Introduction
Watching television is something that is very common among us and our students, this webquest is going to show students more about the TV series that they know.
The duration of this webquest is 2 sessions of 60 minutes each and it is part of sessions 4 and 5 within a didactic unit of 8 sessions, on the topic “Technological world”. In both sessions students will be able to find out more about TV series and their genre through the use of pre-tasks and a general project that they will have to do in pairs. Some pictures will be used as visual support, to familiarize them with the topic.
The main aim of the webquest is to introduce them to the topic so as to ask them to create a project in pairs (collaborative work is very important in this webquest).
Students will be placed in pairs so as to work collaboratively in both sessions and they will work in the computer room so as to have enough computers for all.
Television is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in black and white, in color and in two or three dimensions and sound. Television was invented in the 1920s but the equipment was expensive and the pictures were poor. By the 1950s, these problems were fixed and TV became widespread.
A television show, often simply TV show, is any content produced fot broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, cable or internet and tipically viewed on a television set, excluding breaking news, advertisements or trailers that are typically placed between shows. TV shows are most often scheduled well ahead of time and appear on electronic guides or other TV listings
A TV series is usually released in episodes that follow a narrative, and are usually divided into seasons. A show with a limited number of episodes may be called miniseries or limited series. A one-time show may be called a "special".
Television shows can be viewed as they are broadcast in real time (live), be recorded on home video or a digital video recorder for later viewing, or be streamed over the internet (Netflix, HBO...)
Think about any TV series you know...Would you be able to place the genre in a particular TV genre?
For example... Is the Big Bang Theory a comedy or a thriller? Is "The Simpsons" and action comedy or an animation?
Let's find out how much you know!
Task
How many TV series do you know?
- Write the name of the TV series and their genre
- Give a short definition of each TV series and genre
Which is your favourite genre of TV series?
Look at the following metro lines, each colour refers to a genre. Take a look to the TV series in each line, which genre do they represent? Complete the table below
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The green line represents the genre of… |
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We know other TV series of this genre, such as…
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The red line represents the genre of… |
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We know other TV series of this genre, such as…
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The yellow line represents the genre of… |
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We know other TV series of this genre, such as…
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GOOD LUCK!!
The rationale behind these activities is the following: showing the students a brief summary of television, TV series and genres, and making them think about this topic with some questions, so as to introduce them to the topic and give them some background information.
Process
Students will have to create a project about one of the genres that they have been given, so as to facilitate them the work, some functional language will be given in order to encourage them to use. The rationale behind this activity is encourage them to write and work cooperatively.
CREATING YOUR OWN PROJECT!
Now that you know more about TV series and genres, let’s do a project!
Each pair will have to do a project about one genre:
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Group 1: action
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Group 2: adventure
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Group 3: animation
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Group 4: comedy
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Group 5: drama
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Group 6: horror
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Group 7: science fiction
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Group 8: crime
All of you will have to follow the structure of the project
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Cover page.
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Introduction to your project.
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Body of your project:
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Give a brief explanation of the TV genre you have been given;
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Provide two examples of the genre and talk about them;
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Illustrate your project with TV covers;
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Personal questions:
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What's your favourite TV genre? Why?
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What's your favourite TV serie? Why?
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Have you ever streamed on that TV show? Why?
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Conclusion. Final ideas about TV shows.
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Follow these links to find information to build your project:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genres
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_series_by_genre
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top-tv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgRj3eC0d3I
You can use some phrases to give your opinion and conclude your project:
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In my opinion...
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I think.../ I don't think...
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I love watching.../ I really adore watching...
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My favourite...
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To conclude/Finally, I think that...
Remember that you will have to show your project to the rest of the class, so that it could be really useful to create a PowerPoint and explain your project to your classmates
GOOD LUCK!!
Evaluation
| Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Qualified 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
SCORE | |
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| Presentation of the project | The students show insufficient information | Students have searched information | Students have searched information in the links provided and show tideness and creativity | Students have searched information in the links provided and show tideness and creativity. They give many examples and use illustrations. | |
| Use of the resources | No use of resources | Use of resources but their project shows not many information | Students use the resources given. | They use the information and back it with their own comments and opinions | |
| Text production | The content is not clearly expressed |
Lack of verb tenses, adjectives, prepositions, etc. Error spellings |
The content is clearly expressed | Contents clearly expressed; verbal tenses; summarizing of contents; etc. | |
| Answer personal questions | No personal comments | There are short personal comments | Personal opinion is developed | Personal opinion is given and students defence their own opinion and use the language and vocabulary provided |
This rubric will allow the teacher to evaluate the students' performance.
Conclusion
There is a hope that after completing this assignment, you will have learned a great deal of TV series and genres through researching and writing. By creating your own project, you have been able to discover new things and share information qith your classmates.
Thank you for enjoying this WebQuest about TV!!
Credits
REFERENCES USED FOR THIS WEBQUEST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genres
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_series_by_genre
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/top-tv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgRj3eC0d3I
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
I am Esther González Guinaldo, student of the University of Alcalá (UAH) and I have created this webquest as the final assignment for the subject "Computer-assisted instruction"