You are now an expert on James Madison. Please share your interview with your peers and find out what presidents they have “met” through their own WebQuests.

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