A WebQuest for Third Grade
Introduction | Task | Process | Resources |
Welcome third graders to the wonderful
world of Beverly Cleary. If you can complete this web
quest challenge you will become an
expert on the world of Beverly Cleary. In
addition you will be meeting a neighborhood of realistic characters that may remind
you of someone you know! Keep on reading to find out your next step in this webquest
challenge!
Are you a problem solver? Are you talented at searching out clues, putting them together to solve a mystery? Can you think like a detective? Then you will enjoy this scavenger hunt challenge!
To
accomplish this task you will need to carefully read the directions and use the
links to answer the following scavenger hunt questions. Good Luck!
1.Where and when was Beverly Cleary born?
2.How old is Beverly Cleary this year?
3.Why did Beverly Cleary have such a difficult time learning to read?
http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=21
4.What did Beverly Cleary suddenly discover in third grade? Read
here!
5. What was one of Beverly Cleary’s favorite places when she was in third grade? http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=19&collateralID=5124&displayName=Biography
6. What did Beverly Cleary do before she became a famous author?
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/cleary.html
7. Define “ determined.” Look
it up Here! What character in a Beverly Cleary book is determined? Give
an example from the story.
http://www.beverlycleary.com/characters/index.html
8. How many books for children has Beverly Cleary written? http://childrensbooks.about.com/library/weekly/aa060301a.htm
9. What was Beverly Cleary’s first book? Where did she write it and when?
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/clearybio.htm
10. What was Ribsy first called before he became Ribsy?
http://www.beverlycleary.com/beverlycleary/index.html
11. Name three awards Mrs. Cleary has won for her writing?
12. What does she feel children should do to become good writers as they grow up?
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/cleary.html
13. Which book was turned into a T.V. show in Japan and Europe?
http://www.beverlycleary.com/beverlycleary/index.html
14. Who inspired her book, The Mouse and the Motorcycle?
http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=21
15. What made Beverly Cleary decide to write books for young readers?
http://aol.kidsreads.com/authors/au-cleary-beverly.asp
16.
If you could ask Beverly Cleary one question what would it be? Explain why you
would ask this question.
Products:
1. Use the information that you have uncovered through your scavenger hunt
to write 8 questions for an interview with Beverly Cleary.
2. Choose your favorite character. Write a letter to another character in
the story. Select a problem and explain to the character how they can solve it.
3. Compare yourself to a character from the stories. Explain how you are the
same. How you are different. Why would you choose this character as a best friend?
4. Pick an event in one of the stories that is similar to an experience you
have had. Describe this experience and how it was the same or different from yours.
Fun thing to do:
1. Take the character trivia quiz.
Good Luck! http://www.beverlycleary.com/games/index.html
2. Click on the map to explore Klickitat Street.
http://www.beverlycleary.com/adventures/map.html
Resources
http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=21
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/cleary.html
http://www.beverlycleary.com/characters/index.html
http://childrensbooks.about.com/library/weekly/aa060301a.htm
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/clearybio.htm
http://www.beverlycleary.com/beverlycleary/index.html
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/cleary.html
http://aol.kidsreads.com/authors/au-cleary-beverly.asp
