Introduction
The Covid-19 Pandemic drastically altered our daily lives. Once the virus is under control, most of life will return to normal. During this WebQuest, you will learn about Covid-19 and demonstrate skills that you have learned this year in your English class.
Objectives: By the end of this WebQuest you will be able to . . .
- identify credible sources.
- answer detail and inference questions over a selection.
- define key vocabulary terms.
- research credible sources about Covid-19 to produce an informative project.
Task
•You have been asked to be a part of a team to help your community better prepare for pandemics such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Each of the people in the team works independently researching the topic and creating a useful, informative project. The final project will be sent to the administrator of the team*. Before submitting the final product to the administrator, be sure to review the rubric on the Evaluation page to make sure that the product meets all expectations
•*The Administrator of the team is your English Teacher.
Process
1.Virus Covid-19 is a type of virus. What is a virus? What is another definition of a virus?
2. Covid-19 Is this source credible (reliable)? How do you know?
How do you protect yourself from Covid-19?
What are the symptoms of Covid-19?
What are the emergency warning signs for Covid-19?
If you do get sick, what should you do?
3. What is the most common source of exposure (travel or close contact)?
4.After answering the questions following each link, design an informative product about the Covid-19 Virus. Your project should be eye-catching, easy to understand, relatively free of grammatical errors, and contain key elements about Covid-19. Your product should indicate what sources were used to design it. You may use the sources in this WebQuest or you may use other credible sources.
Key Elements:
Definition of the Covid-19 Virus
Symptoms of the Disease
Steps to Prevent the Spread
Necessary Improvements to the health care system
Projects
•Brochure
•PowerPoint
•Informative Essay
•Public Service Announcement (this can be a video, a poster, or a flyer)
Evaluation
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Information |
Provides at least one of the Key Elements |
Provides half of the Key Elements |
Provides all the Key Elements |
Provides all the Key Elements in an easy to understand format |
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Quality of Work Evident |
Project is obviously hastily put together |
Informative project |
Eye catching, informative project |
Eye catching, informative project that shows high caliber of work |
Conclusion
After you have finished this Web Quest, you should have learned something new about Covid19. Moreover, you have created a product which can inform and help others in your community.
Please send the final copy to your English Teacher.