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This page contains a description of the objectives,  the activities and the resources for the Storywriting Web Quest based on the Franklin books by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clarke.

 
Objectives: 
  • The children will listen to and discuss stories about Franklin and his family and friends. They will focus on identifying the beginning, middle and ending of each story. They will identify the different problems Franklin encounters in each book and how he solves them. The teacher and the class will make class charts with this information on them.
  • The children will learn that the Internet can be used as a research tool. 
  • They will learn how the author Paulette Bourgeois and the illustrator Brenda Clarke got their ideas for the Franklin stories by visiting Web Sites that have information about the author and the illustrator. They will write some facts they learned about the author and the illustrator and share this information with the class.
  • The children will have an opportunity to browse some Internet Web Sites with Franklin and his friends. They will go to the Internet Web Sites and complete the assigned activities with their partner. They will make a list of Franklin's friends and give a brief description of each.  This information will be shared with the class.
  • The children will learn how to make a story plan. They will then use their story plan to write their own Franklin story. They will learn about the editing  and publishing processes involved in storywriting. They will publish their final copy in a word processing program. They will then print their story and share it with the class.
  • The children will  be expected to work cooperatively in small groups and with the whole class to complete some of the activities.
  • The children will be expected to complete some of the activities independently.
Expectations: 

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  • express clear responses to written materials, relating the ideas in them to their own knowledge and experience
  • begin to write more elaborate sentences by using adjectives and adverbs to produce short pieces of writing using simple forms
  • organize ideas in a logical sequence 
  • revise and edit written work with assistance from the teacher
  • view, read and listen to media works   with simple messages or factual information and describe what they have learned
  • create some simple media works produce two- and three - dimensional works of art that communicate ideas for specific purposes 
Activities: 

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  • The children will read stories about Franklin with the teacher and identify the beginning, middle and ending of each story. This will be recorded  on a class chart called "The Parts of a Story" which will be posted in the class.
  • The class will look for sign posts (special words) the author used to indicate that they were at the beginning, middle  or ending of the story. These words will be recorded on a list called "The Authors Signposts".
  • The class will identify the problem in each story, the plan to solve it, any changes made to the plan and the final solution to solve the problem. They will determine when these things happened in the story (beginning, middle or end). This will be recorded on a list called "Story Problems". 
  • The children will visit some Internet Web Sites with the class and with a partner and make a list of Franklin's friends and one thing they learned about each friend. They will share this with the class.
  • The teacher will discuss how the class can find out information about the author by using the Internet. The class will visit Web Sites to learn about the author and the illustrator. They will record two things they learned about the author and about the illustrator of the Franklin books. They will share what they learned with the class.
  • The teacher will show the class the Web Sites and go through the activities with the children as a whole group. The children will visit the Web Sites with a friend and complete the activities. 
  • The children will learn how to make a story plan. They will then use their story plan to write their own Franklin story. They will learn about the editing  and publishing processes involved in storywriting. 

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Conclusion:
To complete the Web Quest the children will make their own Franklin story which they will publish  in a word processing program. They will then print their story and share it with the class.
Resources:

Franklin Books from the library. 

Internet Web Sites about the author.

  1. http://www.franklin.ecsd.net/
  2. http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=12&collateralID=5109&displayName=Biography
  3. http://www.franklintheturtle.com/ReadingRoom/illustrator.asp


Internet Web Sites which contain Franklin activities.

  1. http://www.franklintheturtle.com/index.asp
  2. http://www.nickjr.com/kids/html_site/franklin/index.jhtml
Internet Web Site which contain some lesson plans on Franklin books.
  1. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/bourgeois.htm


Software programs that can be used to make the book.

  • Kid Pix
  • Write Along
  • Storybook Weaver
  • Easybook Deluxe
Evaluation:
This will be a rubric and will be done at the end of the Storywriting Web Quest. Click on the turtle picture below if you wish to look at it.

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Go to Web Quest Rubric.

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Go to the Storywriting Web Quest Introduction.