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Literature webquests for homeschool
Holocaust Webquest Activity
This Holocaust webquest is a great way to review or introduce students to a study of the Nazi atrocities committed against the Jewish people in Europe. It would work well in any World History class or as an introductory activity for Holocaust-related novels and other literary works.
Students will explore the website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum at https://www.ushmm.org/learn which contains an incredible amount of information, documentation, video clips, survivor testimonies
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7th - 12th
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Intro to Gris Grimly Frankenstein
Gris Grimly "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. Complete digital or print introduction to Gris Grimly's graphic novel of Frankenstein. Gris Grimly's, Frankenstein, graphic novel is a part of our Science Fiction series designed to engage students in a fully illustrated version of Mary Shelley's 1818 original text. **Please Note: This resources utilizes a website in order for students to complete a Webquest on Mary Shelley. Please check the website to ensure that you and your students have access befo
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Gris Grimly "Frankenstein" Volumes I and II
Introduction to Esperanza Rising ( A Pre-Reading Research Project )
Introduction to Esperanza Rising (Pre-Reading Research Project): Are you teaching a literature unit using Esperanza Rising this year? Since this is a historical fiction novel, it is a good idea to give students some background information before they read Esperanza Rising. This is an interactive WebQuest that takes students on a journey to learn more about the setting and events that take place in this book. Depending on your group, this research project is expected to take anywhere from 2 - 4
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5th - 8th
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Dystopian Literature Web Quest Activity for Unit Introduction Answer Key
Introduce students to the disconcerting genre of dystopian short stories and novels with this quick and comprehensive web quest! This dystopian web quest lesson and activity is three pages of graphic organizers to help guide students into research and learning! A 5-minute TedEd video link is included to help facilitate learning and engagement. This web quest is useful for any dystopian text or unit! By the end of this activity students will know: What a dystopia and utopia are, who first used
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7th - 10th
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The Odyssey Bundle: Intro, WebQuest, Presentations, Projects, Essay, Breakout
This resource bundle includes materials to introduce students to the Odyssey and Greek mythology, a Webquest with events from the epic poem written in narrative form, presentation and project materials, a highly structured argument essay focused on whether or not Odysseus is a hero, and a breakout activity which can be used to preview or review the epic.
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9th
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A Long Walk to Water WebQuest - Research Activity for Setting, Culture, & More!⭐
♠️ A Long Walk to Water WebQuestDo you want a way to create planning time for A Long Walk to Water that also creates a meaningful experience for your students?This WebQuest does both!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~♠️ What You GetThis A Long Walk to Water WebQuest takes students on a brief but in-depth sojourn through the geography, history, culture, and language of the novel by Sue Park. For about two days of independent or group work, student
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6th - 9th
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Roman Mythology Webquest for Kids
Roman Mythology Webquest for KidsStudents will gain basic knowledge about the Roman gods and goddess by completing an internet-based worksheet. This website is great for students who might be studying World History, Literature, Mythology, or Latin. The Roman Mythology Webquest uses the following great website.Click here to view the website!My students enjoy learning about the Roman gods and goddess using this website. This website is tame and is a G or PG version of Roman Mythology. I use this
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4th - 8th
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Introduction to the Crucible | Arthur Miller | McCarthyism | Salem Witch Trials
Uncover the interesting connections among Arthur Miller's The Crucible, McCarthyism, and the Salem Witch Trials with this comprehensive set of activities. This resource includes a 25-slide Google Slides presentation with information about Arthur Miller, McCarthyism, The Crucible, and the Salem Witch Trials. This has everything you need to begin your unit on The Crucible! What’s Included:25-slide Google Slides presentation with information about Arthur Miller, McCarthyism, The Crucible, and the
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare Webquest w/ PowerPoint
This 27-question webquest leads students through a series of online articles about Shakespeare's life, Shakespeare's language, Elizabethan theatre, and the Shakespeare authorship debate. Students have guiding questions to demonstrate their comprehension of the articles. I've also included some fun things on their quest, like a Shakespearean insult maker that generates random insults from Shakespeare's works. (Students love that part!) After the students finish the webquest, the PowerPoint makes
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Complete Unit BUNDLE
Victorian Era Introduction Web Quest Use for ANY Victorian Novel, Story, Poem
Before reading the Bronte sisters, Dickins, Thackery or any other Victorian author, give students a comprehensive foundation on the Victorian Era with this webquest! This web quest can be used for any text of the Victorian period. It uses a total of five links to build students’ familiarity with gender roles, child labor, the class divide, prominent authors and more! A quiz is included to use to assess newly acquired student learning. Additionally, as the Victorian writers used their voices to c
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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Miss Peregrine BUNDLE!
I have Bundled 2 of my best products into one! In the Unit Plan, you will find:This complete packet is 103 pages and includes: -Vocabulary lists- organized by chapter-Two separate vocabulary graphic organizers for each chapter-Journal and Discussion Questions -Comprehension questions and Graphic Organizes by Chapters, -Literary Anchor Charts -Vocabulary Tests with Answer Keys -Comprehension Tests and QuizzesThis web quest includes 8 pages of questions for students to answer. Students will resea
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6th - 10th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Firekeeper's Daughter Pre-Reading Station Activity or Webquest
This product is intended to be used as a pre-reading activity before beginning Angeline Boulley's Firekeeper's Daughter. There are four pages that could also be used as separate stations if that works better for your classroom. The topics covered include pop culture of 2004, an analysis of the location and history of Sault Ste. Marie, where the novel takes place, an inquiry into the methamphetamine problem of the early 2000s and the meaning and differences between the titles of Anishinaabe, Ojib
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
AGATHA CHRISTIE Webquest | Worksheets | Printables
Save time with this no-prep, printable webquest, featuring worksheets that help students use research skills to uncover interesting facts about the life and works of Agatha Christie, the queen of mystery literature.This 4-page, printable resource presents a brief introduction about Agatha Christie's popularity as an author. Then it gives 40 questions that help students delve deeper into events in her life and the many books and plays for which she is famous. As a culminating activity, students
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: AGATHA CHRISTIE Webquest and Short Story Bundle 1 | Worksheets
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children WEB QUEST!
While teaching the novel, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children", and I have found that there are many things that my students need to research in order to understand the premise and underlying issues of the novel. I made this web quest so that my students can research aspects in the novel in order to understand it on a higher level. This web quest includes 8 pages of questions for students to answer. Students will research information on:- World War II- The Holocaust - Cairnholm Islan
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Miss Peregrine BUNDLE!
1984 Prereading Webquest
Webquests are an awesome way to introduce students to background information. This original webquest for the novel 1984 utilizes videos, articles, and definitions to address the categories of Science Fiction, George Orwell, and Surveillance and Propaganda. With the information gathered from this webquest, students will be primed for reading and analyzing the novel, 1984.
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9th - 12th
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Holocaust Digital Activity
Need a lesson to familiarize your students with the Holocaust? This internet digital lesson was designed to allow students to research and gain information about what the Holocaust was, who was involved in it, where it was, how the Nazis came into power and life in the concentration camps. This activity can be assigned to remote distance learning classrooms to learn about the Holocaust. Students will learn: What the Holocaust wasWho was involved in it (victims, perpetrators, and bystanders)A map
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7th - 8th
Webquest on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Every year I direct a Shakespeare play with my middle schoolers, and I use this webquest to introduce my students to the world of Elizabethan theatre. Right now, I use it with sixth graders, though I have used it with 7th and 8th grades in the past as well, and it would also be appropriate for high school students who are new to the study of Shakespeare’s world.
This webquest is extensive: it includes four sources (one from Britannica, one from the personal travel blog of a university librarian
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Introduction to Esperanza Rising - Pre-Reading Research Project - Google Drive
Introduction to Esperanza Rising - Pre-Reading Research Project! It is a good idea to give students some background information before they read Esperanza Rising. This is an editable Google slides document and an interactive WebQuest that takes students on a journey to learn more about the setting and events that take place in this book. Depending on your group, this research project could take anywhere from 2 - 4 days to complete. Included in this Product:Internet Research Template - Topics in
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5th - 8th
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Mini-Bundle o' Poe
Here's the Poe Scavenger Hunt and its assessment sheets along with the Tell-Tale Heart Newspaper activity, The Poe Times, and its instruction sheets.This bundle will get you my paid materials and their corresponding free materials (which TPT won't allow me to attach) at a lower price than buying them individually.NOTE: In the Poe Scavenger Hunt, slide 17, there is a Buzzfeed video where they say a naughty word towards the end. You can simply edit that slide and delete that video if you teach you
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7th - 12th
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Shakespeare's Othello Webquest - with Key
Great resource for higher level (high school) students who already have background knowledge of Shakespeare. Instead of a lecture on Shakespeare, students get to do some guided research of their own in order to gain a full understanding of the history of the play and time period. Students will watch videos and read articles regarding Shakespeare, Venice, the Ottoman Venetian War, and 16th century views on love and marriage. They will answer guided to questions to help their understanding.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Roald Dahl Web Quest Author Study Lesson Biography Writing Activity
Roald Dahl is a well beloved author and this web quest is a great tool to use to usher students into his delightfully creative and wonderful realm! With this activity, students will be able to research aspects of Dahl's life and discover what helped nurture his creativity. After the students find key details of Dahl’s life, plus a few other facts that they find of particular interest, they play the author themselves and apply their learning by creating a three paragraph biography. There is an an
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8th - 11th, Adult Education
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The Iliad Introduction Webquest
I love teaching The Iliad, but I have always struggled with an easy way to introduce the major knowledge required in understanding the epic poem. This is why I created The Iliad Webquest. It has been student tested for two years, and my students come away from it prepared to tackle The Iliad.This editable Google Slide is a guided research project. Directions, guiding questions, and research links are included in the speaker notes to keep students on track, and images are already provided to keep
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9th - 12th
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The Odyssey by Homer WebQuest, Presentations, Projects
The Odyssey by Homer WebQuest, Presentations, Projects
These resources accompany an online WebQuest that I created. Students read (in narrative form) and present a part of The Odyssey instead of struggling through the whole epic poem.
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*Link to my WebQuest
*Summary of The Odyssey with a graphic organizer for important characters and settings
*Six parts of The Odyssey in narrative form (one part with an audio recording)
*Presentation assignment, outline, rubric, and active listening
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7th - 12th
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Hamlet Pre-Reading Escape Room - Digital and Paper Versions
Students will go on a journey around the world solving Morse Code, PigPen Cypher, and other various puzzles to learn about Shakespeare, The Globe, Hamlet themes, and Hamlet's setting/plot. To learn about these topics, students will explore various websites. All websites that they need can be accessed with QR codes or links. If you prefer to print the articles, that would be an option as well. The digital escape room is in the form of a Google Form. You will make your own copy, edit it to your li
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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