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 * Teacher Page **

**Goal** - This WebQuest is designed to teach literature genres to elementary grade students. The students are suppose to use the clues given by each character in order to determine which genre they fit into.


 * Learners** - This WebQuest is designed for elementary grade students (4-6) in a literature class. The learner should already have had an introduction to literature genres. This WebQuest is intended to be of individual use, however, accommodations in the Task and Process sections can be made in order for a group of 2-3 students to work together.

**Duration:** This WebQuest should take 1-2 days to complete.

**Standards:** **-** Answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.
 * -** Clarify steps in a set of instructions or procedures for proper sequencing and completeness and revise if necessary.
 * -** Identify and explain the defining characteristics of literary forms and genres, including poetry, drama, fables, fantasies, chapter books, fiction and non-fiction.

**Process** - This WebQuest is designed for a single user, but accommodations can be made for groupwork by splitting the Process steps among teammates. This WebQuest is designed to be used during class. I will be taking the students to the computer lab to complete this activity. There is also a handout that I will pass out to the students for their final assignment. Below is the link to the assignment.


 * Resources** - This WebQuest should not be the initial introduction to book genres given to students in a class. A good segue way into this WebQuest would be a short introduction to literature genres. The directions in this WebQuest are complete, but not detailed. They should act as a reminder of what they were told in class. After this WebQuest is completed, it should be supplemented by an in-class lesson on literrature genres, one that is more complete than this. I have only included characters for five book genres. Obviously, there are more than five book genres, so a lesson that surpasses these five will be needed.