To Kill a Mockingbird | Create WebQuest

Introduction

"To Kill a Mockingbird," by Harper Lee, was published in 1960. A five year old girl named "Scout," along with her brother "Jem," and their friend "Dill," all live in a racist white community. After "Scout" and "Jem's" father agrees to represent a young black male, who was accused of raping a white woman, "Scout" and "Jem's" lives are turned upside down.

Through this WebQuest, you will explore the conflicts throughout the novel. You will also depict the events in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and pick one event and connect it to one event in your own life.

When this project is complete, you will have written an alternative ending to the novel. Using the event from your own life in the new ending. You will be able to read your alternative endings in front of the class.

Task

After reading, "To Kill a Mockingbird," you will be able to create an alternate ending to the novel. Your alternative ending must contain at least one event in which you have personally experienced. Giving at least three (3) specific details in which help the reader to understand what is happening. These endings should be school appropriate (i.e. not foul language, drugs, or weapons). These ending must be approved by me first.

When presenting your alternative endings, you must incorporate characters and details from the original story line. As you are presenting, you can present this ending in any way you wish to the class. A few ideas would be, you can create a short movie, act it out, or make it into a speech and dress up like one of the main characters.

Process

Prior to completing this activity, you must have read "To Kill a Mockingbird" entirely. Also, before starting this lesson, you will need to understand the book in its entirety. You will need to understand the plot, characters, and events during that time period in order to write an effective alternate ending

Here are some links that will provide you with any information you may need to complete this project.

http://tokillamockingbirdhl.weebly.com/major-events.html

http://www.gradesaver.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird/study-guide/character-l…

To begin the process of writing your alternate ending, you must brainstorm a few ideas.

Brainstorm a few ideas for an alternate ending, using the link given.
Once you have thought of a couple ideas, compare each of them and decide on one. Make sure you have one or two back up ideas in case your original idea does not work.
Begin to write a draft of your alternate ending. Make sure that all aspects of the project is involved in this process.
If the script is not finished in class, you must finish it for homework for the following day.
After the script is approved, you must write a final draft with any corrections that I may have made. Make sure the script allows for at least ten (10) minutes of presentation time, no longer than fifteen (15) minutes.
Once the script is approved, you will have time in class and that night to come up with how you are going to present your alternative ending. Make sure that you will be able to acquire any costumes or props that your group will need.
If you are is not able to get your materials ready for the next class, then speak with me and we will figure out a good amount of time to give you before you present your ideas to the class.

On the day of your presentation, make sure you bring your final draft, and the supplies in which you need to present (Costumes, a copy of your movie, or any props).

Evaluation

This is how your work will be evaluated.

	Unsatisfactory 1	Satisfactory 2	Good 3	Exemplary 4
Content-Accuracy	Content is confusing or contains more than one content error.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one to two pieces of information that is inaccurate.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that is inaccurate or confusing.	All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no content errors.
Sequencing of Events	There is no clear plan of the organization of information.	Some information is logically sequenced and planned. An occasional item of information seems out of place.	Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One item of information seems out of place.	Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the material that might be used.
Effectiveness	Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies.	Project is missing more than two key elements.	Project includes most material needed to gain a good understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements.	Project includes all material needed to gain a great understanding of the topic.
Use of Props/ Costumes If needed in presetation	Several props/ costumes detract from the content of the presentation.	All props/ costumes are acceptable but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation	A few props/ costumes are not acceptable but all support the theme/content of the presentation.	All props/ costumes are acceptable (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.
Spelling and Grammar	Final draft has numerous grammatical and/or spelling errors.	Final draft has 1-2 grammatical errors and misspellings.	Final draft has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.	Final draft has no misspellings or grammatical errors.

Overall Presentation	The overall presentation lacks organization and creativity.	The overall presentation is creative, but it lacks organization.	The overall presentation is well-organized, but it lacks some creativity.	The overall presentation of the project is well organized and creative.

Conclusion

At this point you have read "To Kill a Mockingbird," reviewed it as a critical thinker, and written your very own ending to the story. You have designed your own alternative ending presentation, and you are ready to present your ideas to the rest of the class.

Before your presentation to the rest of the class, make sure you review the rubric to ensure that your plan will cover all the subjects that are needed to receive an exemplary grade on your alternative ending and presentation.

On the day of your presentation, make sure to turn in a copy of your final copy to me. Also, on a separate sheet of paper, give each of your classmates a grade based on their ideas from their alternative ending and how well they have presented those ideas. 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. Please turn this in on the last day of the presentations. I will take some of these peer grades into consideration when I am grading each project.

Congratulations and good luck!

Credits

I would like to thank Dianna Griffin and Anne Gaca for their instruction on how to create my own WebQuest. They provided me with many examples and ideas so that I was able to easily and efficiently complete this task based on the lessons in which I will teach in my classroom in the future.

Permissions
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Teacher Page

In this WebQuest, students are asked to read the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," and create an alternate ending for the story. They are also asked to present their alternate ending to the rest of their class.

Through this WebQuest, students will be asked to create an alternate ending to the novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." Prior to asking them to do this task the students must have read the entire book.

In order to complete this task, the WebQuest directs the students to work independently. The students will then read and a write their ideas. They are then instructed to brainstorm ideas that could possibly pose an alternate ending. Once they have chosen and ending they think will work, they are to then write a draft for a presentation they will give in front of the class. Their presentation is to be at least 10 to 15 minutes in length. The students are also asked to provide their own props and costumes.

The rubric given will be used to grade this assignment. The rubric is available on the WebQuest for students to look at and refer to when they are planning their drafts and presentations.