by April Jones, Lathrop Street
This is a language arts webquest designed for second grade students. The students will investigate the given authors to complete a final project. For the final project, the students will create a mock interview in which one group member acts as the author, and the other group members act as the journalists.
Introduction
Today you will begin your journey as an investigative journalist. What is an investigative journalist? Well, it is someone who researches something to learn more about it. Then, they share the information they find with others.
In this webquest, you will be investigating some of our favorite book authors in a team using a computer.
Ask yourself...
How well do you know Dav Pilkey, Tomie dePaola, Joanna Cole and Laura Numeroff?
Get ready to do some hard-hitting research!