Meet the Author WebQuest

Introduction:

You have an opportunity to invite any children’s author to our school for a Meet the Author Day at Whitney. Who will you invite?

Task:

Students will work in groups of 3 for this project. Each group will determine which author they would like to invite to Meet the Author Day at Whitney Elementary. This author must appeal to 2^nd – 5^th grade students.

Process:

Step # 1: Examine books by each author located on the round table.

Step # 2:  Locate Mrs. Helms’ Library Website in favorites and find the table labeled Meet the Author.

Step # 3:  Carefully examine at least 5 of the author’s websites and determine in your group which author would provide the most interest to all students at Whitney Elementary.

Step # 4: Complete the student evaluation rubrics for at least 3 author websites.

Step # 5: In your group select the one author you would like to invite. Become familiar with their website and write a one paragraph (3 – 5 sentences) on why we should select this author.

Step # 6: Each group will have 3- 5 minutes to present to the group their selection. Show highlights of that author’s website and read your paragraph to the audience.

Evaluation:

Your group will be evaluated as to your presentation and paragraph using the Meet the Author evaluation rubric.

Conclusion:

Congratulations on the completion of your web quest. Unfortunately unless Whitney receives a huge grant or a fairy godmother appears, we do not have sufficient funds to really invite this author. Instead I invite all of you to read books by your choice of author and present book talks to our library class.

Teacher Notes:

Continue to include additional author links to your website for more authors.

Meet the Author Rubric

Student Evaluation

Name                               

Group Members                                                                

Skills	Criteria
	1	2	3	4
Teamwork Student observed offering assistance to each other.	None of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
Participating Student observed contributing to the project.	None of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
Respecting Student observed encouraging, listening, and supporting the ideas and efforts of others	None of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
Task Student observed addressing all steps in the web quest.	None of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
Presentation Student participated in the group presentation of their choice of author.	None of the time	Some of the time	Most of the time	All of the time
				Total

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