Let’s begin the investigation.
First, get into groups of three.
Remember, you are all in charge of compiling the most credible information on SeaWorld, so take your job very seriously! You have the potential to shut down a Conservation Fund.
Group members:
Recorder: The recorder will physically type up the criteria for the rubric, as well as the list. The rubric should be organized and easy to read.
Presenter: The presenter will present the rubric to the class. These short presentations should not last more than 2 minutes.
Editor: The editor will make sure that all information on the list and the rubric is clear, grammatically correct, as well as factually correct.
Even though each member of the group will have a specific task, it is important to help one another with each member’s individual task, as this is a collaborative activity.
Here are the sources that you will be evaluating:
1. “Opinion: SeaWorld v. the Whale That Killed Its Trainer,” National Geographic
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130803-blackfish-orca-killer-whale-keiko-tilikum-sea-world/
2. SeaWorld Cares
http://www.seaworldcares.com
3. SeaWorld’s Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/SeaWorld
4. SeaWorld’s Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/seaworld
5. “10 Things You Didn’t Know About SeaWorld”
http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/ten-things-didnt-know-seaworld/
6. “Should there still be a SeaWorld?”
http://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2015/04/07/ctn-pkg-savidge-seaworld-future.cnn
7. Blackfish, movie
(for more information see http://www.blackfishmovie.com)
8. “SeaWorld and Blackfish: Part 8”
http://www.bornfreeusa.org/weblog_canada.php?p=4153&more=1
9. Blakcfish, film Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)
10. Rotten Tomatoes review of Blackfish
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blackfish_2013/
11. “Blackfish Controversy/My Personal Opinion on the Situation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1GvB8D8M0
12. “SeaWorld Is So Pissed Over the Blackfish Documentary”
http://gawker.com/seaworld-is-so-pissed-over-the-blackfish-documentary-840955452
13. “SeaWorld responds to questions about captive orcas, ‘Blackfish’ film”
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/us/seaworld-blackfish-qa/
14. “Former Trainer Slams SeaWorld for Cruel Treatment of Orcas”
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150329-orca-blackfish-seaworld-dolphins-killer-whales-ngbooktalk/
15. “Beneath the Surface: SeaWorld Insider Goes Beyond Blackfish”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-bekoff/beneath-the-surface-seawo_b_6934916.html
Once you have looked through these sources, it might be helpful to write down characteristics of these sources. Pay attention to the author, his or her qualifications and/or biases, the date of publication, or other factors that you think will affect the relevancy and accuracy of the sources.
In your investigation you will:
Notice commonalities and differences in reliable and unreliable sources
Notice differences in the information in both the reliable and unreliable sources
Note why it is important to use only credible information
Next, sort the sources into two groups: sources that you would use if you were conducting initial research for the FBI, and sources you would not use based on the characteristics you noted earlier.
After you have done this, create a rubric (again, using the characteristics you have been talking about) that evaluates sources. Although the criteria for this rubric will be inspired by the provided sources, this rubric should be able to applied to all sources.
Next, you and your group will work on creating a presentation (less than two minutes) that explains the list and rubric. Additionally, students will need to articulate why it is important to use only credible information. Students will state how they will use what they learned in this WebQuest in their presentation.
Finally, you will tweet (using the hashtag #ENGL12WQ) about what you learned over the course of this WebQuest. Be sure to interact with your classmates over Twitter.
First, get into groups of three.
Remember, you are all in charge of compiling the most credible information on SeaWorld, so take your job very seriously! You have the potential to shut down a Conservation Fund.
Group members:
Recorder: The recorder will physically type up the criteria for the rubric, as well as the list. The rubric should be organized and easy to read.
Presenter: The presenter will present the rubric to the class. These short presentations should not last more than 2 minutes.
Editor: The editor will make sure that all information on the list and the rubric is clear, grammatically correct, as well as factually correct.
Even though each member of the group will have a specific task, it is important to help one another with each member’s individual task, as this is a collaborative activity.
Here are the sources that you will be evaluating:
1. “Opinion: SeaWorld v. the Whale That Killed Its Trainer,” National Geographic
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/08/130803-blackfish-orca-killer-whale-keiko-tilikum-sea-world/
2. SeaWorld Cares
http://www.seaworldcares.com
3. SeaWorld’s Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/SeaWorld
4. SeaWorld’s Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/seaworld
5. “10 Things You Didn’t Know About SeaWorld”
http://www.seaworldofhurt.com/features/ten-things-didnt-know-seaworld/
6. “Should there still be a SeaWorld?”
http://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2015/04/07/ctn-pkg-savidge-seaworld-future.cnn
7. Blackfish, movie
(for more information see http://www.blackfishmovie.com)
8. “SeaWorld and Blackfish: Part 8”
http://www.bornfreeusa.org/weblog_canada.php?p=4153&more=1
9. Blakcfish, film Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfish_(film)
10. Rotten Tomatoes review of Blackfish
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blackfish_2013/
11. “Blackfish Controversy/My Personal Opinion on the Situation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh1GvB8D8M0
12. “SeaWorld Is So Pissed Over the Blackfish Documentary”
http://gawker.com/seaworld-is-so-pissed-over-the-blackfish-documentary-840955452
13. “SeaWorld responds to questions about captive orcas, ‘Blackfish’ film”
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/us/seaworld-blackfish-qa/
14. “Former Trainer Slams SeaWorld for Cruel Treatment of Orcas”
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150329-orca-blackfish-seaworld-dolphins-killer-whales-ngbooktalk/
15. “Beneath the Surface: SeaWorld Insider Goes Beyond Blackfish”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-bekoff/beneath-the-surface-seawo_b_6934916.html
Once you have looked through these sources, it might be helpful to write down characteristics of these sources. Pay attention to the author, his or her qualifications and/or biases, the date of publication, or other factors that you think will affect the relevancy and accuracy of the sources.
In your investigation you will:
Notice commonalities and differences in reliable and unreliable sources
Notice differences in the information in both the reliable and unreliable sources
Note why it is important to use only credible information
Next, sort the sources into two groups: sources that you would use if you were conducting initial research for the FBI, and sources you would not use based on the characteristics you noted earlier.
After you have done this, create a rubric (again, using the characteristics you have been talking about) that evaluates sources. Although the criteria for this rubric will be inspired by the provided sources, this rubric should be able to applied to all sources.
Next, you and your group will work on creating a presentation (less than two minutes) that explains the list and rubric. Additionally, students will need to articulate why it is important to use only credible information. Students will state how they will use what they learned in this WebQuest in their presentation.
Finally, you will tweet (using the hashtag #ENGL12WQ) about what you learned over the course of this WebQuest. Be sure to interact with your classmates over Twitter.