Baseball

Introduction

This WebQuest is a way of learning about baseball, and its professional players. There will be lessons on certain players, in certain positions. There will also be fun facts on the game that you will have to come up with.

Task

Your task is to find out trivia about baseball, and answer questions about the players, and their teams. There will be simple short answer questions, and research questions that must be answered. These lessons will be graded at the end to see how welll you know the best game in the world.

Process

Section 1:

Research 5 players for five different teams, that all play the same position. Then compare their stats, and decide who is the best player in a paragraph.

Section 2:

Research and player, and find out all about him. You must find out his team, his age, his weight, and his height.

Section 3:

Find 10 fun facts about baseball in general. This can include the history, players, teams, etc.

Section 4:

Write an essay about your favorite player and team. You must explain the reasoning for both.

Evaluation

For this lesson, you will be graded on accuracy of the data, grammar and spelling, and quality of work; not on the player you choose to research. Each section is worth 20 points, coming to a total of 80 points. 

Rubric

 

Criteria

4 – Advanced

3 – Proficient

2 – Progressing

1 – Non Proficient

Mechanics

  • Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

  • Needs little or no editing

  • Good word choice

  • Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

  • Needs editing but doesn’t distract from reading

  • Good word choice

  • Writer makes 3-5  errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

  • Needs editing

  • Decent word choice

  • Writer makes more than 5 errors in grammar or spelling that distracts from understanding/communication

  • Needs major editing

  • Poor word choice

Content

  • There is one player that is being researched.

  • Main idea stands out and is supported by detailed information.

  • Topic sentence is well written

  • The conclusion sentence is well written and sums up the paragraph.

  • Main idea is clear, but the supporting information is general.

  • Attempts topic sentence

  • Conclusion attempts to sum up the paragraph

  • Main idea is somewhat clear, but there is a need for more supporting information.

  • Topic sentence is poorly written

  • Poor attempt at conclusion

  • The main idea is not clear. They ramble off on a bunny trail

  • No topic sentence

  • No conclusion.

Data Accuracy

The data is 100% correct on your player

The data is a little off, but the main idea is there

The data is mostly wrong.

The data is !00% wrong.
Conclusion

Congradulations! You have finished the lesson. From this lesson, you now know more about Academy Charter School, and about your future. You have learned about memories in ACS, which is the perfect way to say goodbye to ACS.