WebQuest
What is Censorship?
Evaluation
Your grade for this webquest will be determined by the following: 1)List of Pros/Cons of Banning Books
2) Top 10 Banned books list and reasons for the banning of each book. Note: You must include one American author, one British author, and one other international author.
3) Completed Persuasive Letter Graphic Organizer
4) Persuasive Letter to School Board
Note: I will use the below rubric and whichever score you receive for each section will be doubled. Therefore, the webquest will be worth a total of 32 points.
Rubric
| # | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persuasive Essay Graphic Organizer | Persuasive writing graphic organizer is complete and turned in on time. Websites are listed to reference research data. | Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer is missing two or less components, but otherwise is complete and turned in on time. | Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer has multiple errors and may have been turned in late. | Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer was not completed or at all. | ___/8 |
| Content of Persuasive Letter | Letter contains 5 paragraphs: an introduction with a thesis, 3 supporting arguments, 3 opposing arguments, 3 rebuttals, and a conclusion. Essay is well organized and contains strong arguments. Student must include at least three sources of data and reference the website source. Letter should also use at least three propaganda techniques. | Letter contains 5 paragraphs but may be missing some of the supporting arguments or rebuttals. Most but not all of the supporting details prove the thesis. Student uses at least 2 websites and references the sources. Student uses at least 2 propaganda techniques. | Letter may not contain 5 paragraphs. Letter contains some arguments, opposing arguments, and rebuttals but may not have each one. Students use at least 1 website and reference the source. Student uses at least 1 propaganda technique. | Letter does not have 5 paragraphs and does not use any data from websites nor references their sources. Student does not uses 1 or no propaganda techniques. | _____8 |
| Mechanics of your Persuasive Letter | Letter contains precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and the active rather than the passive voice. Letter uses a proper business letter format. There are less than 2 spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors in total. | Letter contains some precise language, action verbs, sensory details, appropriate modifiers, and the active rather than the passive voice. Letter may or may not follow a proper business letter format. There are less than 3 spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors in total. | Letter contains few action verbs, sensory details, and appropriate modifiers. The student uses passive voice rather than active voice in at least 3 instances. Letter does not follow the proper business letter format. There are less than 4 spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors in total. | Letter contains almost no action verbs, sensory details, nor appropriate modifiers. The letter contains more than 3 instances of passive voice. There are more than 5 spelling, capitalization, and punctuation errors in total. | _____/8 |
| Pros/Cons of Banning Books Chart and Ten Banned Books and Reasons Banned | Student has listed at least 4 pros and 4 cons of book banning. Student has selected ten banned books from at least one American, one British, and one international author and explained the reason for the banning of each book. | Student has listed at least 3 pros and 3 cons of book banning. Student has selected ten banned books and explained the reason for banning, but may have only included books with authors from two different countries as opposed to three. | Student has listed at least 2 pros and 2 cons of book banning. Student has selected less than and explanations for the reasons for banning may be incomplete. | Student completed one, but not both assignments, or either assignment is incomplete. | _____/8 |
Total Score: _____32 |
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