Webbing

Sept. 11, 2008

First of all, I realized that my last entry was "Curriculum Connections." More appropriately, it should have been "Connections with Standards" or something like that, but I'll leave it so this process and my bewilderment are represented. I did some webbing earlier, with my concept map. However, looking at that made me pretty overwhelmed - and I'm not in 4th grade! Consequently, I've narrowed down some of the questions I'd like to find the answers to. Most of them really just focus on the differences between my lifestyle (or perhaps the lifestyles of students) and the lifestyles of the amish. Of course, as I gather research, I find that not all amish people are alike, which is good, since not all of the "English" are alike.

What are the differences between my religion/church and Amish religion/church?
What are the differences between my (and those close to me) relationships and Amish relationships?
What are the differences between my everyday life and the everyday life of the Amish?
Are the Amish forced to follow certain rules?

InfoZone's "Seeking" phase is very close to what I'm doing now. I'm thinking of keywords, types of sources, and search engines to use in this quest. I expect that most of my information will be found online or in books. One keyword I expect to use is "ordnung." Some websites I can look for may be from amish supporters, websites about religions, television news channels, or even tourist sites. I'm going to also use some of the subject pathfinders finders on the Information Inquiry website. I'm excited about what I'll find!