City Mouse Country Mouse

Introduction

Welcome to our Web Quest!

Working with a partner, you will read and listen to several city Mouse Country Mouse stories. Then you can choose one project to show what you know!

Have fun!

Task

You are going on a WebQuest!
Your job is to compare and contrast familiar stories.

Enjoy listening and reading the stories and have fun!

The WebQuest should be completed by partners of two or three second graders.

Process

Working with a partner, read/listen to these different versions of City Mouse Country Mouse. Pay attention to how the stories are the same and how they are different.

When you are finished, choose two of the stories to share. Pick one of the following projects to show what you know:

1. Fill in the Venn Diagram showing how the two stories are the same and different.

2. Fill in the 'T' chart to show how the stories are the same and different.

3. Draw two detailed pictures showing how the stories are the same and different.

4. Make 2 dioramas that show how the stories are the same and different.

Each project should have at least three complete sentences telling how the stories are the same and three complete sentences telling how they are different.

Evaluation

Grading Rubric

4

3

2

1

*presents a detailed, informative comparison

*uses a variety of comparison words

*has a lively tone that shows interest

*is free or mostly free of errors

*is easy to read

*presents an informative comparison

*uses comparison words

*has a tone that shows interest

*has minor errors

*is mostly easy to read

*presents a comparison with few details

*misuses some words and uses few comparison words

*shows little interest in the subject

*has many errors

*has some areas that are hard to read

*does not present a comparison

*is unorganized

*shows no interest in the subject

*makes many serious errors

*is very hard to read

Conclusion

Our WebQuest is now complete. You should know how to compare and contrast two similar stories. If you want to read more folk tales, click on the following link:

www.starfall.com

Then go to the library section of the site.

Thanks for going on this quest!

Credits

The following links were used for the stories:

The following links were used for the graphics:

Teacher Page

The folowing CCSS ELAstandards are covered in this webquest:

RL2.9 compare and contrast 2 versions of the same story

RI.9 compare and contrast points in two texts of the same topic

Teacher suggestions: Second graders should be able to complete this web quest with minimal assistance. The teacher should make sure they understand the process, and also provide the students with Venn Diagrams and T charts to complete the writing assignments.

A thousand thanks to Kati and Marcella who helped me make this assignment grade level appropriate. I owe you!