Parts of Speech WebQuest

Hello fellow citizens! Welcome to the wonderful kingdom of Speech Town! Here in Speech Town, we always hope to have the very best grammar when we speak and write! Every year we have festivals, contests, and other activities that revolve around grammar and correct pronounciation of words in our language. Correct grammar always helps us sound intelligent! However, the kingdom of Speech Town has been going through a series of terrible times. The kingdom of BadGrammarville has been trying to attach Speech Town for centuries, and they have finally invaded our kingdom and won over the loyalty of the king of Speech Town! Because of this tragedy, the king of Speech Town has decided to abdicate (leave) his throne! The king of Speech Town is tired of using correct grammar, and so he has decided that he no longer desire to serve the kingdom as the leader. He has already packed his royal bags to move to BadGrammarville. An urgent request has been made by the ex king's sevants that a new group of leaders come to rule Speech Town! Moreover, these new leaders must have fantastic grammar skills, and they must be especially familar with the parts of speech! That's where you come in! Each of you have the potential to be a future leader of Speech Town in order to help the kingdom recover from this terrible crisis. However, you must pass a series of tests in order to prove your knowledge of grammar, especially the parts of speech. Let the games begin! May the odds be ever in your favor!

In order to help you study for and pass your examinations, the kingdom officials of Speech Town have agreed to allow Speeech Town leader candidates the opportunity to create a "cheat sheet" for you to have as you take the examination. Using Microsoft Office Word, create a table like the one shown below.

Step One: Watch these videos about the different parts of speech. Be sure to take notes! This will help you as you go about learning the different parts of speech. If you get the general idea about a particular part of speech, you do not have to watch the entire video. The first video about nouns should be a review from our previous lesson. If you would like to watch it again, you can, or you can go ahead and fill out your noun portion of your cheat sheet!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1muWsnBFQ (Nouns)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu1ciVFbecw (Pronouns)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu1ciVFbecw (Verbs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5SlAZIkTI (Adjectives)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZzG1jg4Ifo (Adverbs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM (Prepositions)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkAX7Vk3JEw (Interjections)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg (Conjunctions)

*After watching these videos, do your best to describe each part of speech using one sentence. What parts of speech do you struggle with understanding? Which ones seem pretty easy? Record all of this information on your cheat sheet.

Step Two: Use the following parts of speech powerpoint in the link below to help you finish filling out your cheat sheet! Be sure to provide a definiton, examples, and a sentence or two that use the particuar speech part correctly on your cheat sheet.

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Parts%20of%20Speech%20Webquest

Step Three: After you have finished filling out your cheat sheet, click the link below and complete your quest to become a leader of the kingdom of Speech Town! Be sure to complete the activity in its entireity. 

http://www.abcya.com/parts_of_speech_quest.htm

You will be graded on the completion of your "cheat sheet," as well as the completion of the Webquest. Concerning the "cheat sheet," you will be graded on your display of the understanding of the eight basic parts of speech. I will be checking to see that your understanding of the parts of speech is accurate for the most part, and that you were able to comprehend the difference between the parts of speech. It is difficult to grade all of you on the completion of the Webquest in parts, so the webquests will be graded as a whole.

Congradualtions! You've passed your examinations and completed the quest, and you are now a valued member of the leadership of Speech Town! Be sure to keep the information you have collected from this activity, because we will have a class discusssion about what you learned. Everyone will have an opportunity to give examples of words from their cheat sheet, and we will cover the eight parts of speech together as a class.

The definitions for the different parts of speech came from the textbook Essential College English A grammar, Punctuation, and Writing Workbook by Norwood Selby and Pamela S. Bledsoe.

This webquest would probably last over a period of several days. This could be a center activity that students complete as they rotate to different centers throughout the classroom. This is a great activity for students, because it helps them to become familiar with the parts of speech, so that when you as the teacher begin a unit on the parts of speech, the kids have already been exposed to the different terms, and already have some examples of the different parts of speech in their head. Studies show that the more times a child is exposed to specific material, the more he or she will retain the information long-term. That is the goal and purpose of this webquest: to help students retain long-term information about the parts of speech. Through the use of videos, graphic organizaers, and interactive games, students are able to experience parts of speech terms and content on multiple levels. This is also a great activity for children because it allows them to practice using ICT technologies, and it shows students how they can use these technologies and advances for learning experiences rather than for negative uses or influences.