Journey to India: A Day in the Life of an Indian Child
A WebQuest forThird Grade
Designed by Chalene Nelson
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Introduction
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in another country? What would be different? What would be the same ? What would you eat for breakfast? What games would you play?
Our class is going to journey to India to find out how Indian children live. You will become an Indian child, choose an Indian name, and tell us about your family, your school, and your favorite things to do.
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Task
Your task is to create a book that will tell about the daily life of an Indian child; a book about "you". Your writing, research, and project will be from the viewpoint of an Indian elementary school student. You will "be" your Indian character.
The cover of the book will have a picture that you have created of your character and your Indian name. Each page in the book will tell about your daily life and about your favorite things. You can illustrate your book with your own drawings or with pictures you print from the internet.
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Process
Decide whether you are an Indian boy or girl. Pick an Indian name for yourself.
Write about your life as an Indian student.
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Answer each of the questions with information you will find in Internet web pages or in books.
Use this worksheet to record your information.
Using the worksheet, make pages for your book with a picture and text for each question. On each page, write at least two sentences describing your answer to the question. Tell what was your favorite and why. Remember! you are an Indian child in your book, so write in that "voice". Draw a picture that shows what you are describing.
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Resources
1. What is your favorite food?
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Check the local library for more books about Indian cuisine.
2. What is your favorite class at school?
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Recess
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Computer Lab |
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Use books from the library to locate more information about schools in India.
3. What is your favorite instrument?
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4. What is your favorite folktale?
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5. What is your favorite holiday?
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6. What is your favorite monument or place to visit in India?
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Evaluation
Rubric for Student Book
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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Research Worksheet
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Does not collect
information from the web sites.
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Collects very little information from the web sites. | Collects information that is mostly relevant to the task. | Information collected is detailed, appropriate to the task, and well-organized. | |
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Clarity and Neatness |
Story is hard to read, pictures are not colored or drawn neatly. | Story is somewhat neat, pictures are colored , but not drawn carefully. | Story in neatly written, pictures are colored and drawn neatly. | Story has detailed, colored illustrations and writing is neat. | |
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Spelling and Grammar
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Several spelling and/or grammatical errors. | Many spelling or grammatical errors. | Few spelling or grammatical errors. Story has little text. | No spelling or grammatical mistakes. Story has lots of text. | |
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Content
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Less than half of the content is in the students' own words and/or is accurate. Very little information from the research is used. | Most of the content is in the students' own words. Student answers most of the questions from the research page. | Content is in students' own words. Questions are answered accurately, and examples are given. | Content is in students' own words. All questions are answered accurately in detail using content from the given web sites. Examples are given and explained. |
Conclusion
Congratulations!!! You have successfully completed your journey to India. You now know what life is like for a child growing up in India. The book you create about your Indian boy or girl will be shared with the rest of the class. You will have the opportunity to share what you learned about India. What did you think was the best part of living in India? What was the worst part?
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Credits & References
This webquest was modeled after the webquest "Journey to Japan" by Nancy Leek.
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