Process+and+Resources

As you investigate the time period and events surrounding the Reformation, you first need to assemble a group of people to make your team. There are seven (7) teams participating in this WebQuest, and their topics correspond to those listed on the right-hand side of this page.
 * Lesson 1: Pick your team!**

Group One: Once upon a time-Martin Luther Group Two: World events-the Printing Press Group Three: Church events-indulgences Group Four: Martin Luther-the man and the myth Group Five: Pope Leo X Group Six: Different Protestant reactions-John Calvin Group Seven: The Catholic Counter-Reformation-The Council of Trent

Go to your groups' wiki page and follow the instructions presented there to complete an introductory lesson in internet research skills, and points of interest on your groups' chosen topic. Remember, once you have completed the in-class work, there will be a 'guided reading' worksheet for you to complete individually at home to ensure you all have a thorough understanding of the events of the Reformation.




 * Lesson 2: Plan your project!**

This lesson you will be using Spider Scribe software to work out what information you will include in your graphic novel page, and deciding how that will be presented as a series of panels. You will need to return to your groups' wiki pages and follow the link to the Spider Scribe website, once you have followed the steps required to sign up for a free trial of the software, use it to arrange the information you and your group members have decided to include.

To help you do this, your teachers have created an example graphic novel page, a marking rubric, and an example mind map to correspond to that novel page. Follow the links below, and you should gain a good understanding of what is required from you in this project. **Be warned, the graphic novel page contains the information and presentation required for a 'Satisfactory' mark, much more should be included to achieve 'Competent' or 'Highly Competent' results!**

Example Graphic Novel Page,, Example Mind Map


 * Lesson 3:**

This lesson you will be continuing research, finding the images and information you need for your novel page, and if possible, using visual recording equipment to create some of your own. Digital cameras have been booked for this lesson; your teachers will demonstrate how to use these, and upload the files onto a computer for storage until you are ready to use them in your novel page.


 * Lesson 4:**

This lesson, the hard work will finally pay off! You and your group will be working together to create a graphic novel page using the Comic Life software available on the school computers, or as a free download. Follow the mind map you created in lesson 2 in order to ensure all the elements you want in your page are accounted for. You should export your completed page as a JPEG file and upload it to your groups' wiki pages, your teachers will demonstrate how this is to be done. Once the pages are complete, you will need to coordinate with the other groups to decide what order your pages will be placed in to form the class' graphic novel on The Reformation.


 * Notes for Teachers:**

In order to conduct this activity, you must be able to provide your students with enough computers for 1 per student in the first lesson, subsequent lessons may be completed with one computer per group, though more is preferable to ensure everyone can be working at once. You will also require access to Comic Life, Spider Scribe, Wiki Spaces, Microsoft Word or similar software, digital cameras and the textbook; Atkinson, A., Cohen, B., Conti, L., & Szczecinski, S., (2012) //Society and Environment 2//, Melbourne: Pearson Australia. You must also be able to understand and model the use of all these technologies to your students, and provide assistance to those students who are having difficulty understanding or using them. To do this, an interactive whiteboard is highly recommended, along with the required computing skills, or an assistant who possesses them. If these conditions cannot be met with confidence, it is recommended you try a similar activity using paper based materials, as disruptions due to technical difficulties can consume a great deal of time on projects such as this one.