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A WebQuest for 8th Grade
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Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
Designed by Erin Giacomelli
Modified by Linda Williams
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The latest issue of The Daily Olympian needs to be
published and you are responsible for getting the scoop,
writing, and publishing a column on your favorite god
or goddess. Get in there and find out what dirt you can
dig up! Maybe they’re cheating on their spouse?
Messing with mortals? Playing pranks? You never
know what those crazy Olympians are up to…
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Your Assignment:
•Research your assigned god or goddess using books the
internet, etc.
•Create an article either on the computer or by hand, dishing out
the scoop on your god or goddess.
•In your article include symbols, pictures, and facts that go along
with your god or goddess.
•Draw a picture of your god or goddess by hand that corresponds
to the information in your article.
Tools: Microsoft Publisher
Think: What is interesting about your god or goddess?
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1. First you will choose a god or goddess that interests you. Find your god or
goddess here: Gods and Goddesses. No one can research the same god or
goddess, each assignment will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis.
2. Once you’ve picked a god or goddess, do some research to find out more about
them. Check out this site to search for more information. Here is a good place to
look for myths about your god or goddess. Here are more places you can find
information: Greek Mythology, Mythology Encyclopedia, Think Quest,
Mythography.
3. Once you have found an interesting myth , read one of the tabloids on this site.
Note how tabloids are written and what kind of voice comes out in tabloid
writing.
4. You can now start to create your own tabloid using Microsoft Publisher.
5. Write a catchy headline at the top of your paper, catching your audience’s
attention and explaining what your article is about.
6. Next write a short paragraph (using your “tabloid voice”) describing a myth or
scandal that your god or goddess was involved in. Get creative! You can create
a scandal story, a wanted ad, a sport section, or anything else that is interesting!
7. Be sure to include 5 facts about your god or goddess somewhere on the page.
8. Also include 3 pictures or symbols that relate to your story or god or goddess.
9. Lastly, print out your finished published paper.
10. On a blank piece of paper, draw your god or goddess by hand. Make this as
colorful and catchy as possible!
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Internet Use
4
Successfully uses
suggested internet links
to find information and
navigates within these
sites easily without
assistance.
Thoroughness
Article has a catchy
headline and explains
what the article is
about. Article includes
5 facts and 3 pictures
or symbols that relate
to your god/goddess.
Hand drawn god/
goddess submitted.
Mechanics
No grammatical, spelling Almost no
A few grammatical
or punctuation errors.
grammatical, spelling spelling, or
or punctuation errors punctuation errors.
Many grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation
errors.
Organization
Information is very
organized with wellconstructed paragraphs
and subheadings.
Information is
organized with wellconstructed
paragraphs.
Information is
organized, but
paragraphs are not
well-constructed.
The information
appears to be
disorganized.
Diagrams &
Illustrations
Diagrams and
illustrations are neat,
accurate and add to the
reader's understanding
of the topic.
Diagrams and
illustrations are
accurate and add to
the reader's
understanding of the
topic.
Diagrams and
illustrations are neat
and accurate and
sometimes add to the
reader's
understanding of the
topic.
Diagrams and
illustrations are not
accurate OR do not add
to the reader's
understanding of the
topic.
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3
Usually able to use
suggested internet
links to find
information and
navigates within these
sites easily without
assistance.
Article has a somewhat catchy headline
and partially explains
what the article is
about. Article includes
5 facts and 3 pictures
or symbols that relate
to your god/goddess.
Hand drawn god/
goddess submitted.
2
1
Occasionally able to Needs assistance or
use suggested
supervision to use
internet links to find suggested internet links
information and
and/or to navigate
navigates within these within these sites.
sites easily without
assistance.
Article has a someArticle is missing a
what catchy headline catchy headline and
and partially explains does not explain what
what the article is
the article is about.
about. Article includes Article is also missing
most of the required several facts, pictures
facts, pictures or
and/or symbols that
symbols that relate
relate to your god/
to your god/goddess. goddess. Hand drawn
Hand drawn god/
god/goddess was not
goddess submitted. submitted.
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Nice work!!! Now you have a feel for what it is like to
do field work in the colorful world of journalism while
learning about Greek gods and goddesses.
Congratulations! To learn more about Greek
mythology check out these books from the library:
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Oresteia
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A special thanks to wikimediafor all of the images seen on this Webquest. Also to the
following websites for material:
http://www.greekmythology.com/
http://www.mythweb.com/
http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/index.html
http://messagenet.com/myths/
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/scaffold/GG/greek_myth.html
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/
http://www.loggia.com/myth/content.html
Here is a link to The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group so others can
utilize the latest version of this template and training materials.
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