Designed by Madison Ellsworth Given a list of websites to explore, students will research Edgar Allan Poe and his work in order to write an persuasive essay, giving details about at least 3 of his pieces of writing. Academic Standards: 1.2.10.C: Distinguish between essential and nonessential information across a variety of texts and sources from all academic content areas, identifying bias or propaganda where present. 1.2.10.D: Analyze inferences and draw conclusions, citing textual support, based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject. 1.8.11.A: Formulate a clear research question and design a methodology for gathering and evaluating information on the chosen topic. 1.9.9.A: Use media and technology resources for research and problem solving in content learning. ISTE Technology Standards: 3b: Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. 6b: Select and use applications effectively and productively Introduction You are an English teacher and want to teach a lesson on Edgar Allan Poe. You want to make sure your students have a thorough understanding of Poe and his writing style, but you only have time in the unit to teach three of his works. You want to make sure you pick three works that will help your students understand who he was as an author and what his writing was usually like. You are going to do some research to help you figure out what pieces of writing you will choose for your students to read. These do not have to be Poe's most famous works, but they should be three works that tell the student something about his recurring themes or his inspirations. The Task You should research Poe as an author and as a person and should read a few of his works to get an idea of his style of writing. You should decide which of his works best represent him and why. Through this WebQuest you will accomplish the following:
The Process
http://www.biography.com/#!/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/edgar-allan-poe 2. Next you will read some of his works to get a feel for his writing. Here are some websites you can use: http://poestories.com/stories.php https://www.poemuseum.org/works.php 3. Next you will research Poe's reccuring themes, motifs, and symbols. You can use these websites: http://www2.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/17841865/lit/poe.htm http://www.poemhunter.com/edgar-allan-poe/biography/ 4. Now you will choose which three of Poe's works you think should be taught based on their relevance to Poe's life and work as a whole. 5. You will then write a persuasive essay arguing why these works should be taught. If you have questions about how to write the essay, you can use this website: http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr4.htm Evaluation Describe to the learners how their performance will be evaluated. Specify whether there will be a common grade for group work vs. individual grades.
Rubric created using Rubistar Conclusion After completing this webquest, you should have learned about Edgar Allan Poe's life, his works, and recurring elements in his writing. Now that you have read some of his work, you should be more familiar with his style of writing. You have also learned how to better write a persuasive essay. Credits & References I consulted a WebQuest on QuestGarden as an example to base my work on. You can find it here: http://questgarden.com/47/51/8/070305133616/index.htm I created my rubric using Rubistar. You can find that site here: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php |
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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