A Webquest for Library Students. Who Was Dewey?

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Introduction

This WebQuest is designed to provide young learners with practice accessing information on the web while providing them the opportunity to learn about Dewey Decimal System. It is designed to use as a supplement to a normal Literacy curriculum that provides learning about different uses of information and placing that information within a frame of reference

The Learner

The lesson is designed for elementary students. It does not require adult help if students are independent readers It could also be appropriate for upper level students if it meets the curriculum standards for that grade level.

Curriculum Standards

This WebQuest lesson would meet standards in the area of Communication Arts that deal with the classification of information and presentation of that information. It also provides practice in finding information online and within the library.

Directions for Use

To introduce this lesson, the teacher should read aloud or have available for student use a copy of The Shelf Elf Helps Out by Jackie Mims Hopkins or What Marion Taught Wills by Brook Berg. After reading the book, the students are ready to be taught the process involved in using the format of this WebQuest.

The teacher will need to have supplies available to make the book that the students need to complete. It would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the evaluation rubric below before you talk to them about the book, so that you set the quality standards that fit you and your students.

Evaluation
Students will be assessed individually based on their ability to work with their partner and on the quality of the book that they produce. The student-created book should include the following elements:

Cover page with name of student and title of book.
Illustrations of each classification area with recognizable details .
Factual information presented through student writing.

The following rubric will be used to assess the student created booklet.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Illustrations of each Dewey Classification show recognizable detail	Drawings show minimum of detail, but are recognizable.	Drawings show some detail and appropriate coloring for the classification depicted.	Drawings show detail and coloring appropriate to the classification depicted.	Drawings show detail and coloring appropriate to the classification depicted and show an understanding of the categories.
Student handwriting is readable and demonstrates appropriate use of capital letters and punctuation.	Student handwriting is readable and has appropriate spacing between words.	Student handwriting is readable, correctly spaced and shows some correct usage of capitals and punctuation.	Student handwriting is readable, correctly spaced and shows correct usage of capitals and punctuation.	Student handwriting is readable, correctly spaced and shows advanced usage of capitals and punctuation.
Student writing contains three to five appropriate facts about each classification.	Student writing contains less than three to five appropriate facts about each classification.	Student writing contains three to five facts about each classification.	Student writing contains three to five appropriate facts about each classification.	Student writing contains more than three to five detailed facts about each classification.
Student worked well with partner by cooperating, sharing ideas, contributing ideas, and speaking kindly.	Student was not able to cooperate, share ideas, contribute ideas, or speak kindly to their partner.	Student worked well with partner by cooperating, sharing ideas, contributing ideas, and speaking kindly some of the time.	Student worked well with partner by cooperating, sharing ideas, contributing ideas, and speaking kindly most of the time.	Student worked well with partner by cooperating, sharing ideas, contributing ideas, and speaking kindly all of the time.