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Welcome: Eric Hoffer Webquest
Description: This Webquest allows you to learn about Eric Hoffer, a man who is an example of motivation to learn. Through the tasks, you will be able to reflect on how learning new things can open doors to success.
Instructions: As you progress through the tasks, work from left to right along the timeline and download the documents you need. Be sure to follow instructions and take your time through each activity.
Keywords: learning, goal-setting, report card, high school, motivation, success, language arts, reflection

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In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. (2)

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Eric Hoffer lost both parents in tragic events, spent most of his childhood in blindness, almost died more than once, and then when he was living on the streets, his life finally changed... with a library card. He went on to become an award-winning writer and scholar.

Imagine what he was like in high school. Do you think he was a good student? You will be learning more about his life during this assignment.

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This begins as a team research project. As a team of 2 or 3, you will learn about Eric Hoffer's life. In step 1, you will learn about his childhood until age 15, and in step 2 you will learn about his life after age 15. You will use the details from his life to complete 2 written tasks, and this part of the assignment will be done independently.

In the "Process" section, you will follow the instructions and access the files required for step 1 and step 2 of the assignment.

In this webquest you will be learning about a famous American philosopher, but additionally you will be given a chance to reflect on learning, motivation, goal-setting, and determination in context.

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STEP 1:

Organize yourself into a team of 2 or 3. All team members are responsible for learning and helping their teammates learn. Make sure that everyone has a role to play in the group. Here are some example roles: note taker/time keeper, leader, contact person (asks teacher for help). Make sure to agree with everything as a group, and take time to divide the work in a way that makes sense before starting the project.

Research Eric Hoffer’s life. Use Google search, Wikipedia, and any online articles you can find. Work together but divide the work equally. You are researching up to his age 15.

See the documents which follow-- the letter from the teacher, Eric’s report card, and instructions/template. Discuss the instructions as a group.

Individually, email the teacher your responding letter.

STEP 2:

Get back together with your group. You are now going to research Eric Hoffer’s life from age 15 until his death. This time, you are focusing on his achievements and his motivation. Answer the questions, what motivated him? What goals did he have? Did he reach them? You may not be able to find the exact answers in your research, but try to use the research to guess.

See the document which follows for the goal-setting task.

Discuss the instructions with your group.

Individually, imagining you are 15-year-old Eric Hoffer, complete the goal-setting task. Email it to the teacher.

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Read this letter and look at the report card. Research Eric Hoffer's life up to age 15, to understand his personality and experiences. Then, Write a letter using the template.

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Look at Eric Hoffer's report card. Learn about his life up to age 15 to try to understand why his report card might look the way it does.

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Use this letter template to write a response letter to Eric's teacher. Follow the instructions on the top of the page.

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Read this letter from Eric's Psychologist. Research his life after age 15 to understand what might motivate him to pursue his future goals. Then, pretend to be Eric and fill out the goal-setting handout.

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Using what you know about Eric Hoffer, pretend that you are 15-year-old Eric Hoffer, setting goals for future success.

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Your teacher will use this rubric  to evaluate both the letter to the teacher, and the goal-setting task. You can understand how the tasks will be scored by looking at this rubric.

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By learning about Eric Hoffer’s life, I hope you have been able to reflect on learning and motivation in context. It is not always the learners who have the way paved before them who are the most motivated or successful! What does this mean for your own learning? Remember about your own learning motivation and goal-setting as you pursue your dreams.

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