Description
This web quest was designed to get students reading about famous monsters of folklore and urban legend from around the world by reading about crimes committed by an unidentified monster. They are given 3 suspects per crime (there are 3 crimes). They must use provided websites to research the suspects then, on a worksheet they write a brief argument identifying the perpetrator and explaining why they know that particular monster is guilty.
At the end of the web quest they are told to create their own monster and write a short (1-2 page) story about one of that monster's crimes. A rubric for the short story is provided. They are required to use all parts of a narrative, descriptive language and, draw a picture of their monster.
This assignment is perfect for Halloween celebrations, introducing students to monsters and creatures from a wide array of folklore and mythologies.
Please feel free to add to or alter this assignment to best suit the needs of your students and classroom.
At the end of the web quest they are told to create their own monster and write a short (1-2 page) story about one of that monster's crimes. A rubric for the short story is provided. They are required to use all parts of a narrative, descriptive language and, draw a picture of their monster.
This assignment is perfect for Halloween celebrations, introducing students to monsters and creatures from a wide array of folklore and mythologies.
Please feel free to add to or alter this assignment to best suit the needs of your students and classroom.
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Highlights
Grades
7th - 9th
Subjects
Pages
10
Teaching Duration
2 hours
Description
This web quest was designed to get students reading about famous monsters of folklore and urban legend from around the world by reading about crimes committed by an unidentified monster. They are given 3 suspects per crime (there are 3 crimes). They must use provided websites to research the suspects then, on a worksheet they write a brief argument identifying the perpetrator and explaining why they know that particular monster is guilty.
At the end of the web quest they are told to create their own monster and write a short (1-2 page) story about one of that monster's crimes. A rubric for the short story is provided. They are required to use all parts of a narrative, descriptive language and, draw a picture of their monster.
This assignment is perfect for Halloween celebrations, introducing students to monsters and creatures from a wide array of folklore and mythologies.
Please feel free to add to or alter this assignment to best suit the needs of your students and classroom.
At the end of the web quest they are told to create their own monster and write a short (1-2 page) story about one of that monster's crimes. A rubric for the short story is provided. They are required to use all parts of a narrative, descriptive language and, draw a picture of their monster.
This assignment is perfect for Halloween celebrations, introducing students to monsters and creatures from a wide array of folklore and mythologies.
Please feel free to add to or alter this assignment to best suit the needs of your students and classroom.
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.
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I gave this to my stonger students, while the others had a shorter project. At the beginning, I had to explain a bit more to them what an urban legend was, but they were able to work throughout the unit on their own afterwards and create really good texts! Loved the checklist!
This resource was so fun! The students loved it.
My students loved the mystery element to this resource and liked doing their own research to solve "crimes."
thank you
Pefect activity for my virtual after school kids
This resource was such a fun Halloween extension. My kids were so involved. They didn't even realize that they were researching. Fantastic!
Not what I expected
thank
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