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STUDENT'S WORKSHEET | WEBQUEST 1 | |||||||||
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Is your Town Concerned about the Disabled? | |||||||||
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Now you have a better idea of what an architectural or a communication barrier is and how important it is to abolish them so that everyone can move about freely. But, is your town concerned with the problem of barriers and the disabled? This is what you are going to find out with this task.
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TASK | |||||||||
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Activity 1 | |||||||||
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Visit the following pages and read the information carefully: :: Webquest General Information Page: here you will find useful hints to facilitate your task and improve the final outcome of your project. :: Webquest 1 Evaluation Sheet: here you will find how you are going to be rated. |
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Activity 2 | |||||||||
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Choose 6 partners to work with and share roles
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Activity 3 | |||||||||
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:: Visit the webpage of the City Council of Portsmouth, in the south of England, and find out which services are offered to the disabled: >> http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/pcc/residents/Health/hc60/hc60index.cfm
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You may also like to visit the webpage of
the City Council of Toronto, in Canada: >> http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/ :: Make a list of all the services offered to disabled people on one of the above webpages and write them on the left column of the chart below (Do not forget to write the name of the town!).
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Activity 4 | |||||||||
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Now visit the web of your City Council and find a page addressed to the disabled. :: Check the information provided for the disabled. :: Make a list of all the services your City Council offers the disabled and write it on the second column of the chart you have in Activity 3. :: You may also like to visit the webpage of a local association for the disabled and/or send them an e-mail asking them for an opinion on this subject. They will be happy to help you! >> www.excite.es/directory/World/Català/Societat/Malalts_i_discapacitats |
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Activity 5 | |||||||||
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Compare the 2 lists of services you have obtained after carrying out Activities 3 and 4 :: Decide to what extend your City Council offers enough services to the disabled. ::
Consider the information you have gathered from the association/s
you have contacted. :: Write an e-mail to your local authorities.
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Activity 6 | |||||||||
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Make a poster and/or a PowerPoint presentation
to the rest of the :: You can include:
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Activity 7 | |||||||||
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:: Make an oral presentation with the results of your research. It should include:
:: Your presentation should be conducted in English. |
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Activity 8 | |||||||||
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Activity 9 | |||||||||
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As a group, choose the best three posters or/and PowerPoint presentations.
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Evaluation | |||||||||
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:: Complete Webquest 1 Evaluation Sheet, print it and give it to your teacher. |
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Conclusion | |||||||||
| Now you have a better idea of how your town cares about disabled people. If you live in a town that is truly involved with the problem of the disabled, congratulations! On the contrary, if there is a lot to be done, be critical and complain to your local authorities (you will surely find an e-mail address on the home page of your City Council)! | ||||||||||
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Additional Information | |||||||||
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:: If you want to know how other towns care about the disabled, visit the following page: |
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