Dassow 1
A WebQuest for 11th Grade, College Writing dassow.terry@myhapa.org
Website: http://collegewritinghapa.weebly.com/
Introduction
Due to the MLA (Modern Language Association) pretest and future essay formats, it is necessary for scholars to master the format structure of
MLA.
Task
Scholars will take notes by answering targeted questions on a Web Quest
Notes Work Sheet and grade and correct a sample scholar essay using an
MLA rubric.
Process: What to Do
Part 1 Researching
1.
Scholars will learn about the MLA by researching and answering questions for several MLA websites. The web quest questions sheet for note taking should be provide and is also available on page 6 of this document.
2.
Go to this link and read and see the example of what a header
page looks like. This is the first page of an essay in MLA formatting.
All the answers for 1-6 on your web quest notes can be found within the following two sites : http://www.hw.com/academics/usenglish/Web%20Texts/MLA%20For mat.htm

Dassow 2
View a header page sample here : http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
3.
For # 7 (webquest notes) go here, read and view the example of how to use parenthetical citation (citing in your own essay) : http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocMLACitation_Format.html
4.
For # 8 (webquest notes) go here and read "22. Web site or other electronic source" http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/res5e_ch08_s1-0001.html
5.
For # 9 go to this site: https://web.williams.edu/wp-etc/acadresources/survival_guide/CitingDoc/ParaphrasingMLA.php
6.
For # 10 go to this site and scroll down to " Where Does the
Punctuation Go in MLA Citations?" : http://www15.uta.fi/FAST/PK6/REF/quikguid.html
7.
For number # 11 find the answer in the example on this website: http://www.up.edu/lrc/writing/default.aspx?cid=3673
8.
Scholars will research five different sources and learn how to cite each source. Go to the following website and click on citing sources.
Choose five different sources to cite, and take notes (use # 12 of the
webquest notes to record your findings) on how to cite them. Also browse through the following websites to answer number 13-17 on your web quest notes.
For this site go to the left and click on the example of a Works Cited page: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-
0014.html
For citing various sources, look here: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0011.html

Dassow 3
Part 2 Compiling
7.
Scholars will assess and correct the Scholar Example Essay (I will hand this out) by using the MLA rubric found on page 4 of this lesson. If you are absent, go to my website at http://collegewritinghapa.wordpress.com
. Click on 11th Grade. Next click on the Webquest file page and download and print Scholar
Sample MLA.
8.
With a red (or colored) pen, correct the MLA formatting. Make sure to initially circle the wrong format, and then show corrections in the margins.
9.
Use the MLA rubric to grade the example essay for MLA format found on page 4 of this lesson.

Dassow 4
Evaluation:
Your Works Cited page and your corrections of the scholar sample essay will be evaluated with this MLA rubric.
Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score
1 2 3 4
Header PAGE No real use of
MLA form.
Writer appears to be unaware of rules for
MLA
Header form is flawed.
Some elements are missing, out of order or incomplete.
Others are correct.
Header form is generally correct: There are some errors in indents, spacing, or some other aspect of form.
MLA is correct: pagination, indents, spacing, are correct.
Parenthetical
Citation
Parenthetical notation and source missing. Paper may technically be plagiarized, because sources are not acknowledged.
Parenthetical notation is used, but incomplete or incorrect.
Writer shows lack of awareness of correct form. Only quotations are notated, and these notations are not all correct.
Parenthetical notation is used, but
some technical aspects are incorrect. (i.e. signal phrases are incorrectly used, form of parenthetical is incorrect, examples that are not directly quoted need correct notation, etc.)
Parenthetical notation is correct.
Writer uses signal phrases, and correct parenthetical form for literary and other types of sources.
Correct notation for examples that are not direct quotes.
Works Cited
Page No works cited page.
Works cited page is present, but incorrect in form in numerous ways.
Works cited page includes correct title and spacing.
Entries are not all complete or correct.
Works cited page includes correct title, and spacing.
Entries are complete and correct.