Web-quest “Human society and animals”
1) Introduction
Humans and animals: to kill or not to kill.
There is a variety of issues including animal
experiments, the fur trade, vegetarianism/veganism, endangered species, killing
wild animals for fun, fox hunting, shooting animals for trophies, the dangers
created by humans: cars, pollution etc. Many of these causes have found support
from a wide-range of people, affecting lifestyles as well as opinions. We are
beginning to realise that animals have their own claim to this planet,
independent of their use to the human species.
2) Task
You can work in groups of 2 or individually. You
should make a research and answer the questions below, using the given Internet
Resources. After you do that, move to the Conclusion and try to express your
own opinion to the theme, giving arguments for or against the topic.
3) Process
&
Resources
Surf the Internet and answer the following questions:
1) Why, for what reasons people kill animals?
What are the differences between ruling class and
working class shooting?
2) What is the problem with foxes and what to do about
it?
3) Some wild animals can be very dangerous. How can
people protect themselves faced with such animals?
4) Animals are infamous producers of an odor so
powerful that it quickly and easily conveys a clear message: “Don’t mess with
me”.How can you protect your yard from these animals?
5) What measures can be applied towards those who
treat animals with cruelty?
6) How can be encouraged those who help to protect
animals?
7) What activity is the most harmful according to its
impact on the animals’ habitat?
8) What is the scale of the animals’ species
disappearing?
9) What is the scale of environmental pollution caused
by humans?
10) What are the major kinds of habitat loss? What can
cause a habitat loss?
4) Conclusion
Do you think that caring for animals is the inevitable
duty of all the human beings?
What the society should do to stop the animals’
suffering?
5) Evaluation
Research and sharing of information
Finds and shares little or no pertinent information
with other team members -2
Finds and shares some pertinent information with other team members -3
Finds and shares important information needed to
accomplish the task -4
Finds and shares a great deal of important information
to accomplish the task, adding complementary details-5
Cooperation
Rarely takes part in group discussions, shares very
few ideas and does not respect others' opinions-2
Occasionally takes part in group discussions, shares
some ideas and respects others' opinions to a limited degree-3
Takes an active part in group discussions, shares
ideas most of the time, and respects others' opinions-4
Takes the initiative in group discussions, shares
ideas and encourages others to do the same, respects others' opinion-5
Time management and focus on task
Wastes his or her time and focuses very little on the
task -2
Does not make good use of time and is often distracted
from the task-3
Manages time well and generally focuses on the
task-4
Manages time very efficiently and focuses on the
task-5
Organization
There was no clear or logical organizational
structure,
just lots of facts- 2
Content is logically organized for the most part-3
Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the
overall organization of topics appears flawed-4
Content is well organized using headings or bulleted
lists to group related material-5
Originality
Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them
credit- 2
Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but
there is little evidence of original thinking- 3
Product shows some original thought. Work shows new
ideas and insights- 4
Product shows a large amount of original thought.
Ideas are creative and inventive- 5
