WebQuest
Historical Background for To Kill a Mockingbird
Evaluation
Assessment: You will use the research to write an essay (500-700 words in length) which analyzes the way Harper Lee incorporates actual situations and historical events situations into her fictional account of life for the Finch family in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Analyze how Lee creates verisimilitude/truthfulness in setting, conflict, and characterization in To Kill a Mockingbird. Use your answers to the Multiple Perspectives Literacy Guide questions to help develop your essay. Include information from both primary and secondary sources as well as from the novel itself to support you points. The process of drafting, revising, proofreading and producing a final product to publish to the class will take approximately two weeks.
Rubric
| # | Exceeds Standard 4 | Meets the Standard 3 | Needs Revision 2 | Needs Instruction/effort 1 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| integration/support from research sources | Written analysis incorporates information from at least one source (both primary and seccondary sources)in each category to analyze how Lee creates verisimilitude. | Written analysis incorporates information from at least three research sources (both primary and seccondary sources)in each category to analyze how Lee creates verisimilitude. | Written analysis incorporates information from at least two research sources (both primary and seccondary sources)in each category to analyze how Lee creates verisimilitude. | Written analysis provides little or no support from research sources to discuss how Lee creates versimilitude in the novel. | 25% |
| Content Information | All information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. Information sources are accurately MLA cited in text. | All information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 3-4 supporting details and/or examples. Information sources are accurately MLA cited in text. | Some information relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. Information sources may or may not be accurately MLA cited in text. | Little or no information relates to the main topic. Little to no supporting detail and /or example are provided. Information sources are not accurately MLA cited in text. | 25% |
| Sources | All sources (Primary and Secondary) are accurately documented in MLA format. | All sources (Primary and Secondary) are accurately documented, but a few are not in MLA format. | Some source (Primary and Secondary) are accurately documented, but a few are not in MLA format | Little or no sources are documented and/or not in MLA format. | 25% |
| Internet Use | Successfully uses internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. All WebQuest questions are completed. | Usually able to use internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. All WebQuest questions are completed. | Needs assistance or supervision to use internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. Most WebQuest questions are completed. | Constantly needs assistance or supervision to use internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance. Some WebQuest questions are completed. | 25% |
Total Score: 100 % |
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