Introduction
Greetings, researchers of Greek mythology!
You will complete this webquest as part of our preparation for and understanding of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
The task page gives you detailed instructions; the process page tells you how and when to turn in your task. The evaluation page contains a rubric showing how your webquest will be graded.
Good luck!!
Task
Your tasks are listed below. Answer them in a Google Doc and be sure to look at the Evaluation tab to check your rubric!!
Task #1: List the 12 Olympians and of what they are god or goddess. No copying and pasting from the websites. You must use complete sentences to answer the questions below.
What clues would help Percy Jackson identify the god or goddess? Colors? Things in nature - trees, water, plants, animals? Places?
What makes each god or goddess angry? Happy?
What gifts are good for each god or goddess?
Do you have any recommendations for Percy if he meets this god or goddess on the quest?
Task #2: Write a paragraph summary about one hero from Greek mythology (Jason, Hercules, Perseus, etc.). What types of character traits (strength, fearlessness, etc.) help the hero be successful?
If you were a hero what character traits would you need to defeat the monster?
What character traits do you think Percy Jackson will need in order to retrieve the lightning bolt and to return it to Zeus?
Task #3: Pick one mythical monster and research information about it. Describe its appearance, how it was defeated, and help Percy figure out what type of monster it was if it was in disguise.
Are there any strange smells? Sounds? Changes in temperature, lighting, or weather? Strange or unusual surroundings? Changes in normal behavior of people or animals?
You may use the reference books from the Library or the following websites to help your search:
http://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/creatures.html
http://www.mythweb.com/heroes/heroes.html
Process
- You will complete this webquest and turn in your documents through Google Classroom. Mrs. Milko, Mrs. Savinda, and I will make comments on the documents online and return them to you. You will still receive a paper rubric with your final grade.
- You are required to check in with us at the completion of each task of this webquest. You may use one Google Doc or 3 separate Google Docs; that is up to you, but each part or document must be labeled witht the task number and title of the task.
Evaluation
Grading Rubric:
Completion of all 3 tasks: ___/10 points
- 1-4 points: Not your best work; tasks not completed.
- 5-8 points: Most of the tasks were completed.
- 9-10 points: All tasks completed and on time.
Format, grammar, mechanics: ____/20 points
- 0-6 points: Many grammatical errors, problems with sentence structure, and format.
- 7-12 points: Several grammatical errors, problems with sentence structure, and format.
- 13-18 points: Only a few problem in any of the categories. Overall, pretty good work.
- 19-20: Virtually no problems in grammar or mechanics and correctly formatted. Great work!
Validity of information provided: ___/50 points
- 0-15 points: Directly copying from websites (plagiarism!!); little to no effort at researching and correctly identifying Olympians, choosing a monster, or summarizing a hero. This isn't acceptable work.
- 16-25 points: Some effort at paraphrasing, some correct research, and little effort at summarizing. We know you can do better!
- 26-35 points: Mostly correct information about Olympians, effort shown in choosing a monster, and good summary of hero.
- 36-45 points: Correct information about Olympians, solid choice of monster and explanation, strong summary of hero.
- 46-50: Excellent work in every category. Terrific!
Participation and Worth Ethic: ____/20 points
- 0-9 points: Did not complete much work in class and put forth little effort to use resources for the project.
- 10-15 points: Some work in class and some effort to use resources for project.
- 16-20: Worked consistently in class and showed effort to use resources for project.
Total grade: ______/100
Credits
Photo credits: popmatters.com; ign.com;hypable.com; giphy.com
Webquest credits: zunal.com, author Amy Butler