Introduction:
For this WebQuest, you will create a multigenre project that communicates your perception of the American Dream and its relevance in our culture and the world. Your final project will include a minimum of four creative genres, an essay, and a repetend. Not sure what all of that means? Check-out the definitions below.
Project Overview:
General Tasks:
When you are ready to begin, click on Part 1.
For this WebQuest, you will create a multigenre project that communicates your perception of the American Dream and its relevance in our culture and the world. Your final project will include a minimum of four creative genres, an essay, and a repetend. Not sure what all of that means? Check-out the definitions below.
- WebQuest: The exploration of ideas conducted on the Internet.
- Genre: "A category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content (Merriam-Webster)."
- Repetend: A word, phrase, sentence, or image that communicates the main idea of your paper and is used to create a smooth transition from one genre to the next.
Project Overview:
- Part 1: What is the American Dream?
- Part 2: How does culture influence and shape the American Dream?
- Part 3: What challenges realization of the American Dream?
- Part 4: How can we help each other reach the American Dream?
General Tasks:
- Complete the activities in one section of the WebQuest during each visit to the computer lab. There are four sections altogether.
- Each section concludes with a prompt.
- Select a genre with which to respond to each prompt. You may only use a genre once.
- Create a repetend to hold it altogether.
- At the conclusion of the WebQuest, you will write an essay to discuss what you have discovered.
- We will celebrate the completion of our WebQuest with a Socratic Seminar to discuss our ideas.
When you are ready to begin, click on Part 1.