Mauryan and Gupta Empires WebQuest Creation Activity
http://www.sfabx.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Mauryan_Empire.6185944.pdf
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius
WebQuests are designed to use learners' time well, to focus on using information rather
than on looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis,
and evaluation.
 Has guidance for students
 Has links that help answer
questions
 Designed for students to work
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Tailored to the curriculum
Dare to be creative!
Promotes high-level thinking
Develops problem-solving skills
The Four Building Blocks of a WebQuest are:
1.
The Topic/Introduction orients students and captures their interest.
o The Mauryan and Gupta Empires
 Mauryan Empire
 Use pages 1 – 7 from the PDF link above
 Gupta Empire
 Use pages 8 – 16 from the PDF link above
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2.
The Task describes the activity's end product. You are to CHOOSE ONE task per
topic to complete and create the question(s) or prompt. Make a key or list main
ideas that should be covered in the finished product.
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3.
Retelling Tasks- Ask students to absorb information and then demonstrate that
they've understood it. (e.g. read and answer predetermined questions)
Journalistic Tasks- Ask the learner to act like a reporter covering the event. A
student will gather and organize facts into an account within the usual genres of
news and feature writing. List the key facts for a student to cover in the piece.
(e.g. newspaper/magazine article)
Creative Product Tasks- Students learn about the topic by recasting it in the form
of a story/poem or painting? Leads to the production of something within a
given format. (e.g. painting, poster, simulated diary or song)
The Process/Directions explain(s) strategies students should use to complete the task.
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The Final Product will be a sample of what you expect students to complete.