Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight

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Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?

• 3rd Grade Webquest
• Mrs. Kaschak and Mr. Brumfield
• Lawnton Elementary School

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Introduction

• In class we read the story Who Will Guide My
  Sleigh Tonight?, written by Jerry Pallotta and
  David Bierdzycki.
• The story described the various animals that
  Santa Claus tried before deciding to use reindeer
  to pull his sled.
• We will use this story idea to answer interview
  questions and practice using internet research.

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Your Job

• Santa Clauss sleigh needs an upgrade. The
  reindeer have grown old and tired, and Santa
  would like to find a new, exciting animal to
  replace them.
• Your job is to brainstorm a list of possible
  animal candidates. You will select your favorite
  animal to research using the library and the
  internet.
• You will need to provide answers to some of
  Santas questions before he can choose the best
  candidate. You will also write an essay
  persuading Santa to choose your animal. You might
  want to plan some advertising slogans and catchy
  names to make your proposal more interesting.

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Task One

• Brainstorm a list of animals that would be able
  to pull Santas sleigh.
• Choose the best idea from your list.
• Answer Santas interview questions using the
  internet or your library book.

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Question One

• Santas sleigh is quite famous. It is
  photographed often and has appeared in movies and
  magazine advertisements.
• Describe your physical appearance. How do you
  look?

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Question Two

• Santa needs strong, dependable
• workers to pull his sled.
• Describe your strengths.
• What qualities will help you complete your job?

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Question Three

• Santa is an important man.
• He is very busy and his schedule is always full.
  
• How do you travel and how fast can you move?

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Question Four

• At the North Pole it is important to work as a
  team.
• How well do you get along with others?

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Question Five

• You will be expected to live at the North Pole
  while you work for Santa.
• Describe your habitat.
• Why type of living conditions will you need?

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Question Six

• Santa will be providing all of your food so we
  would need you to create a menu.
• What types of foods do you eat?

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Question Seven

• The public loves Santas helpers. They have even
  created songs about them (like Rudolph the
  Red-Nosed Reindeer).
• You will need some catchy names to replace those
  of the reindeer. What are some ideas?

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Question Eight

• It would help if you could create some slogans
  or advertisement ideas to promote the new and
  improved sleigh.

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Web Resources

• Wild Animals Fun Facts
• http//www.funkidsvideo.com/Pages/WildAnimals/wild
  anim.html
• Animal Kingdom
• http//www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Anim
  als.htm
• British Animal Search
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/
• Animal Info
• http//www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/i
  ndex.htm
• Animal Habitats
• http//www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk/habitats/
• Creature Feature
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_fe
  ature/archive/
• Wild Facts

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Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight Interview
Questionnaire
Link to Handout
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Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight Essay
Turn your answers and research into a persuasive
essay.
Handout Link
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Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight Poster
Create a poster with pictures to go with your
writing. Type and print out a title for your
poster. Type and print out your name. Find and
print out pictures from the internet. Use your
catchy names and slogans. Attach a copy of your
writing to your poster.