Introduction
Today you and your partner have been hired by a laprechaun to find the theme of 2 limericks. If you are successful, he has promised his pot of gold!
A limerick is a short poem that has a certain rhythm and rhyme scheme. It is meant to teach a lesson and to be funny. Here's an example:
Process
You can see below that I have listed the process that you should follow while completing your WebQuest. For each story there are 5 steps. They are listed below, so please follow them! Before beginning, have one copy of the Theme Worksheet for your team ready for use.
| Story 1 |
| 1. Read the story by clicking this link to The Journey of the Noble Gnarble . |
| 2. Discuss the conflict and write down what you think the conflict of the story is. |
| 3. Discuss the resolution and write down what you think the resolution to the conflict is. |
| 4. Discuss what the character learned and write down what you think the character has learned from the conflict and the resolution. |
| 5. Analyze all of those parts and, together, decide what the theme of the story is. |