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This webquest was designed to allow students to learn about the Illinois Constitution and also some historical facts concerning Illinois. There are assignments that may be printed, completed, and turned in for evaluation purposes. If completed properly this webquest will prepare students for the required test on the Illinois Constitution.

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Your task with this webquest will be to learn about the history of Illinois and the Illinois Constitution. The information provided in the lesson page section will answer most of the questions on the assignments. There are internet links which will provide the answer to the rest of the questions. This should be an enjoyable way of learning these facts while at the same time preparing you for the Illinois Constitution test at the conclusion of the unit. To get started, you will need to click on the "Process" button to find the directions. Good luck on your quest!

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The webquest is broken down into ten lesson plans. Each lesson plan has a corresponding worksheet that will need to be printed out, completed, and turned in. You will find the study guide for each lesson by pressing the "Resources" button. When the page comes onto your screen, simply press which lesson you would like to complete. Print out the assignment sheet and begin working on it. When you have completed one lesson, you may begin another. Please do the lessons in order and remember to put your name, class period and date on each assignment.

Some of the answers will not be on the study guide. You can find these answers by following the internet links which are given or you may use the "Illinois Handbook of Government" book that you received in class.

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You have done well so far. Now it is time to get to work on the assignments. Click on the lesson that you need to complete, remember that you are to complete the assignments in order. Once the correct study guide is on your screen follow the directions to print out the worksheet. Complete the worksheet using the information in the online study guide. If you cannot find an answer in the study guide, try looking it up on the internet with the links provided. If you still cannot find the answer, you will have to do it the old fashioned way by looking it up in you textbook!!! Good luck and have fun with this project.

The following links are used in this webquest. If you finish early, you may spend the extra time allotted by doing more fun research on the State of Illinois.

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Each assignment will be graded and will count as one regular homework assignment. Due dates for the assignments will be posted on the board in the room, so be sure to write them down. There will be a day of review in class when all of the assignments have been completed prior to the test. Remember, the Illinois Constitution test is a big one. Let's all try to do well on it. The Illinois Constitution test will count as one regular test for the quarter.

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Finally!! Congratulations!! If you are reading this section, you should be finished with all ten assignments. Once all of the assignments are finished, if there is still time left in class, you should explore some of the links on Illinois government. Get all of your assignments turned so they will be graded and handed back in time for the review. We will review the material for one class period before the Illinois Constitution examination. See you in class.

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This webquest was designed for middle school students. They are preparing to take the state mandated test over the Illinois Constitution. By doing this project via computers, you will obviously integrate technology into your curriculum. The project was done as part of my student teaching at Manteno Middle School. If you have any suggestions on how this site could be better, your comments are appreciated. Send me an email at the link below. Thanks, I hope you and your students enjoyed the site.