E. B. White's Author Webquest

Introduction

Welcome to our Author Webquest! 

Next week we will begin our new read aloud book, Stuart Little, by E.B. White. E.B. White is also the author to our class favorite, "Charlotte's Web". You will learn all about the author, E. B. White and other interesting things about the book. Let's get started!

Continue to the section labeled "TASK".

Task

You will research different websites to find out more information about E. B. White and the setting of Stuart Little.

Please write down any information you find on a piece of paper (ELA notebook). You will share some of the information you found next week.

Here we go!

Continue to the section labeled "PROCESS".

Process

E. B. White is the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. 

 

1. Click on any of these websites to learn more about E. B. White. Write down 4 facts you learn. 

**https://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/white.html

**http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/e-b-white

 

2. Click on any of these websites to see some pictures of E. B. White and his house in New York. Sketch a picture of E.B White and New York. 

** http://study.com/cimages/multimages/16/eb_white_and_his_dog_minnie.png

**http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8423/7823121342_c2fb60fd7c_o.jpg

**http://efolio.umeedu.maine.edu/~masl/SAMM/HOUSE1.GIF

**http://enotes.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/e-b-whites-home-001.jpg?w=1200

**http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/86554106.jpg

 

3. E. B. White's house in New York inspired the setting for Stuart Little. Click on these websites to learn more about where E. B. White and where Stuart Little lived. Write down 2 facts you learn from any of the links below. 

Here is a map of New York:

**https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Map_of_USA_NY.svg/800px-Map_of_USA_NY.svg.png

 

These have some interesting facts about New York:

**https://kidskonnect.com/states/new-york/

**http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/newyork/

 

Here are some amazing pictures of New York!

**http://www.theworkingworld.org/images/NYSkyline.jpg

**http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sb_east_river_bridges_1981.jpg

**https://www.romanmfg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-statue-of-liberty.jpg

**https://newyorksightseeingtours.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/broadway.jpg

 

Please make sure you have at least 6 interesting facts you have learned in your research. 

Continue to the section labeled "EVALUATION".

Evaluation

  1. Write 6 of YOUR OWN sentences about what you learned. Use your notes to help you!
  2.  Draw 2 pictures -- draw a picture of E.B. White and draw a picture of New York. Do your very best and make sure to color it!

**Be ready to show your pictures to the class and tell what you learned next week!