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Rediscovering
Anonymous
A WebQuest for 11th
Grade English Composition & Literature
Designed by
Sonia Ana Miller
[email protected]
Introduction | Task
| Process | Evaluation
| Conclusion
Introduction
The chief editor from OnliestTales.com,
an on-line literary journal, is breathing down your neck for the latest
installment in the "Greatest Writers You Never Knew" segment. She wants
a story, a bio, some art and she wants it on-line by the end of the week
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You reach over, switch on the computer,
and watch the screen come to life. How in the world am I supposed to
rediscover Shakespeare?
The Task
Use the web and the links provided
to chose a writer. Bear a couple of things in mind when you do:
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The person you chose can be a writer
or a poet.
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Make sure the writer isn't one of
the more famous or even prolific writers.
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For your writer, chose one short story,
for your poet 2-3 poems. (see me)
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Try to find some connection between
you and the writer, whether you're the same gender, same heritage, same
writing interest etc.
Make sure there is sufficient
material for you to report on.
With this information you will write
a short biography of your writer, and a short synopsis of the story or
the poems you read, you will also answer three questions that you will
incorporate with some clip art into the final product, a web page about
your writer and his/her writings. The web pages will be collected and presented
on-line.
The Process
Step 1
Use the following links to find
your desired writer or poet, using the criteria listed above:
A Celebration
of Women Writers
African
American Women Writers of the 19th Century
English Literature:
Early 17th Century
Poetry
and Prose of the Harlem Renaissance
Project Gutenberg
Victorian Women
Writer's Project
Step 2
Use the following links to help
you gather information on your writer or poet's life to supplement that
which you already found using the links in Step 1.
Bartleby.com
Grolier Online
Encyclopedia Britannica
Step 3
Write a 2-3 page synopsis of the
story/poetry you have chosen. Consider the three questions you will receive
in class.
Step 4
Write a short (approximately 1
page) biography of your writer or poet.
Step 5
Using the basic html skills you
will learn in class in addition to the template you will use the information
and clip art you have gathered and processed to create a web page.
Evaluation
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Beginning
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Developing
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Accomplished
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Exemplary
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Synopsis:
Discussion and understanding
of author's sampled writing(s), consideration of given questions.
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Sketchy writing,
minimal details, little consideration of 3 questions, difficulty incorporating
them into text, might completely separate, many errors in grammar/spelling.
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Sketchy writing,
few details, some consideration of 3 questions, some difficulty incorporating
them into text, several errors in grammar/spelling.
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Well written
synopsis, several details, strong consideration and incorporation of 3
questions, few errors in grammar/spelling.
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Flowing, detailed
writing, full consideration and easy incorporation of 3 questions, none-few
errors in grammar/spelling.
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Biography: Discussion
and understanding of author's life and writing.
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Sketchy writing,
minimal details, many errors in grammar/spelling.
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Sketchy writing,
few details, several errors in grammar/spelling.
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Well written
biography, several details, few errors in grammar/spelling.
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Flowing, detailed
writing, none-few errors in grammar/spelling.
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Presentation:
Brief discussion
of author and his/her works in class.
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Brief description
of work(s) and author, hardly any details, very little to no reflection
or reasons given.
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Brief description
of work(s) and author, few details, no particular reflection or reason
given for their particular choices.
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Brief description
of work(s) and author, some details, states personal reasons, but less
clear on them.
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Brief, but detailed
description of work(s) and author, including author's vital statistics,
as well as own personal reasons for choosing author/story/poems.
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Web page:
Display information
gathered and processed with help of template and code learned in class.
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Applies template,
but some features are missing or inadequately filled. Neglects to properly
close or "sandwich" most of the codes.
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Applies template,
but sometimes neglects to properly close or "sandwich" some codes.
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At most, one
successful use each of font sizing, coloring and formatting, a table, background
formatting, and clip art. Full application of template.
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At least one
successful use each of font sizing, coloring and formatting, a table, background
formatting, and clip art. Full application of template.
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Conclusion
By the end of the week you will
be able to manipulate basic HTML to create simple web pages, insert clip
art, handle text, and upload files using the computer and the internet.
We will have created our own version of "OnliestTales.com" and will have
met and enjoyed a host of writers and poets we might otherwise never have.
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