Tuesdays with Morrie: A WebQuest for 12th Grade Communication Arts

The following instructions will assist you in completing your assignment.

 1.  Go to the following web sites to find examples of diaries.  Use these examples to help you choose a form for your diary entries.

www.isu.edu/~trinmich/00.n.diaries.html

www.ppl.nhmccd.edu/~dmitchel/study%20quides/journal_diary_entry.html

www.scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/williamson/text/html

2.  Look up the following web sites to gain background information about Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz.  Be prepared to summarize your findings in  a class discussion.

www.albom

www.morrieschwartz

3.  Work with a partner to complete the diary entries on the graphic organizer provided.  Refer back to the textbook for specific dates and times or go to www.sparknotes.com/lit/morrie/ to gather this information.

4.  Paired partners will take turns reading their diaries from the same days.

5.  Be prepared to discuss parallels with other class mates in a class discussion.