Survivor Webquest

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Survivor Webquest
Vocabulary
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Introduction

• You are sailing across the sea with your family
  when pirates attack. The pirates have set fire
  to the boat and everyone scatters in a panic.
  You jump in a life boat and are cut down by a
  pirate who is trying to attack you. You become
  separated from your family and are all alone.
  For several days you are stuck at sea. It is
  hot, you are thirsty, hungry and afraid. Finally
  you spot an island, you notice that it is a small
  island and it does not appear to have any people
  living on it. Once again you are alone, what
  would you do, and how would you survive?

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Task

• Your task for this webquest is to imagine what it
  would be like to be stranded on a desert island.
  You will define vocabulary words from The Cay
  and research survival strategies from websites
  that your teacher has provided. Once your
  research is finished, you will write a story
  about how you survived on the island, including 6
  out of 12 of the vocabulary words you looked up,
  as well as information about how you got
  stranded how you obtained food, water, shelter,
  and fire and how you got rescued.

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Vocabulary Words

• Refinery
  Treacherous
• Blackout Flay
• Navigate Debris
• Navigation Connive
• Schooner
  Catchment
• Massive Lurch

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Process

• 1. Look up definitions for vocabulary words.
• Locate information about obtaining food
  , water , shelter , and
  fire on a desert island.
• Answer the questions provided and write down any
  additional information you would like to include.
• 4. Complete graphic organizer
• 5. Write a story using 6 out of 10 vocabulary
  words, as well as the survival information you
  learned from your research.

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Resources and Questions

• Use your prior knowledge and the website
  resources to help you answer the questions that
  will help you survive. Good luck, hope you make
  it home..
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Dictionary Website

• http//www.wordcentral.com/

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Fire

• Building a Fire website http//www.mysurvivalpro.
  com/build_fire.html
• Building a Fire questions
• What are some materials you need to build a fire?
• Why is it important to have a fire when you are
  lost on an island?
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Water

• Collecting Water website
• http//www.zeroriflescope.co.uk/How_to_Survive_on_
  a_Desert_island.html
• Collecting Water questions
• Where can you get water from?
• What are some methods used to collect water? Be
  sure to talk about a sill in your answer.

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Food

• Collecting Food websites
• http//www.webmd.com/food-recipes/guide/survivor-f
  oods
• http//www.blueplanetbiomes.org/coconut.htm
• http//www.survivaliq.com/survival/food-procureme
  nt_s1.htm
• Collecting Food questions
• Why would coconut be a good food to eat on a
  desert island?
• What kind of animals should you try to find and
  eat on a desert island?

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Shelter

• Shelter websites
• http//www.basegear.com/shelters.html
• Finding Shelter questions
• What are some characteristics of an ideal
  shelter?
• What are some things to avoid when building a
  shelter?

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Vocabulary Organizer
Vocabulary Word Part of Speech Definition
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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Story Organizer Vocabulary Words
Used 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Characteristics
Things to avoid
From Where?
Shelter
Methods
Coconut
Water
Food
Animals
Deserted Island
Material
Fire
How I got stranded
How I was Rescued
Importance
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Rubric
4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Marginal 1-Poor Points
The Writing Clearly addresses all parts of the writing task. Demonstrates a clear understanding of purpose. Maintains consistent point of view, focus and organizational structure. Clearly presented central idea. Few if any grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors. Addresses all parts of the writing task. Demonstrates a general understanding of the purpose. Maintains a mostly consistent point of view, focus and organizational structure. Presents a central idea with mostly relevant facts and details. Some grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors. Addresses only parts of the writing task. Demonstrates little understanding of the purpose. Maintains an inconsistent point of view, focus and organizational structure. Suggests a central idea with limited facts and details. Contains several grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors. Addresses only one part of writing task. Demonstrates no understanding of purpose. Lacks a clear point of view, focus and/or organizational structure. Lacks a central idea but may contain marginally related facts and details. Contains serious grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling errors.
Research/ Use of Resources The student clearly develops a research plan, conducts an organized search, and makes good use of research time. The student makes good use of internet resources. The student clearly puts research findings into his or her own words. The student develops a research plan, conducts an organized search, and makes use of research time. The student makes good use of internet resources and electronic findings. The student puts most research findings into his or her own words. The student develops a research plan, conducts an organized search, and makes use of research time. The student makes some use of internet resources and electronic findings. The student puts some research findings into his or her own words. No clear research plan is developed, search was not organized, and student did not make good use of research time. The student puts no research findings into his or her own words.
Defining Vocabulary Student defined all vocabulary words clearly and in a timely manner. Student defined 9-10 vocabulary words clearly in a timely manner. Student defined 5-6 vocabulary words. Student defined 1-3 vocabulary words.
Research Questions Student answered all research questions clearly and in a timely manner.  Student put answers in his or her own words. Student answered 4-5 research questions in a timely manners. Most of the students answers are in his or her own words. Student answered 2-3 research questions. Student put some of the answers in his or her own words. Student answered 0-1 of  the research questions.
Total Points
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Teacher Page

• Standards Used
• English Language Arts Standard 1- Language for
  Information and Understanding
• English Language Arts Standard 2- Language for
  Literary Response and Expression
• English Language Arts Standard 3- Language for
  Critical Analysis and Evaluation
• English Language Arts Standard 4- Language for
  Social Interaction

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Conclusion

• CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You have successfully
  completed your WebQuest of survival!!! Now you
  can share your survival stories with your
  classmates!!