English+10+Alice+in+Wonderland

**A WebQuest for 10 ****th **  ** Grade English **          
 * Wandering with Alice **

**Introduction ** ** Welcome to the World of Wonder! At this webquest, you will take an adventure through Alice's World. As we hop down the hole with rabbit, let us experience life through a dream. When traveling through this puzzle-land, you will meet Alice and her many friends. So let's take on the tasks, and raise our grades higher than the bottom of the rabbit hole. **       **The Tasks: **     ** As you travel through this webquest, here are some of the things that you will accomplish: ** **The Process: ** **Here you will find some great websites that will help you to accomplish your tasks.**  1. Power Point Presentatation: [|**http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/**] Visit the link above; use the questions and answers found in the FAQ Box to create a power point presentation about Lewis Carroll. Add details from his biography found at [|**http://www.lewiscarroll.cc/**] Worth 150 Points! //__A minimum of 10 to 15 slides is required __// » After the 1st Power point is finished - make a 2nd power point that explains what life was like during the Victorian time period in England when Lewis Carroll lived(1832 - 1881) Some information on website below http://www.angelfire.com/ok/hoddies/victoriana.html • Save power points presentations and place them in the Alice folder on Edline <span style="color: rgb(255, 70, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> //__A minimum of 10 to 15 slides__ __is required__//   <span style="display: block; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"> Worth another 150 Points!
 * Create a power point presetntation about the author and the time period.
 * ** identify **** literary terms ****, **** such as analogy, allegory, allusion, idiom, symbolism, ** ** pun, metaphor, oxymoron, hyperbole, coincidence, theme, motive, flat character, round character, simile **
 * ** Explain the type of allegory of the entire story. **
 * **  Test knowledge by completing quiz.   **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> 3. From the http://www.leasttern.com/alice/alice.htm site, scroll down to the Daily Assignment questions and answer question #1 for each chapter in your notebooks. To make this easier, I have printed out a copy of the questions for you. This yellow packet is due by Friday 2/27. Worth 175 points!
 * 2. Wonderland's Chapters and Original Illustrations - This site provides the classical story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The story includes the chapters that are separately titled and illustrated for easy reading, and fast chapter references.** [|**Read the story**] **and identify use of literary elements.**

4. When you get to Alice's Evidence - Select **one** of the paragraph assignments below to answer worth an additional 25 points.

<span style="color: rgb(191, 0, 255);">Power Points Due Monday 1/26/09 Questions Due Friday 2/27/09 <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Alice in Wonderland - An <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">[|**Interactive Adventure**] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> - Click on this site to find activities to enjoy Alice and her Wonderland friends. Find activities that will be stimulating and challenging. From poems to games to postcards, you will enjoy your adventure. You will choose different activities to perform alone and as a group. These activities will help to broaden your imagination while having some fun.
 * 5. Alice <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">[|Quiz] - This site provides you with the opportunity to test your knowledge of Alice and her friends. Here you will complete the test on the characters and events that took place in the novel Alice in Wonderland. Remember, you must read the on-line novel before you can complete your test. The test will be graded. If you need help completing your test, review the story. __You will also be required to take a final written test.__  **

<span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">**Conclusion:**
 * By using the WebQuest, you will become familiar with Alice's adventures in Wonderland. You, the learner, will better understand the use of literary elements and identifying important information about the author. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">