Olympic
Webquest
Created
by Mrs. Bott and Mrs. Glenn ©2002
Grade:7
Purpose:
Using reliable research-quality websites,
students are to investigate the events and participants of a specific event
of the Winter Olympics 2002 and create a newspaper with four articles compiling
that information.
Task:
Students will be assigned a sport in the
Winter Olympics. Working in groups of three, they are to research that
sport to create four articles in newspaper form. This will be accomplished
during Library and Computer classes.
Research the following topics using sites
on the Resources
page to create the four articles:
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Research an outstanding athlete in Winter Olympics
past. The athlete should have made a major contribution to the sport or
won multiple medals in one Olympics, or participated in multiple Olympics.
Why were they important? What was their achievement? What country did they
represent? What are they doing now?
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Research an athlete or team favored to medal
in your event in the 2002 Olympics. What have they achieved in the sport
(competitions won, records set)? When did they begin participating in the
sport? Have they participated in the Olympics before? In which Olympics
and what was the result? What is their country of origin? Is there a history
of victorious performances by participants from this country?
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Research the sport itself. What does the sport
involve? Are there different competitions within the sport? What are they?
What type of equipment is needed? What type of training is required?
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Research the schedule of the events within
your sport. What times and dates do they take place? At which venues are
they scheduled? Are tickets available, and at what prices?
Do the research for your articles first. The
research for question one will be the basis of article one in column one,
question two for article two, and so forth.
Write your articles in good newspaper form.
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Be unbiased and factual.
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The newspaper should include a headline followed
by the reporters’ (students’) names.
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Your headline should grab the reader’s attention,
but also reflect the content of the article.
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Think of a good lead sentence.
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Watch your grammar and spelling.
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Write a good conclusion that summarizes and
brings the article to a close.
To see more information on page setup, click
here.
Evaluation
Student projects will be evaluated
using the following scale:
Page Setup
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Four columns
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Banner
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Authors
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Headline of each article
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Font
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20 points
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Grammar/Spelling
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20 points
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Content
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Are facts accurate?
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Is writing organized?
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Does the article fill the column?
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Is the information logical and informative?
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Is it in good newspaper form?
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50 points
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Titles of
Articles
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Eye-catching
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Informative
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Unbiased
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10 points
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Questions or concerns may be directed to Mrs.
Bott at smmbottl@hotmail.com
or Mrs. Glenn at smmglenns@hotmail.com.
Last updated 1/14/02.