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WEB QUEST

 

In preparation for the January 13 presentation of Rachel’s Challenge, we will be working on a web quest.  The purpose of the web quest is to gather information and familiarize ourselves with the topics that will be discussed.  For each part of the web quest, go to the website and read the information that is there.  When you have finished, answer the questions listed after each section.

 

You will hand in your responses.

 

PART 1- Background information- What is Columbine? Click on the links below.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1528263/Columbine-High-School-shootings

 

http://acolumbinesite.com/event/event2.html

 

Questions:

  1. What happened in Littleton, Colorado on April 20, 1999?

 

 

  1. After reading the information in the article, write down three facts that occurred that day.
  2. According to the articles, what seems to be the motivation behind this event?

 

 

PART II- Images- Click on the images below.

 

Click on the links below to view images that were taken shortly before, during or shortly after the attacks.

 

http://acolumbinesite.com/victim/surviving.html

 

 

http://www.harrisonline.com/GRAPHICS/columbine-cafeteria.jpg

 

 

http://www.brokentoys.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/columbine-rpg.jpg 

 

 

 

View the pictures of the ten year anniversary of Columbine by clicking on the right arrow.

 

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Columbine-High-School-Massacre-10th-Anniversary-Of-Shootings-Being-Marked-In-Colorado/Media-Gallery/200904315265059?lpos=World_News_Article_Related_Content_Region_2&lid=GALLERY_15265059_Columbine_High_School_Massacre%3A_10th_Anniversary_Of_Shootings_Being_Marked_In_Colorado

 

Questions:

  1. After viewing the images, choose two that elicit a response from you.

a. Describe the pictures.

b. Describe the emotion that you see in each image.

c. What feeling does each image elicit for you and why is each image so powerful?

 

 

 

 

PART III- Ten years Later- Click on the links below.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30259632/

 

 

1.  What is the lasting impact of the events of April 20,     1999?

 

  1. Describe the setting of Littleton, Colorado and why it was an unexpected scene for this event.

 

  1. How does this setting impact the way we view this event?

 

 

http://www.columbinememorial.org/Overview.asp

 

  1. As  a community, what are some ways that the people of Littleton are trying to heal?