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Overview of a WebQuest
(From the WebQuest Page)
A WebQuest is made of six basic parts.
1.
Introduction
This is a short paragraph that introduces the WebQuest to the students. If
there is a role or scenario involved (e.g., "You are a detective trying
to identify the mysterious poet.") then here is where you'll set the
stage. If there's no motivational introduction, this section should
provide a short advance organizer or overview. The purpose of this
section is to both prepare and hook the reader. The student is the
intended audience. It is also in this section that you'll communicate
the Big Question (Essential Question, Guiding Question) that the whole
WebQuest is centered around.
2. The Task
The task focuses learners on what they are going to do-specifically,
the culminating performance or product that drives all of the learning
activities. Describe crisply and clearly what the end result of the learners'
activities will be. The task could be:
- series of questions that must be answered,
- summary to be created,
- problem to be solved,
- position to be formulated and defended,
- creative work, or
- anything that requires the learners to process and transform the
information they've gathered.
Don't list the steps that students will go through to get to the end
point. That belongs in the Process section.
3.
The Process
This section outlines how the learners will accomplish the task.
Scaffolding includes clear steps, resources, and tools for organizing
information.
To accomplish the task, what steps should the learners go
through?...Learners will access the on-line resources that you've
identified as they go through the Process....In the Process block, you
might also provide some guidance on how to organize the information
gathered.
4.
Resources
Use this space to point out places on the internet (or physical resources
in the classroom) that will be available for the learners to use to
accomplish the task. Describe each resource so the students know in
advance where each link is going.
5.
Evaluation
This section describes the evaluation criteria needed to meet performance
and content standards.
Describe to the learners how their performance will be evaluated. The
assessment rubric(s) should align with the culminating project or
performance, as outlined in the task section of the WebQuest. Specify
whether there will be a common grade for group work vs. individual
grades.
6.
Conclusion
The conclusion brings closure and encourages reflection. Summarize
what the student will have accomplished by completing the WebQuest.
Rhetorical questions or additional links that encourage extended thinking
beyond the content of the lesson may also be included
here.
Learning Advice
This section may also be included. Guidance may be provided on how to
organize the information gathered or any suggestions or advice pertinent
to the WebQuest. If it is very detailed, it might be best included in the
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