Massachusetts ELA & Technology Standards Addressed in this WebQuest
ELA Standards:
Standard 13: Nonfiction
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purposes, structure, and elements of nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
13.18: Identify and use knowledge of common textual features (paragraphs, topic sentences, concluding sentences, introduction, conclusion, footnotes, index, bibliography).
Standard 19: Writing
Students will write with a clear focus, coherent organization, and sufficient detail.
19.19: Write stories or scripts with well-developed characters, setting, dialogue, clear conflict and resolution, and sufficient descriptive detail
19.22: Write and justify a personal interpretation of literary, informational, or expository reading that includes a topic statement, supporting details from the literature, and a conclusion.
Standard 20: Consideration of Audience and Purpose
Students will write for different audiences and purposes.
20.4: Select and use appropriate rhetorical techniques for a variety of purposes, such as to convince or entertain the reader.
Standard 21: Revising
Students will demonstrate improvement in organization, content, paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice (diction) in their compositions after revising them.
21.6: Revise writing to improve organization and diction after checking the logic underlying the order of ideas, the precision of vocabulary used, and the economy of writing.
21.7: Improve word choice by using a variety of references
Standard 22: Standard English Conventions
Students will use knowledge of standard English conventions in their writing, revising, and editing.
22.8: Use knowledge of types of sentences (simple, compound, complex), correct mechanics (comma after introductory structures), correct usage (pronoun reference), sentence structure (complete sentences, properly placed modifiers), and standard English spelling when writing and editing.
Standard 23: Organizing Ideas in Writing
Students will organize ideas in writing in a way that makes sense for their purpose.
23.10: Organize information into a coherent essay or report with a thesis statement in the introduction, transition sentences to link paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Standard 24: Research
Students will gather information from a variety of sources, analyze and evaluate the quality of the information they obtain, and use it to answer their own questions.
24.4: Apply steps for obtaining information from a variety of sources, organizing information, documenting sources, and presenting research in individual projects
Grade 7-8 ELA Standards
Technology Standards:
Standard: Demonstrate responsible use of technology and an understanding of ethics and safety issues in using electronic media.
2.8 Explain potential problem of computer viruses and exercise caution in opening e-mail attachments from unknown sources. (Use of e-mail is at district discretion.)
2.9 Explain safe practices for sharing personal information via e-mail and the Internet. (Use of e-mail is at district discretion.)
2.10 Explain proper e-mail etiquette. (Use of e-mail is at district discretion.)
Standard: Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem-solving, and communication. Students locate, evaluate, collect, and process information from a variety of electronic sources. Students use telecommunications and other media to interact or collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.
3.6 In keeping with the research process outlined in Standard 24 of the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework, identify electronic sources of information (e.g., Internet, CD ROM, online periodical databases, and online catalogs).
3.9 Communicate results of research and learning with others using the most appropriate tools (e.g., desktop published or word processed report, multimedia presentation)
ELA Standards:
Standard 13: Nonfiction
Students will identify, analyze, and apply knowledge of the purposes, structure, and elements of nonfiction or informational materials and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.
13.18: Identify and use knowledge of common textual features (paragraphs, topic sentences, concluding sentences, introduction, conclusion, footnotes, index, bibliography).
Standard 19: Writing
Students will write with a clear focus, coherent organization, and sufficient detail.
19.19: Write stories or scripts with well-developed characters, setting, dialogue, clear conflict and resolution, and sufficient descriptive detail
19.22: Write and justify a personal interpretation of literary, informational, or expository reading that includes a topic statement, supporting details from the literature, and a conclusion.
Standard 20: Consideration of Audience and Purpose
Students will write for different audiences and purposes.
20.4: Select and use appropriate rhetorical techniques for a variety of purposes, such as to convince or entertain the reader.
Standard 21: Revising
Students will demonstrate improvement in organization, content, paragraph development, level of detail, style, tone, and word choice (diction) in their compositions after revising them.
21.6: Revise writing to improve organization and diction after checking the logic underlying the order of ideas, the precision of vocabulary used, and the economy of writing.
21.7: Improve word choice by using a variety of references
Standard 22: Standard English Conventions
Students will use knowledge of standard English conventions in their writing, revising, and editing.
22.8: Use knowledge of types of sentences (simple, compound, complex), correct mechanics (comma after introductory structures), correct usage (pronoun reference), sentence structure (complete sentences, properly placed modifiers), and standard English spelling when writing and editing.
Standard 23: Organizing Ideas in Writing
Students will organize ideas in writing in a way that makes sense for their purpose.
23.10: Organize information into a coherent essay or report with a thesis statement in the introduction, transition sentences to link paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Standard 24: Research
Students will gather information from a variety of sources, analyze and evaluate the quality of the information they obtain, and use it to answer their own questions.
24.4: Apply steps for obtaining information from a variety of sources, organizing information, documenting sources, and presenting research in individual projects
Grade 7-8 ELA Standards
Technology Standards:
Standard: Demonstrate responsible use of technology and an understanding of ethics and safety issues in using electronic media.
2.8 Explain potential problem of computer viruses and exercise caution in opening e-mail attachments from unknown sources. (Use of e-mail is at district discretion.)
2.9 Explain safe practices for sharing personal information via e-mail and the Internet. (Use of e-mail is at district discretion.)
2.10 Explain proper e-mail etiquette. (Use of e-mail is at district discretion.)
Standard: Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem-solving, and communication. Students locate, evaluate, collect, and process information from a variety of electronic sources. Students use telecommunications and other media to interact or collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.
3.6 In keeping with the research process outlined in Standard 24 of the English Language Arts Curriculum Framework, identify electronic sources of information (e.g., Internet, CD ROM, online periodical databases, and online catalogs).
3.9 Communicate results of research and learning with others using the most appropriate tools (e.g., desktop published or word processed report, multimedia presentation)
