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12th grade writing-expository webquests
Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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9/11 Journalistic Study
Since September 11, 2001 is a significant historical event, this unit includes student interaction with two websites that allows them to use a journalistic approach. This approach allows them to report who, what, where, when, how and why through two responses. The first focus is about the day of September 11, 2001 and the second is about the recovery of Ground Zero. In addition, students are able to rhetorically analyze President George W. Bush's speech. This unit would take about seven school d
Grades:
9th - 12th
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"Inception" Film Guide: Understanding Allusion, Metaphor, Symbols, and Motifs
Bundle includes a student guide and a teacher's guide. Student guide presents 5 task challenges focused on interpreting complex plot and ambiguious messages in the film "Inception" through examining allusion, metaphor, symbolism, and motifs. Activities are designed to engage students in higher level thinking, critical reading, critical listening, critical talking, and critical writing. Students read and listen critically to information and interpretations of the film presented in a variety of fo
Grades:
8th - 12th
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The World of Emily Dickinson Webquest
This webquest sends students on a researching adventure to research the life and poetry of Emily Dickinson.
Students play the part of a journalist writing an article for a History magazine. Their mission is to find out about Emily Dickinson's life and, to analyze her poetry for tone, symbolism, and theme. They are given a digital presentation and a worksheet to guide them through the process of researching their work. Then they are given instructions on writing a 500 word article. A detailed r
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Works Cited Webquest
This resource encourages students to "deep dive" into the Purdue Owl MLA Citation website. It is a challenging handout that WILL require them to read through a lot of the material! I designed it this way to challenge students to read and absorb information as well as explore all of the MLA information Purdue Owl has to offer.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Bullying Investigation WebQuest
The Bullying Investigation WebQuest is designed to allow students to discover the harmful impact of bullying and the things they can do to help. Students are required to read online articles and watch videos for research. Then, they are to take their research and write their own article. This is a fully student-led activity that should take students about one 90 minute class period to complete.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Source Analysis: The Battles of Lexington and Concord Graphic Organizer
What REALLY happened when the "shot heard round the world" was fired?
Who fired it?
Who won?
Students will analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources to try and determine the answer to those questions, and, since it is hard to determine what REALLY happened, they will learn a valuable lesson about historical perspective.
This Powerpoint includes an editable chart with links to
1) a map of Boston, 1775
2) A battle animation
3) a video and article from The History Channel
4) a PBS vi
Grades:
7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Webquest: Who the Heck is Liebniz? (Calculus)
This webquest is a search for the "Father of Calculus." Students will explore the contributions of Liebniz and Newton and write an editorial supporting their decision as to who is the true father of calculus. Students can work in groups but all submit their own editorial and supporting documentation.
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Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education
Of Mice and Men Perspectives and Viewpoints
Use this document to create a webpage that can be used with a moodle or on your teacher web-page site to create a research project that will go with the novel Of Mice and Men. You have controlled the websites that are credible to obtain research from and you have a step by step process for how to research and how to write their papers. Use this lesson plan as a format for creating the webpage.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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Writing a Thesis Statement TEK 1.7Di
https://edtechmrbrown.com/writing-a-thesis-statement-webquest-tek-1-7d1/Here is a WebQuest made especially for 9th grade English 1 TEK 1.7d1 but would be useful for more secondary grade levels. This activity is about writing a thesis statement and uses the writing center website for Harvard University. This activity is created in Google Docs and designed to be assigned in Google Classsroom. This activity reviews do’s and don’ts of writing a thesis statement.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Death of a Salesman Webquest
This online webquest for the play Death of a Salesman, is a controlled way to allow research. Use the lesson plan to create a webpage for your students to navigate. You can just copy and paste from the word document into a moodle or other web format. It explores the theme's of the play in a research project format.
Grades:
10th - 12th
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Benjamin Franklin: The Face Behind the Hundred
The web quest will take students through a research project to better understand Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the United States. The project will culminate in a persuasive writing activity supporting the reasons why Mr. Franklin should remain on the $100 bill.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Harlem Renaissance / Langston Hughes Pre - Reading
***Buy and print easy and quick*** Don't you HATE buying a resource only to find that you can't use it right away because it needs modifying or that it is convoluted and hard to figure out for YOU let alone students. At Easy teacher ALL OUR PRODUCTS ARE PRINT AND PASS OUT!Harlem Renaissance / Langston Hughes Pre - Reading activity includes 22 study questions based on 3 web resources (links cited in the material) covering biographical and writing of Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance move
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Should Felons Vote and Should the United States Adopt the Green New Deal 2 Sided
Two sided group discussion and primer for debate in class with information presented by students around the world on ThinktheVote.com using this sheet as a guide, History or English students can explore some articles and information about the green new deal, and whether felons should be able to vote in prison. They first read and write their own thoughts, and then write about the thoughts o the group, and whether or not their minds were changed. this is a two-sided worksheet that should lead to
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Helping Students Determine Audience/Bias
Students being able to read an article/essay and determine the intended audience is crucial to becoming a good analyst and writer. This webquest allows students to use a kid friendly website www.teenink.com to review articles written by teens, determine the intended audience and bias, and provide specific proof from the article. Imagine all the intimate reading experience students will receive!
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Writing a Conclusion English 1 TEK 1.7D1 Google Docs for Google Classroom
https://edtechmrbrown.com/writing-a-conclusion-tek-1-7d1/Here is a digital activity created for English 1 TEK 1.7D1 ( thesis, evidence, examples, conclusion ). This is a WebQuest that sends students to the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill online writing center. Students read the strategies and answer a set of questions that accompany the web page. To wrap up the activity students are asked to apply the strategies they identified and write a conclusion paragraph for a provided incomple
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Plagiarism Web Activity using Cornell's Website
I use this for my seniors who still struggle with plagiarism -- even accidentally! It ensures reading by assessing via questions and activities.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Exploring Culture and Immigration Webquest
Students will answer the essential questions: What is it like to immigrate to America? How does appreciating other cultures enhance your life? How do people live differently that yourself?
Download includes a worksheet guide for student to use while going through the webquest. They will use it to gather evidences and cite their sources. It also includes a writing assignment at the end where they will use the knowledge and sources they gained from the webquest to write an explanatory essay.
The
Grades:
6th - 12th
Discussion Questions for NatGeo's "7 Billion"
National Geographic's 3-minute video, "7 Billion," is thought provoking on a number of levels and a great introduction to a number of topics: environment, persuasion, project-based learning, population, health, and so on.
This document is a combination of discussion questions and web-quest type guidance. It works for online forums, Socratic seminars, and other in-class conversations.
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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