This WebQuest covers
the following Florida Sunshine State Standards for Language Arts,
grades 9-12:
(Specific
relation to this lesson in blue).
Reading
Standard 1:
The student uses the reading process effectively. (LA.A.1.4)
Through research and prerequisite reading of
novel.
1. selects and uses prereading strategies that are appropriate to
the text, such as discussion, making predictions, brainstorming, generating
questions, and previewing, to anticipate content, purpose, and organization
of a reading selection.
2. selects and uses strategies to understand words and text, and to
make and confirm inferences from what is read, including interpreting
diagrams,
graphs, and statistical illustrations.
3. refines vocabulary for interpersonal, academic, and workplace situations,
including figurative, idiomatic, and technical meanings.
4. applies a variety of response strategies, including rereading,
note taking, summarizing, outlining, writing a formal report, and
relating what is read
to his or her own experiences and feelings.
Standard
2:
The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts. (LA.A.2.4)
Through analysis of Internet and in-print sources
and novel,
and completion of Research Form.
1. determines the main idea and identifies relevant details, methods
of development, and their effectiveness in a variety of types of written
material.
2. determines the author’s purpose and point of view and their
effects on the text.
3. describes and evaluates personal preferences regarding fiction
and nonfiction.
4. locates, gathers, analyzes, and evaluates written information for
a variety of purposes, including research projects, real-world tasks,
and self-improvement.
5. identifies devices of persuasion and methods of appeal and their
effectiveness.
6. selects and uses appropriate study and research skills and tools
according to the type of information being gathered or organized,
including almanacs,
government publications, microfiche, news sources, and information
services.
7. analyzes the validity and reliability of primary source information
and uses the information appropriately.
8. synthesizes information from multiple sources to draw conclusions.
Writing
Standard 1:
The student uses writing processes effectively. (LA.B.1.4)
Through notetaking, Research Form, and completing
the final project.
1. selects and uses appropriate prewriting strategies, such as brainstorming,
graphic organizers, and outlines.
2. drafts and revises writing that: is focused, purposeful, and reflects
insight into the writing situation; has an organizational pattern
that provides for a logical progression of ideas; has effective use
of transitional devices that contribute to a sense of completeness;
has support that is substantial, specific, relevant, and concrete;
demonstrates a commitment to and involvement with the subject;
uses creative writing strategies as appropriate to the purposes of
the paper; demonstrates a mature command of language with freshness
of expression;
has varied sentence structure; has few, if any, convention errors
in mechanics, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
3. produces final documents that have been edited for: correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and common use of semicolons;
correct capitalization; correct sentence formation; correct instances
of possessives, subject/verb agreement, instances of noun/pronoun
agreement, and the intentional use of fragments for effect; and correct
formatting that appeals to readers, including appropriate use of a
variety of graphics, tables, charts, and illustrations in both standard
and innovative forms.
Standard 2:
The student writes to communicate ideas and information effectively.
(LA.B.2.4)
Ideas and information communicated through writing
and displayed for class to view and learn from.
1. writes text, notes, outlines, comments, and observations that demonstrate
comprehension and synthesis of content, processes, and experiences
from
a variety of media.
2. organizes information using appropriate systems.
3. writes fluently for a variety of occasions, audiences, and purposes,
making appropriate choices regarding style, tone, level of detail,
and organization.
4. selects and uses a variety of electronic media, such as the Internet,
information services, and desktop publishing software programs, to
create, revise,
retrieve, and verify information.
Listening,
Viewing, and Speaking
Standard 1:
The student uses listening strategies effectively. (LA.C.1.4)
By listening to initial instructions and final
group presentations.
1. selects and uses appropriate listening strategies according to
the intended purpose, such as solving problems, interpreting and evaluating
the techniques
and intent of a presentation, and taking action in career-related
situations.
2. describes, evaluates, and expands personal preferences in listening
to fiction, drama, literary nonfiction, and informational presentations.
3. uses effective strategies for informal and formal discussions,
including listening actively and reflectively, connecting to and building
on the ideas of
a previous speaker, and respecting the viewpoints of others.
4. identifies bias, prejudice, or propaganda in oral messages.
Standard
2:
The student uses viewing strategies effectively. (LA.C.2.4)
Can understand material and discern fact from
opinion in watching presentations from peers.
1. determines main concept and supporting details in order to analyze
and evaluate nonprint media messages.
2. understands factors that influence the effectiveness of nonverbal
cues used in nonprint media, such as the viewer’s past experiences
and preferences,
and the context in which the cues are presented.
Standard
3:
The student uses speaking strategies effectively. (LA.C.3.4)
In presenting projects to the class.
1. uses volume, stress, pacing, enunciation, eye contact, and gestures
that meet the needs of the audience and topic.
2. selects and uses a variety of speaking strategies to clarify meaning
and to reflect understanding, interpretation, application, and evaluation
of content,
processes, or experiences, including asking relevant questions when
necessary, making appropriate and meaningful comments, and making
insightful observations.
3. uses details, illustrations, analogies, and visual aids to make
oral presentations that inform, persuade, or entertain.
4. applies oral communication skills to interviews, group presentations,
formal presentations, and impromptu situations.
5. develops and sustains a line of argument and provides appropriate
support.
Language
Standard 1:
The student understands the nature of language. (LA.D.1.4)
Understand cultural implications of novel through
research of Spanish background and related elements.
1. applies an understanding that language and literature are primary
means by which culture is transmitted.
2. makes appropriate adjustments in language use for social, academic,
and life situations, demonstrating sensitivity to gender and cultural
bias.
3. understands that there are differences among various dialects of
English.
Standard
2:
The student understands the power of language. (LA.D.2.4)
Specifically covered in Censorship and Coming-of-age
roles, but also covered in discussion of novel's origination in Spanish
and translation to English.
1. understands specific ways in which language has shaped the reactions,
perceptions, and beliefs of the local, national, and global communities.
2. understands the subtleties of literary devices and techniques in
the comprehension and creation of communication.
3. recognizes production elements that contribute to the effectiveness
of a specific medium.
4. effectively integrates multimedia and technology into presentations.
5. critically analyzes specific elements of mass media with regard
to the extent to which they enhance or manipulate information.
6. understands that laws control the delivery and use of media to
protect the rights of authors and the rights of media owners.
Literature
Standard 1:
The student understands the common features of a variety of literary
forms. (LA.E.1.4)
Through comparison of similar themed novels
and research of background that lends to its cultural heritage.
1. identifies the characteristics that distinguish literary forms.
2. understands why certain literary works are considered classics.
3. identifies universal themes prevalent in the literature of all
cultures.
4. understands the characteristics of major types of drama.
5. understands the different stylistic, thematic, and technical qualities
present in the literature of different cultures and historical periods.
Standard
2:
The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and
drama. (LA.E.2.4)
Specifically for the Coming-of-age/Literary
Authority role, but also explored through class and group discussion.
1. analyzes the effectiveness of complex elements of plot, such as
setting, major events, problems, conflicts, and resolutions.
2. understands the relationships between and among elements of literature,
including characters, plot, setting, tone, point of view, and theme.
3. analyzes poetry for the ways in which poets inspire the reader
to share emotions, such as the use of imagery, personification, and
figures of speech,
including simile and metaphor; and the use of sound, such as rhyme,
rhythm, repetition, and alliteration.
4. understands the use of images and sounds to elicit the reader’s
emotions in both fiction and nonfiction.
5. analyzes the relationships among author’s style, literary
form, and intended impact on the reader.
6. recognizes and explains those elements in texts that prompt a personal
response, such as connections between one’s own life and the
characters,
events, motives, and causes of conflict in texts.
7. examines a literary selection from several critical perspectives.
8. knows that people respond differently to texts based on their background
knowledge, purpose, and point of view.
