For the Teacher

Romeo and Juliet:

A Quest Upon the Web

Designed by:

Stephen M. Wright

smwright4@netzero.net

Home Up Introduction The Task The Process Evaluation Conclusion For the Teacher Study Guide

Learners

This WebQuest was designed for high school freshman and involves literature, language arts, math and science. It will be helpful if a student in each group has some prior knowledge of Internet navigation skills. The "Critic" role is designed for a student with limited computer access or skill.

Literature:

bulletAn understanding of Romeo and Juliet.
bulletAn understanding of Shakespeare and Renaissance life.

Language Arts:

bulletDevelop writing skills.
bulletDevelop communication skills.

Science:

bulletAn understanding of science history.
bulletAn understanding of modern atomic theory.

Math:

bulletApplication of math skills relating to travel.
bulletAn understanding of exchange rate conversion.

In addition to the content areas, it is also desirable to teach students to work together to accomplish the stated goals. Each group member should be responsible for teaching the other members in his or her group what he or she has learned.

Evaluation

In order to evaluate student performance the following rubric is included. The scoring multiplier is, of course, at the teacher's discretion. The goal of this unit is more than just content and is reflected in the evaluation process.

 

 

Exceptional

4

Well Done

3

Good

2

Completed

1

Score

x5

Written work

All written work is turned in without any grammatical errors or misspellings.

All written work is turned in with minor spelling or grammatical errors.

All written work is turned in with a few misspellings and grammatical errors.

Not all written work is turned in or there are several spelling and grammatical errors.

  

Grasps concepts

Each member of the group shows a clear understanding of his own topic and the topic of the others in his group.

Each member of the group shows a clear understanding of his own topic and understands the other topics somewhat.

Each member has a clear understanding of his own topic.

Not all members have a clear understanding of their individual topics.

  

Group work

Each member worked well with the others and all work shows unity of thought.

Each member cooperated with the others and some work shows a group effort.

Each member worked with the others but final work was disjointed.

Members worked independently of each other.

  

Visuals

All visuals are appealing and engaging. Text is readable. Graphics are relevant and not distracting.

There is minimal confusion about the visuals but they convey the main ideas. Text is readable. Graphics are used appropriately.

Visuals are somewhat confusing but convey some of the main idea. Text is difficult to read. Graphics may be inappropriate.

Visual does not convey the main idea. Text is illegible. Graphics are inappropriate.

  

 

Credits

Many of the resources used in this WebQuest can be found in Teaching with the Internet by Donald and Deborah Leu.

To design your own WebQuest visit The WebQuest Page.

Thanks to my instructor, Donna Taylor at Olivet Nazarene University.

Thanks to Linda Coyne whose enthusiasm for this project was most appreciated and who's proof reading was most helpful.