Notable South Dakotans Webquest
SD History Semester Project
INTRODUCTION
The South Dakota Hall of Fame Museum needs your help!!! They have extensive water
damage that has ruined the records and histories of several South Dakotans due to a broken water
pipe. They have to somehow recover these histories and have asked you for assistance. They
are asking for students willing to research and rewrite these valuable histories so their museum
can once again be complete and open for visitors. Are you ready to become a historian and
accept this assignment?
TASK
You will explore and research to find the missing history of several notable South Dakotans
and return the written history to the South Dakota Hall of Fame Museum. You will do this
through on-line resources, reference books, South Dakota books and texts, and student
discussion groups. This activity requires that you complete the following:
1. What South Dakotans will you decide to research? (Pick 2)
2. What resources will you use? (internet, reference books, textbook, etc.)
3. You will need to take notes and summarize the most important information.
4. You will take this information and write a brief biography (3 paragraphs for each person)
5. The reports will be presented to the class. You may create a PowerPoint or use pictures or
just speak. You must speak for at least two minutes (one minute per person)
PROCESS
1. On your own decide who interests you. Who do you want to research? Below is the list of
missing histories. Choose 2 famous South Dakotans to research. Your choices will be checked
off on the class list so no one is researching the same person.
Korczak Ziolkowski
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Mary Hart
Cheryl Ladd
Shawn Colvin
William J. Janklow
M. Michael Rounds
Hamlin Garland
Benjamin Reifel
Bob Barker
Jesse Bail
Amanda Clement
Myron Floren
Tim Johnson
Theodore W. Schultz
Charlotte Black Elk
Billy Mills
George Mickelson
Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman
Al Neuharth
Joe Foss
Tom Brokaw
Pat O’Brien
Sparky Anderson
Martha J. Burke
Lawrence Diggs
Potato Creek Johnny
Casey Tibbs
Annie Talent
Harvey Dunn
Catherine Bach
Billy Etbauer
Tom Daschle
Dr. Abbie Anne Jarvis
Larry Pressler
Adam Vinatieri
Russell Means
Becky Hammon
Chad Greenway
James (Jim) Abourezk
January Jones
2. Now that you've chosen your notable South Dakotans, it's time for research. Research each
person and take notes of important information. Make sure your information is accurate and
credible. Also, print or make a copy of a picture of the person if available. You can use
reference books, South Dakota history textbook, and other sources. You can also use the internet
resources by clicking on...RESOURCES
Click Here for RESOURCES
3. The research is done. Now you're ready to write. You will write 2 biographies from the
research you have done. Write a 3 paragraph biography on each of your notable South
Dakotans.
4. We can't wait to hear all about the work you have been doing! Each of you will present your 2
biographies to the class!
EVALUATION
Written Biography Rubric
Criteria
4
3
Points
2
1
Student writing
is directed to
the topic and
has a proper
title.
Most of the
information is
directed to the
topic and has a
title
Some of the
student's writing
is directed to the
topic and no title
is present.
Few parts of
the writing is
directed toward
the topic and
no title is
present.
Accuracy of
Facts
All Facts
presented in
the writing are
accurate.
Almost all facts
presented in the
writing are
accurate.
Most facts
presented in the
writing are
accurate.
There are
several factual
errors in the
writing.
____
Neatness
The final draft
is neat and
attractive. It
looks like the
author took
great pride in
it.
The final draft is
neat and
attractive. The
author took some
pride in it.
The final draft
is readable. It
looks like parts
of it might have
been done in a
hurry.
The final draft
is not neat or
attractive. It
looks like the
student just
wanted to get it
done.
____
Summary
Paragraph
Well organized,
demonstrates
logical
sequencing
and sentence
structure.
Well organized,
but demonstrates
illogical
sequencing or
sentence
structure.
Well organized,
but demonstrates
illogical
sequencing and
sentence
structure.
Weakly
organized.
____
There is one
error in
punctuation
and/or
capitalization.
There are two or
three errors in
punctuation
and/or
capitalization.
There are four
or more errors
in punctuation
and/or
capitalization.
____
Topic
Punctuation
Punctuation,
and
Capitalization,
capitalization
& Spelling
are correct.
Total---->
Teacher Comments:
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Presentation Rubric
Criteria
4
Body
Language
Eye Contact
Introduction
and Closure
Pacing
Poise
Voice
3
Made movements
Movements seemed
or gestures that
fluid and helped the
enhanced
audience visualize.
articulation.
Holds attention of
Consistent use of
entire audience with
direct eye contact
the use of direct eye
with audience.
contact.
Student delivers
open and closing
Student displays
remarks that capture clear introductory
the attention of the
or closing
audience and set the
remarks.
mood.
Delivery is
Good use of drama
patterned, but
and student meets
does not meet
apportioned time
apportioned time
interval.
interval.
Makes minor
Student displays
mistakes, but
relaxed, selfquickly recovers
confident nature
from them;
about self, with no
displays little or
mistakes.
no tension.
Satisfactory use
Use of fluid speech
of inflection, but
and inflection
does not
maintains the interest
consistently use
of the audience.
fluid speech.
Teacher Comments:
Points
2
Very little
movement or
descriptive
gestures.
Displayed
minimal eye
contact with
audience.
1
No movement or
descriptive
gestures.
____
No eye contact
with audience.
____
Student clearly
Student does not
uses either an
display clear
introductory or
introductory or
closing remark,
closing remarks.
but not both.
Delivery is in Delivery is either
bursts and does too quick or too
not meet
slow to meet
apportioned time apportioned time
interval.
interval.
Tension and
Displays mild
nervousness is
tension; has
obvious; has
trouble
trouble
recovering from
recovering from
mistakes.
mistakes.
____
____
____
Displays some
Consistently
level of inflection
uses a monotone
throughout
voice.
delivery.
____
Total---->
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