A Day No Pigs Would Die
by Robert Newton Peck
A Prereading WebQuest
Purpose: To introduce students to some of the topics introduced by Robert Newton Peck in his loosely autobiographical novel, A Day No Pigs Would Die. Students will look closely at some aspect of Peck's novel, create some type of report, and share with the class, thereby creating background knowledge for the novel and generating purpose for reading.
Objectives: Students will be able to... (ALCOS 8)
Apply appropriate strategies to materials across the curriculum to construct meaning through interpretation and evaluation.
Demonstrate active listening and speaking behaviors related to effective oral communication in a number of situations for various purposes.
Critique with understanding and empathy information read, viewed, and heard.
Use available computer technology to enhance reading and writing skills.
Compose and present in many forms using different techniques for various audiences and occasions both formal and informal.
Overview
Students will be placed in small groups. Each group will use the internet to research a particular aspect of the novel. Each group will be given some type of small project to present the information they have collected to the class.
Tasks
Timeline
You will have two days in the computer lab to do your research and typing. I would advise everyone to browse the research together, then split up the note-taking and complete the research in one day. The second day, you can work on the product. Some of you will be able to complete the entire product on the computer and others will need to use additional supplies to work on the product. You will have half a class period in class to finish your product before presenting.
Rubric
You and your group will be graded on this rubric.
