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toc =Real World Examples=
 * After a freak hunting accident, the President has suffered from a mild concussion. He has made a 100% recovery except for one small detail...he can't remember ANYTHING!!!


 * Aliens have flown in from some distant planet, and are trying to demolish Earth! After an intense 30 minute thumb wrestling match, we have earned the right to keep our planet. Curious about our multi-faceted globe, the Aliens have asked us to explain our world starting with.


 * As a private citizen you have become increasingly frustrated with a law that governs the country. Congress has agreed to give you ten minutes to convince them that your idea of how to improve our legal system is legit.

=Performance Task= Possible tasks for students for this genre could be writing speeches or giving a video presentation on how they themselves view the world. They should also give examples and descriptions of historical events on Earth that they believe are important to know about. There goal is to help their audience learn about Earth as if their audience never heard about it.

=Audience= Congress: The student body will all be congressmen/women that are being asked to make a change to some law of the land. They would be able to ask clarifying questions to the student presenting, but would eventually have to vote whether or not they should create a new law or change an existing one based on the information presented.

=Role= Concerned Citizen: You have sat quietly long enough. After seeing a law adversely affect your fellow Americans long enough you decide it is time to lobby for a change. Gather facts and examples to convince congress that you have a valid point and try to better the country. =WebQuest Examples= [Delete this text and insert links to WebQuests that have either a Performance Task OR an Audience Role OR both that fit this genre. Feel free to editorialize on the quality of the WebQuest, tell us which part (performance task or audience role) is the good example and why (or point out why the other portion is not a good example or what could be done to "beef it up"). If you know the author, mention that in the description or tell what group the author is affiliated with (a graduate school class, an elementary school in Iowa, . . . ).]