Directions/Definition | Scavenger Hunt details | Search Engine tips | Website Evaluation
Directions: As part of the debate preparation process, the entire class will research past and present REVOLUTIONS. To begin, it might be helpful to define this term. The Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines it as follows.
| Main Entry: rev·o·lu·tion |
| Pronunciation: "re-v&-'lü-sh&n |
| Function: noun |
| Etymology: Middle English
revolucioun, from Middle French revolution, from Late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve |
| Date: 14th century |
| 1 a (1) : the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course; also : apparent movement of such a body round the earth (2) : the time taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit (3) : the rotation of a celestial body on its axis b : completion of a course (as of years); also : the period made by the regular succession of a measure of time or by a succession of similar events c (1) : a progressive motion of a body round an axis so that any line of the body parallel to the axis returns to its initial position while remaining parallel to the axis in transit and usually at a constant distance from it (2) : motion of any figure about a center or axis <revolution of a right triangle about one of its legs generates a cone> (3) : ROTATION 1b |
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2 a : a sudden, radical, or complete change b : a fundamental change in political organization; especially : the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed c : activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation d : a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something : a change of paradigm <the Copernican revolution> e : a changeover in use or preference especially in technology <the computer revolution> <the foreign car revolution> synonym see REBELLION |
Scavenger Hunt Details: You need to search for three (3) quality websites that contain information on revolutions or a specific revolution that has occurred. You will need to justify all three choices. You need to show that each website is a credible source of academic information. To help you with the evaluation process, use the website evaluation form that will be distributed in class. Your comments should address the criteria on that form.
You probably don't want to go to a search engine like google and search revolution. That will get you 6,320,000 hits. Remember, you have just one period to do this activity. It would be smarter to go to a search engine like Vivisimo that will cluster your results by type of revolution. All you need to type in the search box is revolution.
Of course, if you have narrowed your topic to a specific revolution, then google might work for you. For example, perhaps you want to search revolution AND women AND 1960s. This will narrow the results to 155,000.
Mr. Conway has put together some good links to sites that cover many different revolutions. These are excellent Revolution Resources.