Los Angeles; Here I come!

I have designed this webquest for further student study after we finished reading the young adult novel "Summer on Wheels" by Gary Soto.  I have a predominate Spanish background in my classroom so I picked the book based on the culture of the characters.  

 

 

My students loved hte book.  We read all of it outloud in class during a three week period.  Many of them commented on the setting and how much they wished they could visit LA.  They also commented on the homemade bulliten board I created with all the pictures of the places in LA that are featured in the book.  It is for these two reasons that I decided to base their technology project on a trip to LA.

 

 

Several of these students might not get a chance to travel in their lifetime, and many of them have no interest in history, or culture.  i thought this would be a goo dway to expose them to all of that plus drive home their understanding of the contents in the book.

 

 

Texas TEKS for ELA:

18(F) Use avaliable technology to support aspects of creating, revising, editing, and publishing.

24(A)  Select, organize, and produce visuals,to complement and extend meaning. 

Texas TEKS for Technology Applications:

1(F) Perform basic software applications.

3(B) Demonstrate proper etiquette and knowledge of acceptable use.

10(A) Use productivity tools to create effective documnet files such as slide shows.