Kirovohrad School-Gymnasium # 31
Presentation of a WebQuest
on the theme:
“Taras Shevchenko: Why Does He Matter Today?”
Prepared by:
Svitlana Dyka, a teacher of English as a Foreign Language
…And in the great new family,
The family of the free.
With softly spoken, kindly word
Pray, men, remember me.
From “My Testament”, 1845
VOLOFYMYR SLEPCHENKO’S
TARAS SHEVCHENKO, 2011
The year 2014 is going to become
a year of wide celebration of the
Bicentennial of Taras Shevchenko’s
birth. To commemorate the honour
of a great Ukrainian Bard and an
inspirer of a modern democratic
ideal of the renewed Ukrainian
statehood, we are conducting a Web
Quest for the pupils of the senior
School of our Educational Unity on
the topic:
- work with your partners in small groups;
- look for information on the Internet in real English;
- understand information in real English;
- select the information you need;
- communicate on the topic under discussion in oral and
written form;
- create PPP and Wall Paper and write an argumentative
essay using the information which you have collected;
- widen you outlook and deepen your knowledge of the Taras
Shevchenko’s place and role in the national and international
literature and culture;
- form the core 21-st century skills.
You are a team of investigative reporters.
Your newspaper assigned you the task to
prepare materials about a Great Ukrainian
Bard and his role in the history of Ukraine and
the whole world.
Your job is to produce an Essay and prepare
a Wall Paper on the topic, mentioned above.
1.
Create a mind-map ‘Taras Shevchenko: What do we know about
him?”
2.
Search for information about Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko on
the English sites of the Internet.
First of all, make acquaintances with the following links:
"Taras Shevchenko; a biographical sketch.
[Translated from the Russian by John Weir]"
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https://archive.org/stream/
tarasshevchenkob00rylsuoft/
tarasshevchenkob00rylsuoft_djvu.txt
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The Shevchenko Scientific Society
http://www.shevchenko.org/Англомовний вебсайт наукового
товариства імені Шевченка в Нью-Йорці (США)
The Taras Shevchenko Museum of Canada
http://www.infoukes.com/shevchenkomuseum/
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3.
4.
Shevchenko, Taras Grigoryevich." Encyclopedia of World Biography.
2005. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Jan. 2014 http://www.encyclopedia.com
New World Encyclopedia
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Taras_Shevchenko
A website about Taras Shevchenko to be launched in Cambridge
http://www.day.kiev.ua/en/article/topic-day/website-about-tarasshevchenko-be-launched-cambridge
Prepare PPP “What do they think about Taras Shevchenko in the
world?”
Write an argumentative essay on the topic “Taras Shevchenko: Why
Does He Matter Today?”
5.
Create a wall newspaper on the topic under discussion.
6.
Be ready for an oral presentation of your team work.
Be sure to read the rubric so you know what is expected of you.
THE WEBQUEST RUBRIC
10-12
7-9
4-6
1-3
Mind Map
Mind Map is prepared
correctly and relevant to the
work
Mind Map is
prepared with few
errors and relevant
to the work
Mind Map is prepared
with errors and fairly
relevant to the work
Mind Map is incomplete
and lack relevance to
the work
Power Point
Presentation
PPP is designed with
effective mix of high-quality,
Multicultural learning
materials and technology.
PPP is designed with
an appropriate,
multicultural mix of
materials and
technology
PPP involves a
mixture of good and
mediocre learning
materials and
technology.
PPP is designed on
mediocre and low-quality
materials and
technology
.
Essay
An essay is well-structured,
has introduction, body,
conclusion and transitions.
There are no spelling and
grammar mistakes.
An essay is wellstructured, has
introduction, body,
conclusion and
transitions. There
are some spelling
and grammar
mistakes.
An essay has a wrong
structure. There are
many spelling and
grammar mistakes.
An essay has no
structure. There are
many mistakes in
spelling, punctuation,
capitalization and
grammar.
Wall Paper
Designed on a high level
with materials of high
quality. High level of
creativity and originality.
Has minor errors in
sentence structure
and grammar,
but they do not
interfere with
readability. Some
creativity
Does not answer all
questions. Has quite
a few sentence and
grammatical
errors. Lacks of
originality
Does not answer
questions. Errors are
numerous and distract
from readability.
Oral
Presentation
Speaks clearly at an
appropriate rate and volume.
No physical or verbal
distractions. Creative and
original thoughts. Meets
time requirement
Speaks clearly at an
appropriate rate and
volume. Minimal
verbal/physical
distractions. Meets
time requirement.
Speaks clearly but
lacks consistent
volume and rate.
Some verbal/physical
distractions. Does not
meet time
requirement.
Does not speak clearly.
Lacks volume and/or
rate. many verbal or
physical distractions.
Does not meet time
requirement.
Group
work
Group worked together for
‘brainstorming’,
writing, researching, and
creating a Wall Paper
Group worked
together for some of
‘brainstorming’,
writing, researching,
and creating a Wall
Paper
Group did not work
well together, but
completed some
elements of the work
Group did not work
together and the work
was incomplete
Kind of Activity
Total Points
Points
The Reflective Exercise "Complete the sentence…"
I have learned ...
Now I can ...
I have realized that I can ...
I liked ...
For me it was new ...
I was surprised ...
I have received ...
I would like to ...
I was inspired ...