APPRECIATING THE DIFFERENCES

Standards

This Web Quest is suggested for a multicultural classroom of the 3rd or the 4th grade.
The standards suggested are as follows: Reading Standards,Writing Standards (3rd GRADE)

Key Ideals and Details

1)Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
2)Recount stories, including fables, folktales and myths from diverse cultures, determine the central message, lesson or moral and explain how it is conveyed thought key details in text.
3)Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute the sequence of events.

Craft and Structure

5)Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.
6) Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

7) Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.

Text Type and Purposes

1) Write opinion pieces on topics or texts supporting a point of view with reasons.
2) Write an informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas/information clearly.

Production and Distribution of Writing

4) With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge

7) Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic
8) Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into categories.

Credits

Thank you Dr. Oswald for exposing me to the depth of your studies and your expertise in the Educational Process... You have made my Reading Endorsement sing with vibrancy and range beyond compare! I can only hope to emulate your style and grace!

MY BOOK LIST is included, Touching upon these texts prior to delving into this Webquest would be most helpful.
Choi, Y. (2001). The Name Jar. New York, NY; Knopf.
Fox, M. (1997). Whoever You Are. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt Brace & Co.
Kindersley, B. & A. (1995). Children Just Like Me. New York, NY: DK.
Isador, R. (2010). Say Hello. New York, NY: Putmnam.
Priceman, M. (1994) How to make an Apple Pie and See the World. New York, NY: Knopf.
Smith,D. (2011). This Child, Every Child,. Tonawand, NY: Kids Can Press Ltd.
Stojic, M. (2002) Hello World, New York, NY: Scholastic.

Other

The Zunal process has been most helpful to establish this webquest. I recommend this web site for any interactive, classroom experience.