Process
Participants in Habsburg Inc. will carefully analyze the rule of the Hapsburgs and apply what they learn to a current business or organization. The steps they will follow are
a) Look at a few websites, looking for information and making notes on your role
1. http://bartleby.com/65/ha/HabsbrgCa.html
2. http://lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lecture4.html
3. http://bartleby.com/65/ha/Hapsburg.html
4. http://wwwtc.nhmccd.cc.tx.us/people/crf01/history/hapsburg.html
6. http://mission-moldova.com/Hapsburgs/Hapsburgs.htm
7. http://geocities.com/Vienna/1605/habsburg.htm
8. http://infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0822669.html
9. http://davidgill.co.uk/cg/genealogy/hapsburg.htm
10. http://bus-ab-brugg.ch/touristik/habsburg/habsburg.html
b) Fill in your assigned page for the “Habsburg Roles” handout.
The lesson is organized so as to run somewhat
independently once it is introduced.
A teacher may discuss briefly dynastic rule and some its characteristics
and invite students to explore the characteristics of the Habsburg dynasty. It
will likely take about 3-5 one hour class periods for student groups to complete
their work. This is a social
studies unit, but involves writing skills as well.
Students should be divided into groups of four, with a mix of high achieving and low achieving students in each group.
Students will likely need some guidance as
they glean research materials from the internet. Teachers will need to actively
facilitate classroom groups, and help them gather the most relevant information
and then help them form conclusions based on their
research.
The webquest is designed for a computer lab where each student has access. If done in a one computer classroom, the teacher will need to guide discussion and hands on activities with students and may re-divide and assign roles to groups of students in the room