Introduction
In this WebQuest you are going to produce a suplement for "Pencil" the school magazine on means of transport during summer Holidays, according to health care.
Task
You are teams of reporters investigating different means of transport and their impact on human and enviroment health.
To prepare the suplement foe the school "Pencil" magazine you will work in two groups and speak on types of transport refering to a combination of networks, infrastructures and vehicles. These include walking, the road transport system, rail, ship transport, and modern aviation.
To produce the Heathy Trip supplement you will:
- use the following link to reaserch on the topic https://www.bing.com/search?q=modes+of+transport&form=EDGTCT&qs=AS&cvid=84cf0be146424c5894c691771447973a&refig=1ceb33cfd33d4843dfc630159f6bde43&cc=PL&setlang=pl-PL&elv=AQj93OAhDTi*HzTv1paQdniOUe2TMd08ggoRQj*a4%21zNfShQtL7whXQaxSH8PlYM6kAOVUbSJx5%213jkNSqxQpDU7Sqv8cOC7E5wjVu9MJHyj&plvar=0
- present a short travel advisor regarding healthy transport
- individually pick one of the means of transport and present a short summary
- edit and present the material to other group
- do a questionnaire self-evaluation of your individual work
Process
Process 1 - browsing through th web and speak on materials:
- Think of the summer holidays and opportunities it gives in terms of the need of rest and relax in human health. Speak with partners on different types of spending the holiday time and on likely opted places. Think on how to get there.
- Work in groups using https://www.bing.com/search?q=holiday+search&form=EDGEAR&qs=PF&cvid=da9d96919c3f497690dc55620ac0f857&cc=PL&setlang=pl-PL&elv=AQj93OAhDTi*HzTv1paQdniOUe2TMd08ggoRQj*a4%21zN*BAsCvin7uAermTETZWtcCvJ2AS2eOb9AhejT5NAML80xap2HQZulfal9gCb9HAG&plvar=0 to compare different options and places for spending the holidays.
The "Pencil" suplement will include:
- mostly chosen holiday destinations
- sightseeing on the spot and nearby
- means of transport
- health benefits
Process 2 - summarised info to the teacher:
Assign members of groups resposible for these aspects:
- holiday destinations
- means of transport
- health benefits
Tips for your summary:
• Your summary should be short – between 100 and 120 words.
• You may use graphics from the Internet to illustrate your summary.
• Include at least three of the key words listed at the bottom of your article. (You can listen to these words to hear how they are pronounced).
• Include the date on which your chosen story was published.
• The teacher is going to ask you questions about your chosen story you put in the summary.
• Practice your presentations a couple of times out loud with your group, trying to make it as interesting as possible.
Useful language for your presentation:
This article is about … One of the main attractions are … The means of transport required to reach the destinations are... The health benefits of chosen destinations with correlation to means of transport are...
Present the prepared summaries to you teacher.
Think on which option is the best regarding health care.
Process 3 - Producing "The Pencil" suplement: writing articles.
You are now going to produce a suplement for "The Pencil" school magazine basing on summarised topics:
- holiday destinations
- means of transport
- health benefits
You can use the original summary and also influence and relate to given links at the bottom of the page.
Read and evaluate other members articles speaking on:
- Content: Is the article clear? Do we know exactly what happened, where, when and why?
• Structure: Does the article have clear paragraphs, and is it wellstructured?
• Language: Is the use of English as correct as possible? Are the tenses appropriate? Is there a good range of vocabulary? Are the three key words included correctly?
Rewrite and correct your own articles as needed.
Decide on what photos or illustrations you would like to use, and where you would like them to appear in the articles.
Process 4 -
As the editing team of "The Pencil" magazine supplement you now need to put your separate articles together into one magazine. You will need to discuss the following issues with your group:
• What will the cover of the magazine supplement look like? What photos/illustrations will you use?
• What order will you put the articles in?
• What ‘look’ will the articles have? Will they all have the same headline font and style, the same layout, the same number of photos, or will each article style be different? What size paper will you use?
• How will you put it together? Who will be responsible for printing and binding?
Once you have decided on this, you need to work together to produce the 2004 magazine.
• Put all the magazines up around the class. Walk round and look at the others groups’ magazines. Were there any images or articles that appeared in more than one magazine?
Evaluation
Self-evaluation
It is now time to think about your work on this webquest. Fill in the following questionnaire, and give it to your teacher.
Self-evaluation anonymous questionnaire:
1. I found the group work easy / difficult because …
2. The next time I do group work I’d like to …
3. What did I learn about travel and health? …
4. What did I learn about producing a ‘magazine’ in English? …
5. My English improved /didn’t improve doing this project because …
6. What did I learn about using the Internet?