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The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This Webquest is based on the book The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis and focuses on the social aspects that surround the book.
Keywords:Watsons Go To Birmingham
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Mrs. Barber's Webquest about: THE HOLOCAUST: Through the eyes of Anne Frank
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Since you were unable to attend the field trip to the Florida Holocaust Musuem, you will be completing a webquest regarding the information that may be covered during our trip there. One of the most well-known person from this time period is Anne Frank.Anne Frank was a young girl who told her story of the Holocaust through her writings in her diary. Follow this quest to experience the life of Anne Frank.
Keywords:Holocaust, World War II, Anne Frank and Diary
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Play With English
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Utilizando o fragmento de um texto base no qual servirá de tema para o aluno criar suas peças a turma dividida em grupos, onde cada grupo terá a tarefa de produzir seus esquetes que serão corrigidos na língua nativa, no casao aqui o Português para após isso serem traduzidos para o Inglês e novamente corrigidos para logo após partirem para a fase de ensaios.
Keywords:Theater; Hypertext; Plays
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English, British, and World Literature
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Compare and evaluate American, British, and World literature. The study of these literary categories will include fiction, non-fiction, multi-cultural, young adult, as well as works written by women.
Keywords:literature, American Literature, British Literature and World Literature
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Freak the Mighty
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This is a journey through one of the best young adult novels you will ever discover. We will meet the characters, one is a genius, but trapped in a twisted crippled body. And the other, Max, has lost both parents and feels like he is a burden to his grandparents, as well as a dummy with no brain. Both are bullied at school and need a hero to help. Experience the year they meet and become best friends who go on quests like the knights of the round table and become heros on their own.
Keywords:Freak the Mighty and knights and quests
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Bloom
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
In this WebQuest the students will be able to understand and asses their knowledge about Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy and his theory over "mental-learning."
Keywords:Bloom's Taxonomy
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Poison Dart Frogs and Their Habitat
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Poison dart frogs (Dendrobates) and their high canopy's in south, central america and some Hawaiian islands.
Keywords:Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates South America Central America Hawaii rainforest
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Tolerance
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This WebQuest seeks to guide students prior through their reading of the novel, The Wave by Todd Strasser by providing background knowledge on the Holocaust.
Keywords:Tolerance, The Wave, Todd Strasser and Holocaust
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NOUNS IN ACTION- Igniting the briliance in you
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This web quest serves to help students to develop an awareness of nouns.This will help you to identify nouns,understand common and proper types of nouns and how to use nouns in sentences. This will aid you to apply nouns in any assessment given whether in groups or individually.
Keywords:nouns, common nouns, proper nouns, apply and sentences
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Story Writing
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
this webquest is designed to help students to master the skills of narrative story writing. taking into consideration the skills and features of narrative story writing.
Keywords:story writing, plot, settings and characters
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FUN WITH ADJECTIVES :)
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Identifying and using the different types of adjectives use in the English language.
Keywords:The key words are who, what, when, where, why and how . These are examples of the different types of adjectives these include: adjective of quality, adjectives of quantity, demonstrative adjectives, interrogatory adjective and coordinate adjectives.
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Sum it up!
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
In this webquest, students will take on the role of a judge in various court cases. They will be asked to summarize the case presented by each side, and for fun, they will be asked to rule in each separate case. The key area of the webquest, however, lies in the students' ability to 'sum up' the case presented by both sides.
Keywords:Argument, Summary, Court Cases, Judge and Ruling
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Traditional Literature
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest is meant to enhance student knowledge of traditional literature, such as the creation of mythology. This knowledge will help them in the creation of their own myths.
Keywords:myths, script, presentation, folklore, traditional literature and language arts
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What is Your Secret Story?
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will have already read "The Secret Garden" by Frances Burnett then write their own story using all ten keywords from the book.
Keywords:Rebellious, Moor, Astonished, Tendrils, Reluctant, Corridor, Trowel, Elaborate, Canopy and Revelation
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The Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
"The Tell-Tale Heart." "The Cask of Amontillado." "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Edgar Allan Poe is famous for creepy short stories filled with diabolical criminals specializing in murder and mayhem. He is also, however, the father of the modern-day detective. This WebQuest will have you playing the role of detective, taking an active role in solving Poe's final mystery - his death.
Keywords:Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, biography, American literature and American author
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Genre Lesson: What is a Mystery?
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
After going over material explaining what mystery genre stories are, students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge by identifying the elements of a mystery by recalling what they have learned and successfully applying it to their worksheets.
Keywords:Language Arts, grade 6-8 and genre lesson-mystery
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Webquest
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Learn more about life during the Great Depression in the South to help you better understand the novel.
Keywords:Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Webquest
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Escape from Afghanistan
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest will help students acquire background knowledge before reading an autobiographical selection from "Escape from Afghanistan."
Keywords:Farah Ahmedi, Afghanistan, Freedom, Presentation and Escape
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Character and Characterization
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest is about the concept of character and characterization as done in Literature.It deals with the relevance of learning this topic in term of its applicability in the real-life situations.
Keywords:Characterization, Story, Literature, Description and Character Traits
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How to Write a Descriptive Paragragh?
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Here you are going to learn how to describe your surronding environment.
Keywords:writing-descriptive paragraph-objects-persons-places-adjectives-
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FORM 3 WritingQuest 1
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
To improve your story by adding vocal verbs or adverbs.
Keywords:Story telling, Apt Vocabulary and Writing Skills
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King Arthur - Real or Fiction?
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest is designed for 5th-8th grade students to research topics related to King Arthur and Arthurian legend. Students will prepare a multimedia presentation to teach others about this topic.
Keywords:King Arthur, research, legends, Camelot, Guinevere, Lancelot and round table
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Firgures of Speech
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest will take you through several activities that will test your knowledge of different figures of speech as well as provide you with a better understanding of their use in our language!
Keywords:Figures of Speech
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Slave Life and the Underground Railroad
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
The students will learn about how the slaves lived and the risks they took to escape. Students will also study the Underground Railroad, learning about the music, poetry, writings, and other ways in which slaves communicated in code along the Underground Railroad.
Keywords:Underground Railroad, Drinking Gourd, slave life, slavery and freedom quilts
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Survival in the Wild
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
Students will create and present a survival kit relevant to their assigned wilderness area complete with a detailed map of the location, a survival manual, a daily journal, and an appropriate shelter.
Keywords:wilderness, survival, biomes, anthromes, survival kit, desert, forest, rain forests and wetlands
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Youth in Nazi Germany
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
How did Hitler inspire such devotion and dedication among the youth?
What are the factors that influence the choices we make?
Under what conditions are people more likely to obey authority? Under what conditions are people less likely to obey authority?
Keywords:Hitler Youth, Jungmadel, Propaganda, Indoctrination, Loyalty, Patriotism, Prejudice, Aryan and Nationalism
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In search of the magic chalice
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
A band of heroes is summoned together from their separate worlds to defeat the evil ruler in a fantasy kingdom.
Keywords:quest, band of heroes, chalice, magic, weapons, helpers and powers
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The Outsiders Background
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest introduces and exposes you to the author, the 1960's, Tulsa,Oklahoma, and why people join gangs.
Keywords:Ponyboy, 1960's, Tulsa, Corvair, gangs and S.E. Hinton
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Christmas
Curriculum:
English / Language Arts
Grade Level:
6-8
Description:
This webquest entails information on Christmas which could be taught to a 7th grade or 8th class.
Keywords:christmas, elements, characters, story, baby jesus, mary and activities
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