SLO Project Name & Link: Literary Agent WebQuest
Authored by: Patricia Shaw & Jaclyn Timmany-White with Sylvie Schweig
Homepage address: http://goff.egcsd.org/pubAgent/index.htm
Grade Level(s): 6-8
Subject Area(s): ELA
Learning Standards Referenced: Learning Standards
Assessments: Students will be assessed using the linked rubric
Student Outcomes (Exemplars): To be posted
Procedure: Students explore the job of fiction writing while they take on the dual roles of literary agent and publisher. They read research and persuasively present a client and judge others' presentations. They develop reading writing speaking and listening skills.
Specific inquiry/activity: Students role play the roles of publishing agent and publishing team as a vehicle for studying an author and his / her work. They research authors on the Internet given a list of pre-selected research sites.
Instructional Modifications: Differentiation is achieved by modifying the rubric and matching students with appropriate roles in the group activity.
Time Required: 1 week (40 minutes / day)
Resources (materials): Internet access, PowerPoint software, Inspiration software (optional)
Web sites referenced: Resources |
