Introduction – Task – Process – Evaluation - Conclusion

Introduction

· William the wacky weather forecaster for the city of Wausau, Wisconsin has lost his wild weather notepad. His wonderful water cycle presentation that he prepared for the elementary school children has been lost! What will William do? You can help William present his wacky water cycle presentation without his wild weather notepad. Hurry, before the students of Wausau, Wisconsin wage a war against William!!!!

Task

· You will need to worm through Williams computer files and weed out the important facts for his water cycle presentation and present it to the eager students of Wausau, Wisconsin.

Process

· First, you will need to find William’s Wausau, Wisconsin water cycle weather files. Are they under his computer or next to the copy machine?

· Next, you need to copy down the four main parts to the water cycle and any relevant information that describes each part.

· Then, you are to draw a picture of a water cycle on a separate sheet of paper.

· Finally, you are to share your descriptions and picture with your group.

Evaluation

Web quest rubric

	1	2	3	4	Your Score
Sentence Fluency (Flow)	Repetitive sentence patterns. There are no connecting words between sentences. Many sentences run into each other.	Sentence patterns are generally repetitive, with occasional variance. There are usually connecting words between sentences, where appropriate. Some sentences should be merged; others should be made into two or more sentences.	Sentence patterns are generally varied, but sometimes variations seem forced and inappropriate. There are connecting words between sentences, where appropriate. Each sentence contains a complete thought; there are no run-on sentences.	Varied and interesting sentence patterns. There are connecting words between sentences, where appropriate. Sentences are complete thoughts, with no run-ons.
Sensory Description	Very little sensory description is present. Work does not paint pictures for the reader.	Work relies predominantly on only one or two senses. Descriptions are not specific enough to paint vivid pictures for the reader.	Work makes use of more than two senses to paint some pictures for the readers.	Work makes use of more than three senses to paint complete and vivid pictures for the reader.
Mechanics	Frequent errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	Errors in grammar and punctuation, but spelling has been proofread.	Occasional grammatical errors. Spelling has been proofread.	Nearly error-free. Reflects thorough proofreading for grammar and spelling.
Pre-writing (Outline, Notes, Graphic Organizer)	Does not utilize pre-writing process or makes only a cursory attempt to brainstorm, plan, or organize thoughts.	Uses only one pre-writing strategy. Pre-writing is usually only minimally connected to later written work.	Uses multiple pre-writing strategies to form a strong foundation for later written work.	Makes exceptional use of mutliple pre-writing strategies. Pre-writing forms a strong and clear foundation for later written work.
Creativity/ Originality	Does not express originality or creative thought	Expresses some originality or creative thought, but does not always meet requirements	Displays some originality or creative thought while keeping in mind the task at hand	Displays a lot of creativity and original thought; keeps in mind task at hand but is not afraid to experiment

Conclusion

· Wow!! You have become a master of the wacky water cycle. Now, when William the wacky weather forecaster asks you, you will be prepared on the four main parts of the water cycle. What are they again?

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