16th Street Church Bombing WebQuest

Introduction

You are a member of the Watson family, and you have taken a trip to Birmingham. In order to understand the events that happened while you were there, you are to research what occurred.

Task

You are to research the events of the 16th Street Church Bombing and understand key events in the Civil Rights Movement

Process

You are to complete the following tasks:

1. Create a timeline of events, finding at least 10 MAJOR items to list. This timeline is to be illustrated. On a separate sheet of paper, you will write a short description of each event and explain it’s importance.

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html

2. You are to research the 16th Street Church Bombing and answer the questions on your  worksheet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/churches/archives1.htm

Resources

Visit the following websites to help you complete your tasks:

http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/churches/archives1.htm

http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/16thstreetbaptistchurch/a/16streetbombing.htm

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/m_r/randall/birmingham.htm

Evaluation

You will be graded on your timeline, your timeline writeup, your worksheet, and you diary entries.

Conclusion

    You will create a diary with at least 5 entries detailing what you have learned and experienced as a member of the Watson family.