This Webquest project meets WIDA Consortium ELP Standards for 9-12 grades for Social and Instructional Language as following:
Skill: Reading
Topic: Study Skills and Strategies
Level 1 - Entering: Preview visually supported text to glean basic facts (e.g., titles or bold print).
Level 2 - Beginning: Highlight main ideas or important information from visually supported text (e.g., newspaper columns in L1 and L2).
Level 3 - Developing: Scan material from visually supported text to identify details that confirm main ideas.
Level 4 - Expanding: Skim material from visually supported text for meaning of words, phrases or sentences in context.
Level 5 - Reaching: Draw conclusions based on information from text.
Skill: Writing
Topic: Information gathering
Level 1 - Entering: Copy information from media (e.g., newspapers, web sites) and check with a partner.
Level 2 - Beginning: List points of information from media (e.g., TV, films, video or DVDs) and share with a partner.
Level 3 - Developing: Form general ideas based on information from familiar speakers, media or print in a series of related sentences and share with a partner.
Level 4 - Expanding: Summarize information from various sources (e.g., radio, TV or newspapers) in paragraph form and share with a partner
Level 5 - Reaching: Integrate information from multiple sources to produce short stories.
Skill: Writing
Topic: Note Taking
Level 1 - Entering: Take notes on key symbols, words or phrases from visuals pertaining to discussions.
Level 2 - Beginning: List key phrases or sentences from discussions and models (e.g., on the board or from overhead projector).
Level 3 - Developing: Produce sentence outlines from discussions, lectures or readings
Level 4 - Expanding: Summarize notes from lectures or readings in paragraph form.
Level 5 -Reaching: Produce essays based on notes from lectures or readings.
This WebQuest project also meets the North Carolina Common Core Standards for 8th graders in English Language Arts as following:
NC.CC.8.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
8.RI.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
8.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
NC.CC.8.W. Writing Standards
8.W.1.d. Establish and maintain a formal style.
8.W.2.a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
8.W.2.d.Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
NC.CC.8.L. Language Standards
8.L.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
8.L.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Skill: Reading
Topic: Study Skills and Strategies
Level 1 - Entering: Preview visually supported text to glean basic facts (e.g., titles or bold print).
Level 2 - Beginning: Highlight main ideas or important information from visually supported text (e.g., newspaper columns in L1 and L2).
Level 3 - Developing: Scan material from visually supported text to identify details that confirm main ideas.
Level 4 - Expanding: Skim material from visually supported text for meaning of words, phrases or sentences in context.
Level 5 - Reaching: Draw conclusions based on information from text.
Skill: Writing
Topic: Information gathering
Level 1 - Entering: Copy information from media (e.g., newspapers, web sites) and check with a partner.
Level 2 - Beginning: List points of information from media (e.g., TV, films, video or DVDs) and share with a partner.
Level 3 - Developing: Form general ideas based on information from familiar speakers, media or print in a series of related sentences and share with a partner.
Level 4 - Expanding: Summarize information from various sources (e.g., radio, TV or newspapers) in paragraph form and share with a partner
Level 5 - Reaching: Integrate information from multiple sources to produce short stories.
Skill: Writing
Topic: Note Taking
Level 1 - Entering: Take notes on key symbols, words or phrases from visuals pertaining to discussions.
Level 2 - Beginning: List key phrases or sentences from discussions and models (e.g., on the board or from overhead projector).
Level 3 - Developing: Produce sentence outlines from discussions, lectures or readings
Level 4 - Expanding: Summarize notes from lectures or readings in paragraph form.
Level 5 -Reaching: Produce essays based on notes from lectures or readings.
This WebQuest project also meets the North Carolina Common Core Standards for 8th graders in English Language Arts as following:
NC.CC.8.RI. Reading Standards for Informational Text
8.RI.2. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.
8.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
NC.CC.8.W. Writing Standards
8.W.1.d. Establish and maintain a formal style.
8.W.2.a. Introduce a topic clearly, previewing what is to follow; organize ideas, concepts, and information into broader categories; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
8.W.2.d.Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
NC.CC.8.L. Language Standards
8.L.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
8.L.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.