Teacher's guide for The Australian Authors-what do you know? WebQuest

by rosemary thomas

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Introduction

Use this WebQuest to help 4 - 6 English students learn about Australian Authors-what do you know?. The goal is to get students engaging in critical thinking.

Overview

Main Topic:	Australian Authors-what do you know?
Subtopics:	Children's Literature, , ,
Grade Level:	4 - 6
Subject(s):	English
Learning Goal:	engaging in critical thinking

Vision and Reality

If the learning goal were achieved in the most ideal of perfect worlds it would look something like:

To widen the children's knowledge of Australian authors.
To foster in children a deeper understanding of how authors' work.
To foster the reading of Australian children's literature.
To develop students' abilities to confidently use the web as a source for information gathering and learning.

However, what I anticipate probably looks more like:

Based on the Vision set for this activity, the actual reality is more likely to be children gaining confidence in the use of electronic resources for research and a desire to read the work by authors the students investigate.
Hopefully the students will be stimulated and have fun working on the web and producing their information.

The What - If Inventory

To give the activity its best chance at helping students learn, I assembled this list of possible resources:

Technology Resources

Microsoft Word.



Internet Potential

Use selected sites to obtain information.



Possible Collaborations

Use email to write to selected authors.



Special Events




General Resources

Books from school, home and public libraries as a backup incase the internet is down during lesson time.



Standards

Conclusion

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