Kevin Henkes

Webquest 

Introduction:

In this author study webquest on Kevin Henkes you will be discovering the different characters found in his books and how they are significant.

Task:

For this assignment you will be visiting Kevin Henkes website and finding information from one of his books. You will also:

  • Choose a character from one of his books.
  • Create a list of questions that you would like to ask this character.
  • Create a project about this character.
  • Write a letter to your teacher explaining why you chose this character.

Process:

  1. Choose a character from the list below.
  • Chester
  • Chrysanthemum
  • Julius
  • Lilly
  • Owen
  • Sheila Rae
  • Wemberly
  • Wendell
  1. After choosing your character and clicking on their picture on the website read the book(s) that the character is from. After reading the book(s) create a list of 8-10 questions that you would like to ask this character if you had the chance to meet them.
  2. Create a project about this character. You can create a power point presentation with atleast 5 slides. Or you can create a brochure/flyer about your character. Your project should include the title(s) of the book that your character appeared in and some information about the character. It should be colorful and creative! Save your project to a disk to turn in.
  3. Write a letter to your teacher explaining why you chose that specific character. Include some traits that your character demonstrates and why they are important. Please use proper letter format.
  4. When all assignments are complete and typed turn in your disk, your list of questions, and your letter. All assignments are due May 1st, 2004. After all assignments are received we will have class presentations on our projects.

Evaluation

As a class we will be evaluating each other’s projects. Each student will receive three blank evaluation sheets and three students that they are to evaluate. (A blank evaluation sheet can be found by clicking on the link above). This process will be anonymous but I do hope that you take it seriously and provide positive feedback. Each student will be graded for their participation in completing the evaluations.

Conclusion:

Now that you have learned about another author and the books that he has written you can add Kevin Henkes to your list of books read this year and maybe even to your list of favorites.

 

Rubric:

 

 

 

 

 

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List of questions about character chosen.

 

 

Provides 3-5 questions related to the character. Untyped or messy format.

 

Provides 5-7 questions related to the character. Typed.

 

Provides 8-10 questions related to the character. Typed double-spaced with 12-point font.

 

 

 

Project

 

 

Relates to the topic and provides information on the chosen character.

Shows little creativity but relates to the topic and provides some information on the chosen character.

Is creative and colorful, relates to the topic and provides detailed information on the chosen character.

 

 

 

 

Letter

 

Letter is written but does not follow proper format, does not explain why the character was chosen or why they are important.

Letter is written but does not follow proper format, briefly explains why the student chose the character and does not go into detail about why they are important.

 

Letter is written with the proper format, explains why the student chose the character, and why they are important.

 

 

Evaluation

 

 

 

Evaluates 1 student peer and provides little feedback.

 

Evaluates 2 student peers and provides feedback.

 

Effectively evaluates 3 student peers and provides positive feedback.

 

Additional Information:

For additional information on Kevin Henkes and his books visit the following sites provided.

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/k6/henkes.html – provides some basic biographical information on Kevin Henkes.

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/henkes.htm – provides additional sites and information on Kevin Henkes and some of his more famous characters.