Middle School Communication Arts
WebQuests use World Wide Web resources for inquiry-based
instructional activities. Missouri teachers have created the high-quality WebQuests
offered here. All have been evaluated by eMINTS staff using a scoring guide. Show-Me
Standards met by each WebQuest are listed.
 Accepted under new submission criteria (beginning January 2006)
| Title |
Description/Standards |
 End Slavery Now |
Students will research an alternative end to slavery in 1860 America other than Civil War. They will make proposals to Congress with their findings.
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Standards: SS 1.8, 1.9, 1.10; CA 3, 2, 1
GLEs: Understanding the causes and consequences of the Civil War 1.8, 1.9, 1.10
ISTE standards: 1a, 1b, 2d,3a,3b,3c,3d, 4b,4c,5c,6a,6b |
| Thirty Seconds |
This WebQuest requires students to analyze the persuasive techniques and strategies used in public service announcements to persuade the audience. A persuasive topic is researched and developed into a 30-second PSA movie.
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Standards: CA
GLEs: Writing 1a, 3c; Listening 21; Information Literacy 1a, 1b, 1d, 2a
ISTE standards: Technology Productivity tools |
| No Bats in My Town |
The mayor of the town is not sure whether to keep or get rid of the bats in the cave at the edge of town. Therefore, she has hired cinsultants from around the United States to give her their expert opinions as to how to proceed. Students become experts in four fields of study--Mythologists, Biologists, Vampire-ologists and Ecologists. After doing research, they collaborate and summarize their findings in a business letter.
ISTE NETS-S: 5. Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4); 1. Use keyboards and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively. (1) ; Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources. (6)
Show-Me Standards: See WebQuest teacher page
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| Radio
Days |
Back before there were televisions and computers,
there was radio. Families of the 1930s and 1940s would gatheraround the radio
and listen to their favorite programs such as Little Orphan Annie, Amos and Andy,
The Guiding Light, and The Shadow. Millions of Americans tuned in daily to their
favorite programs, just as today we tune in to our favorite television shows.
Radio allowed the listener to create their own images of characters and settings,
a luxury that we nolonger have in these days of television. Take a journey back
to the "Golden Age of Radio" as you learn about RadioDays.
Show-Me Standards: 1, 2 & 3, CA, FA, SS |
| The
Student Chronicles |
The Student Chronicles WebQuest is a role-specific
WebQuest in which teams collaborate to create and compile a Monthly Student Newspaper.
Show-Me Standards: Performance G1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 1-10, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-7,
3-6; Knowledge CA 1, 4, 5, FA 1 |
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