ThePerfectSociety.WebQuest.Instructions

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The Perfect Society
A WebQuest on The Giver
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ent.htm
 The Giver                            By Lois
Lowry
April 28, 2005
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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

• INTRODUCTION
• The Giver describes a perfect society.
• What makes this community flawless?
• How has it managed to keep things organized and
  under perfect control?
• It seems that man has finally found the
  ideal way to live until one member of the
  community starts to uncover flaws.

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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

• TASK
• You have been assigned by the elders of the
  community to
• investigate why Jonas, a promising young
  man, chooses to leave
• the community.
• What made this gifted individual, chosen to
  be the Giver, rebel
• against the norms?
• What went wrong?
• What flaws did he reveal in this seemingly
  perfect community?

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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

PROCESS The team will uncover what Jonas
finds impossible to live with and fix
the flaws in the community. The committee will
keep track of all the information they
disclose from observations and interviews.
The team will collaborate and write their final
report for the community to view. The
members will present their findings by giving a
presentation using multimedia and visual
aids.
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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

GUIDELINES Students will work in teams of
four. Everyone on the team needs to have
read The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Each
member will interview a member of the community
to find out what happened to Jonas.
Write individual reports
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The Perfect Society

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GUIDELINES The final team report will
consist of seven parts Cover page, Table
of Contents, Introduction, Body, Conclusion,
Bibliography, and an appendix
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rts.htm Each team member will be
evaluated for both individual and team work.
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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

RESOURCES Students will use the Internet to
access information. The final product is a
collaborative writing report that sums up all of
the members interviews. The
Interviews will be added to the appendix of the
paper.
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The Perfect Society
A WebQuest on The Giver
Progress Report Journal Students will add 4
entries to the progress report journal. Each
entry will be 150 200 words minimum. Items to
Include A summary and reflection on the black and
white and color paintings A summary of the Audio
interview and discussion Progress reports of the
team work
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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

EVALUATION 1 Students will be evaluated for
the following team activities 50
points for the progress report journal 20
points for the audio analysis 15 points for
the black and white/color visual discussion
15 points for the final reflection Total
100 points
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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

EVALUATION 2 Students will be evaluated for
the WebQuest 25 points for individual
work 25 points for team presentation
50 points for team written paper TOTAL 100
points
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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

• CONCLUSION
• The team will include concluding remarks in
  their final paper.
• How perfect was the society in The Giver?
• Did Jonas do the right thing by leaving his
  community?

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The Perfect Society

• A WebQuest on The Giver

REFLECTION Students will fill in a
reflection form at the end of the WebQuest and
send it to their teacher.
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