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WORKING WITH AWEBQUEST

PROFESORA MARA DELROSARIO CORREA

FERREIRA

BELLA UNIN, ARTIGAS

URUGUAY

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Lesson Plan16th September 2009

High school: Francisco Bauz.Group: 4 13Time allotted: 35 minutes.Objetives:

To make students aware of a growing problem as it isthe disappearance of rainforests.

To put into practice ICTs. To provide students with a learning tool that engages

them in the learning process as digital nativesAssumptions: Students have worked with places andrainforests and know about the topic.Anticipated problems: 1- Technological support may notwork.

2- The system may be working too slowlyand it may take time tolog in.

Possible solutions: 1-The teacher will replace the workwith computers by worksheets with the necessary materialfor students taken from the links prepared for the lesson.

2- The teacher will take advantage ofstudents prior knowledge to answer the key question.Materials: Computers lab, board, students sheet, pen drive.

Stagetiming

Procedure Objective

Introductio

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The teacher sets the situation

to the students: our planet hasan extremely big problem.Do you know which theproblem is?Why are rainforestdisappearing?Do you think we can save therainforest?

The teacher writes on the

board key vocabulary andexplains their meaning.

To draw

studentsattention andinspire theminto action.

To introducevocabulary

students willneed

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understand todo the task.

Scenario1

The teacher tells the studentsto imagine they are eco-warriors and they have to

convince other people to savethe rainforest.

To set theminto thesituation.

Task1

The teacher tells the studentsthey are going to surf the netto find necessary informationabout what is happening withrainforest to build aposter/leaflet.

To makestudentsaware of theproblem.

Resources The students are asked to visit

these links:www.srl.caltech.edu/personel/...http://kids.mongabay.com/

To surf the

internet forinformation.

Process15

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Teacher asks the students tocomplete a fact file using theinformation obtained in thelink.

After students have completedthe fact file the teacher checksthe information they havefound completing a fact filestuck on the board.

To guide thelearnersthrough thetask using the

links given.

To checkstudentswork.

Evaluation The teacher states the rubric inthe students sheet.

To assessstudents on

their work.Conclusion5

The teacher says: rememberwe have to do something tosave the rainforest.Our planet needs us, dontforget it.

To give aclosure to thewebquest.

STUDENTS SHEET

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personel/http://kids.mongabay.com/http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personel/http://kids.mongabay.com/

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1-Scenario

Imagine you are an eco-warrior and you have to convince

people to save rainforests.

2-Task

Surf the internet and find information to do a poster/leaflet

about saving rainforests.

Use these links:http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where

.html

http://kids.mongabay.com/

Complete this fact file with information that will help you todo the task.

What is arainforest?

Where arethey?

Find 3reasons whythey areimportant.

What animalscan you findin arainforest?

EVALUATION

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.htmlhttp://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.htmlhttp://kids.mongabay.com/http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.htmlhttp://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.htmlhttp://kids.mongabay.com/

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RUBRIC A B CSearchinginformation

You foundinformationwithoutproblem

You hadsomeproblemssearching

information

You didntfind anyinformationwithout help

Use ofresources

You used theresourcesappropriately

You hadsomeproblems

You copied allinformationfrom the linkwithoutselection

Group work Activeparticipationwithin the

group

Littleparticipationwithin the

group

Noparticipationat all

Reportposter/leaflet

Correctgrammar andvocabularyand goodselection ofpictures ordrawings

Somegrammarmistakes.Someessentialpictures ordrawingsmissing

Manygrammar andvocabularymistakes. Didnot addpictures ordrawings

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Rosario Correa is a teacher who has been working inSecondary Schools in Bella Union, Uruguay, for almost twentyyears.

The above plan was shared with teachers of English at the lastSala Departamental held in Artigas, on Friday, 25th September,2009.