Exploring Web Site Assignment

Task: Go to http://www.themomi.org/museum/Guthrie/index_800.html and explore the website. Then do the following tasks and answer the questions.

  1. Read the HOMEPAGE about Woody Guthrie.

  1. Click on the section called DUST BOWL BLUES - then complete the answer organizer and answer frame on the following pages.

  1. Click on the section called SHEET MUSIC. Then click on “This Land is Your Land”. Read the lyrics to the song and then complete the answer organizer and answer frame on the following pages.

Answer Organizer for DUST BOWL BLUES

  1. Write a topic sentence that names the two texts you are comparing and states how they are similar.

  1. Write two or more sentences about this feature (the thing they have in common) of the first text. If possible, find a quote to prove your point. (Be sure to name the text.)

  1. Write two or more sentences about this feature (the thing they have in common) of the DUST BOWL BLUES . If possible, find a quote to prove your point.

  1. Write one or two sentences about how this feature was important to both texts.

Answer frame for DUST BOWL BLUES

The text _________________________________________was similar to Dust Bowl

Blues because ___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

In the text ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________________you can see this when_____

and also when ___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

In the text Dust Bowl Blues you can see this when _______________________________

and also when ____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

This feature is important to both texts because __________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

Answer Organizer for “This Land is Your Land”

  1. Write a topic sentence that names the texts you are comparing and states how they are similar.

  1. Write two or more sentences about this feature (the thing they have in common) of the first text. If possible, find a quote to prove your point.

  1. Write two or more sentences about this feature (the thing they have in common) of “This Land is Your Land”. If possible, find a quote/stanza to prove your point.

  1. Write one or two sentences about how this feature was important to both of these texts.

Answer Frame for “This Land is Your Land”

The text ______________________________________ was similar to “This Land is

Your Land” because ___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________.

In the text _______________________________________ you can see this when

and also when____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

In the text “This Land is Your Land” you can see this when _______________________

and also when____________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

This feature is important to both texts because __________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________.

Beginning

Making Progress

Proficient

Exemplary

Answer Organizer is Complete

Student either DOESN’T complete the majority of the questions on the organizer OR student answers the questions but only writes 1 sentence or very brief answers.

25 points

Student completes 6/8 questions AND student USUALLY writes 2 sentences for questions 2 and 3 .

30 points

Student completes all 4 questions of EACH answer organizer. Student writes at least 2 sentences for questions 2 and 3 on BOTH organizers.

40 points

Student meets all criteria for PROFICIENT plus includes at least ONE quote.

50 points

Answer Frame is completed according to Directions

There are numerous incorrect entries in the frame OR one or more frames aren’t completed.

15 points

Student completes the frame according to directions but there may be 2/3 incorrect entries.

30 points

Student completes the answer frame according to directions by filling in the information from the answer organizer with no more than 1 error.

40 points

Student complete the answer frame according to directions by filling in the information from the answer organizer with NO ERRORS.

50 points

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