by Jessica Batchelor, East Carolina University

Your teacher comes to class today and says, "There will be no punctuation today. We do not need it so therefore we will not use it." It is your job to show your teacher that punctuation is important and we need it in our everyday lives.

Teacher Introduction

 This webquest was designed to help students understand the importance of punctuation and to prove that we need it to read and write. This webquest will help students colloborate in groups and work together to accomplish a task.

This webquest is intended for 3rd grade but can be modified for 2nd or 4th.

This webquest will take about 2 days to complete.

This webquest meets NCSCOS objectives listed below:

 

Competency Goal 5 The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
  5.01 Use correct capitalization (e.g., geographical place names, holidays, special events, titles) and punctuation (e.g., commas in greetings, dates, city and state; underlining book titles; periods after initials and abbreviated titles; apostrophes in contractions).
5.02 Use correct subject/verb agreement.
5.03 Demonstrate understanding by using a variety of complete sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory) in writing and speaking.
5.04 Compose two or more paragraphs with:
  • topic sentences.
  • supporting details.
  • appropriate, logical sequence.
  • sufficient elaboration.
5.05 Use a number of strategies for spelling (e.g., sound patterns, visual patterns, silent letters, less common letter groupings).
5.06 Proofread own writing for spelling and correct most misspellings independently with reference to resources (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, word walls).
5.07 Edit (with assistance) to use conventions of written language and format.
5.08 Create readable documents with legible handwriting (manuscript and cursive).

  Competency Goal 1: The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies. Objectives:

1.01 Identify, discuss, and chart uses of technology in the community (e.g., farmers, grocery, restaurant, veterinarian, medical and emergency services). (1)

1.02 Identify the function of common computing devices (e.g., input, output, processing). (1)

1.03 Recognize, discuss, and use responsible and safe behavior in the use of technology resources. (1)

1.04 Demonstrate knowledge of individual's rights of ownership of created works by citing sources. (1)

1.05 Identify, discuss, and visually represent uses of databases in the community (e.g., school, grocery, pharmacy, business) to collect, organize, and display information. (2)

1.06 Identify, discuss, and use database terms (e.g., data entry, field, record, list, sort, search/filter, keyword). (2)

1.07 Recognize spreadsheets as a tool to organize, calculate, and graph information to make predictions. (3)

1.08 Identify and discuss spreadsheet terms/concepts (e.g., cell, column, row, values, labels, chart, graph). (3)

1.09 Identify and use formatting terms/concepts (e.g., font size/style, line spacing, margins, italic). (4)

1.10 Recognize that Copyright Laws protect creative works of individuals/groups/companies. (4)

1.11 Identify and discuss guidelines for media (e.g., personal information, images, content, language) to consider in developing multimedia projects as a class. (5)

1.12 Identify and discuss Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines as a class. (5)

1.13 Identify and discuss use of rubrics to define and evaluate elements (e.g., content, purpose, usefulness) of class multimedia projects. (5)

1.14 Identify, discuss, and use terms/concepts (e.g., web browser, URL, keyword, search engine, weblinks). (6)

1.15 Recognize, discuss, and demonstrate responsible and safe online behavior as a class/group. (6)

1.16 Cite sources of information (print and nonprint) for a class project. (6)

1.17 Identify and discuss collaborative tools (e.g., email, messaging, videoconferencing). (6)