Brief Description

English Learners participate in a WebQuest to solve a local recycling problem. Students will learn about recycling from various sites around the country. They will explore the local scene, and then make their own proposals to the local town council on how to  improve recycling in the area.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 6T-E1. Determine when technology is useful and select and use the appropriate tools and technology resources to solve problems.

• R-E2. Use reading strategies such as making inferences and predictions, summarizing, paraphrasing, differentiating

fact from opinion, drawing conclusions, and determining the author’s purpose and perspective to comprehend written
selections.

Academic

• Students will be able to:
1. Identify the main ideas; critical and supporting details; and the author’s purpose, feelings and point of view of the text
2. Determine cause-and-effect relationships.

• Students will be able to:
1. Develop a solution to the problem (e.g., creating a model versus using a spreadsheet) .
2. Present findings (e.g., using technology tools to enhance product presentation).

• Students should know basic computer skills, be able to navigate web sites, and have had some experience with technology tools such as a scanner and digital camera.

• Computers with Internet access, printer, "Where Does Garbage Go?," By Isaac Asimov, news article: “Tucson Recycles Next to Nothing”, AZ Daily Star, 11/4/01. Availability of Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Word Processing. Optional: digital camera, and scanner.

This lesson has been designed for English Learners with intermediate to advanced language skills. Students are paired according to language skill. Students will have access to dictionaries, and additional computer time if needed in order to complete the assignment.

Procedures

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1. Divide students into groups of 2-3.
2. Introduce vocabulary from "Where Does the Garbage Go?"
3. Read: "Where Does the Garbage Go?" for background information.
4. Introduce the WebQuest and explain the basic set-up. Briefly describe expectations at this point.
5. http://www.amphi.com/~kloquvam/recycle/
6. Students proceed through web quest, complete assignments as requested, and select a way to present information to Village Council.
7. Students will create original products to inform public of their findings.
8. When products are finished students will call the chairman of the Village Council to request time to present at their next meeting.

Students will be evaluated according to the WebQuest rubric.

Teacher Name: Karen Loquvam
Site: Coronado
Date Submitted:  April 3, 2002