BIN-08 WebQuest Quiz 1: Three Hundred Pesos

Introduction

In the previous course and in this class we have been studying different short stories to get familiar with the fundamentals of fiction and story-telling. In order to start using the blogs you have created for this class, you will research about Manuela Williams Crosno (1905-1977) and his short story entitled, "Three Hundred Pesos," a story that seems to take place in New Mexico.

Task

This pre-blogging activity will help you know about Ms. Crosno and her literary work. You will have a week to analyze her chosen story, and prepare your posts for your blog. You will have to analyze the story thoroughly to accomplish what you are required below.

Process

To start getting ready for your blogging which is going to be your Quiz #1, you are to work individually or take some time to get together with one of your peers to discuss what the story is about.

While you develop the task and look for information to complete it, try to answer these questions or issues that must be overtly answered in your blog.

1. Entitle your blog entry as "Three Hundred Pesos:" Story Analysis
2. Please insert an author's picture, or something that illustrates the story background
   
3. Provide a short summary of her biography (No more than a five-sentence paragraph, and please use the information on your textbook on page 42)
4. Include your own summary of the story in a five-sentence paragraph
5. Analyze the story's plot: conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution
6. Analyze all the characters in the story by providing their physical and psychological traits
7. Identify the moral or teaching of the story
8. State whether you like the story or not in a five-sentence paragraph

Feel free to use the Web-links provided here, or search your own Websites.

Make sure to edit your post if you find grammar mistakes.

Resources

To get biographical information about Manuela Williams Crosno visit

Your textbook, page 42.

http://eslliterature.wikispaces.com/Three+Hundred+Pesos

To get ideas on how to analyze the story, click on the following sites:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_analyze_a_short_story

http://www.ehow.com/how_2063745_analyze-short-story-characterization.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_2063744_analyze-short-story-plot.html

Evaluation

To evaluate your WebQuest / Quiz #1, we will use the rubric that is available in the following link:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27452699/BIN-08-WebQuest-Grading-Criteria

Conclusion

The idea behind the development of this WebQuest / Quiz #1 is to give you the chance to go beyond the book and what is presented in class. On the other hand, through this online experience you can get acquainted with ways you can express yourselves and give your opinions and insights.

Good luck with this task.

Final Examination

As part of the story analysis for Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's story, Green Tea, you will be assessed on your understanding of the following literary elements found in the story.

Explore one by one to be able to answer similar questions on the test.

1. The conflict
2. Type of conflict in the story
3. Rising action along the story
4. Climax
5. Resolution
6. Story's setting (Where and when?)
7. Type of irony found in the story
8. Theme
9. Symbolism attached to the green tea
10. Foreshadowings present in the plot
11. Point of view
12. Protagonist, antagonist or foil
13. Minor characters
14. Characterization

To better understand the literary concepts you will be exploring, visit the following links for some simple but concise information.

http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elements.htm

http://www.roanestate.edu/owl&writingcenter/OWL/ElementsLit.html

A copy of the story is here:

http://www.english.upenn.edu/~nauerbac/tea.html

Or visit this other site:

http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/lefanu/green/

For some biographical information about the author, and a summary of the story, take a look at this other link:

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/lefanu.htm

BIN-08 WebQuest Quiz 2

Introduction

In class -for about two quaterly terms- we have been studying different short stories to get familiar with the fundamentals of fiction and story-telling. In order to continue to use the blogs you have created for this class, you will research about Nathaniel Hawthorne and his short story entitled, "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."

Task

This pre-blogging activity will help you know about Hawthorne and his literary work. You will have a week to analyze his chosen story, and prepare your posts for your blog. You will have to analyze the story thoroughly to accomplish what you are required below.

Process

To start getting ready for your blogging which is going to be your Quiz #4 (our last examination prior to the final exam), you are to work individually or take some time to get together with one of your peers to discuss what the story is about.

While you develop the task and look for information to complete it, try to answer these questions or issues that must be overtly answered in your blog.

1. Entitle your blog entry as "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment:" Story Analysis
2. Please insert a Nathaniel Hawthorne's picture
3. Provide a short summary of his biography (No more than a five-sentence paragraph)
4. Include your own summary of the story in a five-sentence paragraph
5. Analyze the story's plot: conflict, rising action, climax, and resolution
6. Analyze all the characters in the story by providing their physical and psychological traits
7. Identify the moral or teaching of the story
8. State whether you like the story or not in a five-sentence paragraph (Indicate the story's irony)

Feel free to use the Web-links provided here, or search your own Websites.

Make sure to edit your post if you find grammar mistakes.

Resources

To get biographical information about Nathaniel Hawthorne visit:

http://www.online-literature.com/hawthorne/

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Gi-He/Hawthorne-Nathaniel.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP3NDzZTtlU

To get ideas on how to analyze the story, click on the following sites:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_analyze_a_short_story

http://www.ehow.com/how_2063745_analyze-short-story-characterization.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_2063744_analyze-short-story-plot.html

To get pictures of Hathaniel Hawthorne visit:

http://images.google.co.cr/images?um=1&hl=en&tbs=isch:1&sa=1&q=nathaniel+hawthorne&btnG=Search&aq=0&oq=nathaniel+h&start=0

Here you have an online copy of the story:

http://www.online-literature.com/hawthorne/130/

Evaluation

To evaluate your WebQuest / Quiz #3, we will use the rubric that is available in the following link:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27452699/BIN-08-WebQuest-Grading-Criteria

Conclusion

The idea behind the development of this WebQuest / Quiz #4 is to give you the chance to go beyond the book and what is presented in class. On the other hand, through this online experience you can get acquainted with ways you can express yourselves and give your opinions and insights. Additonally, you will have some kind of "training" for the literature courses you will be taking shortly.

Good luck with this task.