Molly

In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from Dr. Grace's wiki onto this page. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.)

=G.R.A.S.P.S= //( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion. Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)// in schools, but the director believes that theater has many qualities which not only make better students, but better people. He asks students to create a scene based on a classic fairy tale, map it out, and then write it in a theatrical script format free of spelling and grammatical errors. The main character of the story must be very different from the student themselves so that they learn to understand and empathize with people different from themselves. They will film and edit a video version of the script (the wealthy director is very busy and has no time to see you in person unless what you have is GOOD!) and also submit the written play. || =Understanding(s)= //(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace. What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)//
 * Goal || Write a theatrical script based on a scene from a fairy tale that features a lead character who is different from who you are personally. ||
 * Role || Playwright ||
 * Audience || A wealthy director who wants to produce a student play to prove that the arts are necessary in schools. ||
 * Setting || A wealthy theatrical director has decided that he wants to produce a young playwrights work to present in front of President Obama as a reason to why the arts should be kept in schools. Many argue that theater has no place
 * Presentation || A typed script and an iMovie of the script's play. ||

=Introduction= //(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)// The world is made up of stories. From movies, to TV shows, to plays, to books, and the stories that make up each of our own lives. It's easy for us to forget that last one, and to only see people for who they are at the moment we meet them. In understanding how a person becomes who they are, we better understand why they are who they are in the present time. But what about when we make up our own characters? Characters with a virtually blank slate and a million possibilities. How can we make them as "human", and believable as possible? We will be writing a story in a play format that focuses on a lead character from a fairy tale who has been changed because we have given them a different backstory. How will these changes effect their story? Will they make it out alive? It's up to you.

=Task= //(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit. You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki.// //Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Setting, and Presentation. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)//

=Conclusion= //(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)// Everyone has a story, and now you have created a whole new person with an original history unique to them. Basically, you're Dr. Frankenstein. So go revel in your creation, and take pleasure in knowing that you can create not only characters but new storylines as well, and not just for a book, but for the stage. As cool as it is to read a book and imagine the characters in it, you have been able to actually see your characters and even act alongside them. You're now a playwright, so as much as you are Dr. Frankenstein, you're also Tenessee Willaims, which means you have a pretty sweet mustache. So revel in that mustache, you deserve it.