Historical Facebook WebQuest

The Process

Stage 1: Select a historical figure

First things first: you need to choose a famous person from the “pre-Facebook” era. The person could be an athlete, an inventor, a writer, an explorer, an elected official, etc.


Stage 2: Gather the necessary information

Next, research your historical figure and gather the information needed to create a Facebook profile of your person. You will need to be able to answer the following questions:
  1. What does he/she look like? You’ll need a picture to insert into their profile page.
  2. What is his/her name?
  3. Where did he/she spend most of their life?
  4. What was their marital status at the time they created this profile, (single, married, divorced)?
  5. When and where were they born?
  6. Where did they grow up?
  7. Where did they go/what places did they see? You’ll need to plot these locations on a world map.
  8. Who were their friends? You’ll need to list at least four people who he/she would have “friended” online.
  9. What groups/organizations were they members of? You’ll need to list at least two groups that your historical figure would have joined.
  10. Where did they go to school? Where did they work? You’ll need to list at least one school and one employer.
  11. Create two “posts” that you would find on his/her Facebook wall. Be creative, but accurate as you will need to defend your reasons for the content.


Stage 3: Documentation

Include a bibliography showing where you got your information and media from.


Stage 4: Create their profile

Using the information you’ve researched, insert the necessary data into the Historical Facebook profile page provided. Use the text and drawing tools in the application to enter the data in the correct fields.

  • If you have a Google account, click here to access the Historical Facebook profile page.
  • If you don’t have a Google account, then download a copy below and insert it into a drawing program (i.e. Photoshop, Acorn, Gimp, SMART Notebook) or a word processing application (i.e. Word, Pages, Open Office, etc).
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  • Follow the step-by-step directions in the right-hand column and insert your data into the appropriate fields.
  • When finished, save/export your product and submit it via paper or digital drop-box.

Stage 5: Presentation & Reflection

Present and describe your person’s profile page to the class. Be prepared to justify your choices for their friends, groups and wall postings. Go to the conclusion section and reflect in writing on the questions provided.