Mrs. Desmond's WebQuests
Students in English 12 will research the cause of the Trojan
war, since The Iliad begins In Medias Res.
English 12 H: The Iliad WebQuest
Students in English 10 Honors will research information based on
the time period, the author, and his motivations for writing The
Crucible.
English 10: The Crucible WebQuest
Students in English 10 Honors will research the time period
concerned with the
Civil War and how it created a Rise to Realism.
English 10: The Rise to Realism WebQuest
Students in English 10 will research the time period
concerned with the
Holocaust and then create a memoir that is similar to Elie
Wiesel's memoir,
"Night."
English 10: "Night" WebQuest
Students will conduct research based on Levi's experience in
Auschwitz during the Holocaust and the types of Jewish resistance
that he witnessed.
English 12 H: "A Good Day" from Survival in Auschwitz WebQuest
Through this webquest, journalism students will learn the basics
of
the history of Journalism in the United States.
Introduction to Journalism WebQuest
This webQuest will help students to research more information
about
the 1920's and the setting of the novel, "The Great Gatsby."
English 10: The Great Gatsby WebQuest
Students will be able to identify several different elements of
existentialism by navigating through a website that discusses
different existentialists and how they have portrayed
existentialism in their works. Students will first identify the
elements, then write an essay based on three elements that are
most noteworthy.
English 12 H: Existentialism Web Quest and Essay