“So I stood there and swore that we had both
seen a monkey run into the driveway with a little stick in his hand and write
‘fart’ in the concrete.”
Introduction:
Hello
Investigators!
Did I hear you say,
who is Barbara Park? Well, I am sure you heard of her good friend Junie B.
Jones. If you want to learn more,
take our challenge and participate in our authorquest!
The
Task:
As
investigators, you will:
q Follow our clues to find out information on
Barbara Park.
q Discover the wide variety of books she’s written.
q Have fun with Junie B.
The
Process:
Answer the following questions using the
clues we have given you. Good luck!!
1.
Where
did Barbara Park grow up?
CLUE
#1:
http://www.edupaperback.org/authorbios/Park_Barbara.html
2.
What
is the capital of that state?
CLUE # 2:
http://www.50states.com/newjerse.htm
3.
How
long does it take her to write a book?
CLUE
# 3:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/authorbio.html
4.
What
is Barbara Park’s favorite book she’s written?
CLUE
# 4:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/authorbio.html
5.
Who
is her favorite character?
CLUE
# 5:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/authorbio.html
6.
Can
you find some books other than Junie B. that she’s written?
CLUE
# 6:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/books/series/barbarapark.html
7.
Read a Junie B. book of your choice and write
a review. Share and discuss your review
with the class.
CLUE
# 7:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/kp_submit.html
http://www.geocites.com/marykreul/2kschool/JunieB/
8.
After reading many Junie B. books, take the
Junie B. trivia quiz to test your knowledge.
What is your score? What percent
did you get right? For an example, a
score of 5 out of 10 would be 50% correct.
CLUE
# 8:
http://www.kidsreads.com/funstuff/trivia/junie-triv.asp
9.
Read any of Barbara Park’s books and complete the following
story map:
10.
Now
that you have had a chance to really enjoy Barbara Park’s book, you can vote on
your favorite one!
http://www.kingslocal.k12.oh.us/schools/SLE/shall/junie.htm
11.
Look
at this picture of Junie B. Can you
describe the different types of media in the picture?
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/pdf/picturesearch.pdf
Conclusion:
Now
that you have learned a little about Barbara Park, do you have any other
questions? If you would like to learn
more, here’s your chance to contact Barbara Park!
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/ask.html
Evaluation:
|
|
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Questions |
Students answered
0-2 correctly |
Students answered
3-4 correctly |
Students answered
5-7 correctly |
Students answered
8-10 correctly |
|
Written Review |
Did not write a
review |
Review was not on
Barbara Park book |
Review was
well-written and coherent with few errors |
Review was extremely
well-written and coherent |
|
Story Map |
Left it blank |
Filled in parts but
not all |
Filled in most of
map with few errors |
Filled in map
completely with no errors |
|
Identifying
Media |
Couldn’t name any |
Named a few basic
types of media |
Named many types of
media with few mistakes |
Named all or most of
media shown |
Self-Evaluation:
Marisa Tobias
I
found this project interesting. It
enabled me to learn about an alternative way I can get information out to my
students. Once we got started, designing
the webquest was fun, even though it took a while! I learned a great deal about Barbara Park
while doing this assignment, and had never realized she had written so many
books! I had never heard of webquests prior
to this assignment and find them highly valuable in the classroom. It allows students to learn on their own,
navigating their way around the website, a very useful experience for this
technological age. Gathering the
information also allowed me to see the various websites that are available for
literacy. The web is a great resource
and this assignment opened my eyes to really how much information there is on
the website that a teacher can use. I
look forward to having the students in my class participate in my webquest!
Bridget Ferrin
I thought that the webquest was a great project because it
not only
gets
teachers thinking and using technology but it also gives students a chance
for
hands-on work with computers. It incorporates reading and aloows student to
use
many strategies based on Gardener's theory of multi-intelligences. I
think
that the webquest could easiliy be incorporated in any classroom unit, or
theme.
I learned a lot about Barbara Park as well as how to create a
connecting,
thematic unit based on an author. I would definately reccomend that
many
classroom teachers use the web quest in their classroom.