1. Cowboys and Indians Was Custer a True American Hero? A Fifth Grade Web Quest Creators Tracey Moyse and Pamela Kinsey EIT 630/EIT 640 Cambridge College Cambridge, Massachusetts

2. Are you a teacher or a student? a teachera student WebQuester

3. Introduction Old western movies depicted the Calvary as the good guys, and the Indians as the bad guys. But in reality, were the Indians the bad guys? Today, your job will be to research General George Armstrong Custer and the Indians involved in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. You will then create a PowerPoint to discuss this information.

4. Task Your group will need to research General George Armstrong Custer’s actions in the battle of the Little Big Horn. After the research your group will complete a PowerPoint on the battle and its outcome. When you have completed the PowerPoint, each of you will decide if General George Armstrong Custer should be viewed as an American hero. One of you will become a member of an Indian tribe that fought in the battle while the another member will become an General Custer. The last two members will be the Reporter, Major Reno, or Captain Benteen.

5. Process Steps Steps 1 and 2-Research Step 3-Role Decision Step 4-Create Your Power Point Slide Step 5-Combine Individual PPT slides Step 6-Organize Presentation Step 7-Organize Presentation Step 8-Organize Presentation Step 9-Finalize Presentation

6. Process Steps 1-2-Research 1. To gather information for what your group wants to know, you will work in groups of four. 2. Each group will research the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

7. Process Step 3- Role Decision 3. The members of your group will decide which role to take: Army General - Your job will be to research General Armstrong Custer. Indian Chief - Your job will be to find out the different tribes that were involved in the battle, the leaders, and the outcomes of the battle.

8. Process Step 3 Continued The Reporter – Your job is to interview the eyewitness George Herendon. Major or Captain – Your job will be to research Major Reno’s official report or Captain Benteen’s official report.

9. Process Step 4- Create Your Power Point Slide 4. As each of you locates the information, you will create a PowerPoint slide on your own computer about the information gathered. Copy and paste into your slide any URLS you used for information or pictures. Remember to SAVE to your folder. (Use either the Bulleted Format or the Paragraph format)

10. Process Step 5- Combine Individual PPT slides 5. Your group will combine the individual slides into one PowerPoint presentation that will be presented to the class. Students will use Tools-Compare and Merge to combine all the slides.

11. Process Step 6- Organize Presentation 6. The Reporter will create the first slide with your title, names and area of research, teacher name and the year. The next slide will be on the Reporter’s research. When each member has finished the individual research, use the Tools-Compare and Merge on the Menu bar to combine all the slides. Continue…..

12. Process Step 7- Organize Presentation 7. Use the Tools-Compare and Merge Click each slide and drag it into its correct position. Slide two is for the Indians, slide three is for the Army General, slide four is for the Major or Captain, and slide five is for the Reporter. SAVE to your folder! Discuss your information with your partners. Continue……

13. Process Step 8- Organize Presentation 8. After you have thoroughly discussed your research, each of you will return to your computer to create a slide on your opinion of whether General George Armstrong Custer should or should not be considered a true American hero and why. You must back up your opinion with actual facts. Save then Compare and Merge again. Continue…….

14. Process Step 9- Finalize Presentation 9. The final slide will be used for you to reference any and all URLs each of you used or visited to get information (copy and paste the URLs from your own slide). You must cite at least four references, one from each of you. Now spice up your show, add animation and color to each slide. END OF TASKS

15. Use the following URLs to research your task. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/jb/recon/custer_1http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi- bin/page.cgi/jb/recon/custer_1 Reno's Official Report: http://www.lbha.org/renorep.htm Requested use http://www.lbha.org/renorep.htm Benteen's Official Report: http://www.lbha.org/benteen1.htm Requested usehttp://www.lbha.org/benteen1.htm

16. For Pictures Visit http://www.custerslaststand.org/source/gallery.html http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/custer.htm http://www.custerbattle.com/index.htmhttp://www.custerbattle.com/index.htm requested use http://www.custerslaststand.org/http://www.custerslaststand.org/ Requested use

17. Teacher Pages Starting the Web Quest National Technology Standards South Carolina State Standards Evaluation Rubric Conclusion Student Task Page

18. Starting the Web Quest The teacher will need to determine how many groups will be needed and the members of the group. The teacher will need to set up server folders for the students or have them save to a disk. The teacher will need to know the students’ prior knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, copy and paste functions and researching URLs. Back to Teacher Pages

19. Evaluation Rubric This rubric may be used for self-assessment and peer feedback. The grade will be based upon the following evaluation scale: A - Excellent: 15-20 points B – Satisfactory: 11-15 points C - Incomplete: Needs to conference with me - less than 11 points A grade will be given for the individual’s work on the project. WebQuest Research and PowerPoint Rubric Click for rubric Back to Teacher Page

20. TaskExcellent 5 points A+-A Satisfactory 3 points B Incomplete/Needs Improvement 1 point C Relevant Information  Slides show group members recorded relevant information from multiple URLs, evaluated and presented the information in a clear manner.  Slides show group members did not record all relevant information from URLs and did not present the information in a clear manner.  Slides show group members recorded no relevant information from URLs and did not present the information in a clear manner. Content  The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information.  Includes information from primary URLS.  Opinions are supported with facts  Is very appealing to the audience.  The content is written with some logical progression of ideas and supporting information.  Includes information from primary URLS.  Opinions are not supported with facts.  Is appealing to audience.  The content is written with no logical progression of ideas and supporting information.  Includes information from no primary URLS.  No opinions are given.  Is not very appealing to audience. Layout  The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space/color appropriately.  The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or uses a distracting background.  The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings and subheadings to enhance the readability. Writing Mechanics  The text is clearly written with little or no editing required for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.  Spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors distract or impair readability.  (3 or more errors)  Errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage and grammar repeatedly distract the reader and major editing and revision is required.  (more than 5 errors)

21. Conclusion Teachers may also want to provide students with the opportunity to explore the following links. These additional sites will help students become more familiar with the American Indians.

22. American Indian Links The Internet Resources Custer's Last Stand/Battle of the Little Big Horn - Easy to read overview of the battle, with a link to a site discussing Custer. Site created by the American Western History Museum. Some advertising. Requested useCuster's Last Stand/Battle of the Little Big Horn General George A. Custer - web site dedicated to Gen. Custer, with muliple links to his biography, Battle of the Little Big Horn, Native Americans. Note, the creator of page is not specified. Information on the page is thought to be accurate, but it is not guaranteed. I am waiting for an email disclosure on the creator if it does not arrive this site will be deleted.General George A. Custer Today In History, June 25 - Library of Congress site. Many links with related information.Today In History, June 25 Eyewitness To History/The Battle of the Little Big Horn - Straight forward article about the 1876 battle. Links to other old west topics of interest.Eyewitness To History/The Battle of the Little Big Horn America's Story, Custer's Last Stand, June 25, 1876 - Library of Congress created site, designed for young people.America's Story, Custer's Last Stand, June 25, 1876