Life and Times of Thomas A. Edison
A WebQuest Activity
 
Advice

1. Jot down your ideas of what to include in your project.

2. As you gather data, organize information in categories.

3. Evaluate data that you collect and rank its importance.

4. Evaluate your project as you go along. Make sure that your project is focused, well organized and easy to read. It should also be visually appealing.

5. If you are performing the skit, make sure that you remember the importance of costumes and props to your performance.
6. If you are creating the newspaper,

Your lead article should demonstrate expository standards:

  • Evidence supports the topic
  • Provides information from reliable sources
  • Organizes information in journalistic style
Your editorial should be persuasive --
  • Presents ideas and arguments logically
  • Defends positions with evidence
  • Addresses reader's concerns
WebQuest
Introduction
Task
Advice
Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion
Created by Patricia Wachholz and Danilo M. Baylen
National Writing Project (NWP) at FGCU

College of Education
Florida Gulf Coast University
March 8, 2004