Introduction
This WebQuest is designed for first-year middle school students who are learning to express their feelings in English. Students will explore online resources to learn common adjectives that describe emotions and understand how to use them in sentences. They will then apply what they have learned by writing a short diary entry about how they feel today and why they feel that way.
Task
The goal of this WebQuest is to learn how to describe feelings using English adjectives and write a short diary entry.
By the end of this activity, students will be able to
- Identify and understand common adjectives that describe feelings.
- Use feeling adjectives in simple English sentences.
- Write a diary entry of at least three sentences describing how they feel today and explaining why.
<My feeling diary>
Write at least three complete English sentences about your feelings today. Your diary must include how you feel and the reason for your feelings. Use the feeling adjectives you learned during this activity.
Process
Step 1. Learn Feeling Adjectives
Visit British Council LearnEnglish Kids – Feelings.
Read the examples and look at the pictures to learn adjectives such as happy, sad, angry, excited, bored, and scared.
Step 2. Practice Pronunciation
Visit Learn English – Feelings and Emotions Vocabulary.
Click on the pictures to listen to the pronunciation of different feeling adjectives. Repeat each word aloud several times and pay attention to how it sounds. You can listen to the audio again whenever you need help.
Step 3. Check Meanings and Example Sentences
Visit https://dictionary.cambridge.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
Find the feeling adjectives you learned. Read the definitions and example sentences to understand how each word is used, and choose three feeling adjectives and write one English sentence using each word.
Step 4: Write Your Feelings Diary
Think about how you feel today and why you feel that way. Write a diary entry of at least three complete English sentences.
Your diary should include:
- How you feel today.
- Why you feel that way.
- Feeling adjectives from the picture-card activity.
Step 5: Check Your Diary
Before submitting your diary, make sure that:
- You wrote at least three sentences.
- You described how you feel today.
- You explained why you feel that way.
- You used feeling adjectives correctly.
<Example>
Today, I feel happy.
I feel happy because I had lunch with my friends. I am excited because I will see them again tomorrow.
Evaluation
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Criteria |
3- Excellent |
2- Satisfactory |
1- needs improvement |
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Grammar |
The grammar of all sentences is correct. |
Some parts of the sentences are grammatically correct. |
Most of the sentences are grammatically incorrect. |
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Completeness |
The answer meets all requirements. |
One requirement of the task is missing. |
2~3 requirements of the task are missing. |
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Quality |
Feeling adjectives are used appropriately for the situation and the content is detailed enough. |
Feeling adjectives are used appropriately for the situation even though the content is too simple. |
Feeling adjectives are used inappropriately for the situation and the content is too simple. |
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Logical flow |
The text flows smoothly and used expressions make sense. |
The text is understandable even though used expressions may not make sense. |
The flow doesn’t make sense. |
Conclusion
If you are reading this part, that means you’ve completed this challenging task excellently. Through this WebQuest, you explored the wide variety of feeling expressions. You also learned which feeling adjectives should be used in different situations.
Expressing your feelings by keeping a diary may help you to understand what emotions you are going through more deeply. The knowledge you gain through this task can help you know more about yourself.
So again, great job, everyone!
Credits
Teacher Page
Subject : English
Grade level : Grade 7
Topic : Using feeling adjectives in different situations
Learning Objectives : Learners should be able to distinguish between different feeling adjectives and logically explain their feelings and the reason why they are feeling that way.
Procedure : Learners will explore diverse feeling adjectives through the provided links, learn when to use each expression, and write a paragraph about their feelings and the reason why they are feeling that way.
Assessment : Learners will be assessed using the 12-point rubric provided in the Evaluation section.
Intended Outcome : Learners will understand which feeling adjectives should be used in different situations by matching various feeling expressions with images and using the appropriate expressions to describe their own feelings.