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Who gets a monument?

Who doesn't?

Vietnam Women's Memorial

Today's Questions:

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  • Who has monuments?

  • Who does not?

  • Who is missing?

  • Who deserves a monument?

Today we will be searching for people that did great things and made change, but did not get a monument dedicated to them. This is a large topic, so let's narrow down what we are looking for first. Read the following questions to help you start your search ...
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  • Decide if you want to find someone who made a change in the past or in the present. There are many people making change and working hard right now that deserve monuments, too.
  • Do you want to find a person who worked and lived in your town? In Pennsylvania? In another place in America? Another country? Pick a location!
  • What groups of people have less monuments dedicated to them? Think back to our first step- what ages/genders/races had the most monuments? Which had the least? Who might you, personally, want to focus on?
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Starting to get an idea in mind? Head over to Google and spend some time searching for a specific person or people you think deserve a monument- make sure that they do not already have one!
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When you've chosen your person or people, open up your sketchbook and write about who they are, why you believe they deserve a monument, and why you think they don't have one already. Feel free to add drawings to your page, too! When you're done, take a photo and upload it to Google Classroom.
In order to receive full credit for this step, you must...
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  1. Search online for a person (or people) that does not have a monument dedicated to them or their work. 
  2. Write about them in your sketchbook, including who they are, what they did to deserve a monument in your opinion, and why you think they might not have one already. 
  3. Post an image of your page(s) to Google Classroom.

My example of a sketchbook page for this activity.

You can click the PDF here to view the official rubric for the entire WebQuest.

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