Introduction
Now that we have read a story by Eve Bunting, have you wondered what this author is like? Do you want to know more about her, or would you like to find out how she gets her ideas for her wonderful stories? This WebQuest will help you learn more about this wonderful award winning author.
Task
We've read "A Day's Work" by Eve Bunting - now we will be focusing on getting to know the woman behind all of these great stories. By learning more about her and getting to know her background, we can get an idea of how her life experiences shaped her writing style. If we're lucky, we might also find out how she comes up with so many wonderful ideas for her books.
Process
Step One:
Before you begin your web-quest, write 3 questions you hope will be answered through your reading.
Step Two:
To Begin, go to http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/eve-bunting
- Read the BIO. List three things you learned about the author.
- Go to INTERVIEW AVAILABLE, click to read—Eve Bunting Interview Transcript—Read more>
Step Three:
Go to http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-bunting-eve.asp
- Answer questions on your sheet
Step Four:
Go to http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/bunting/ This is a video of Bunting talking about her books and writing—watch the video.
Step 5:
Go to http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/eve-bunting#cart/cleanup
Choose three books that Eve Bunting has written that look interesting to you and tell me why you would like to read them.
Evaluation
You will be evaluated on the completion of your sheet.
|
|
0 point |
1 points |
2 points |
|
Prediction Questions |
Missing questions or sentences are not written as questions. |
Some sentences are questions but are missing correct ending marks or are not all are stated as questions. |
All questions are appropriate and written correctly with correct ending marks. |
|
Biography |
Missing statements. Answers are not located on the biography. No complete sentences. |
Some statements are written correctly. |
All statements are written in complete sentences and have information from the biography. |
|
Interview |
Missing statements. Answers are not located on the interview. No complete sentences. |
Some statements are written correctly. |
All statements are written in complete sentences and have information from the biography. |
|
What does Eve say about her writing? |
Statements are incorrect and not found in the article. |
Some statements are correct but are not complete sentences. |
Statements are accurate and are complete sentences. |
|
Life in Ireland |
Sentences are missing or answers are not from the video. |
Sentences are not complete but are accurate. |
All sentences are accurate and complete. |
|
Books by Eve Bunting |
Book titles were not given. |
Some book titles are missing. |
Three books were chosen and written correctly. |
|
Reasons to Read |
No reasons were given as to why you would like to read the books. |
Some reasons were given for why you want to read the book but were not written in complete sentences. |
Sentences were complete and a reason was provided for each reason chosen. |
Conclusion
Now that you have learned more about Eve Bunting, do you think you will ever read another one of her books?