Convention+Webquest

A Quick Look at Your WebQuest: **An Internet WebQuest on Conventions**created by MsBookworm [|Introduction] | [|The Task] | [|The Process] | [|Conclusion] | 
 * 6 Traits- Conventions WebQuest

**Introduction**: Remember those long and boring lectures on grammar? Remember the countless pages of notes about topics that no matter how hard you tried you just could not understand? Well, those are no longer necessary. This webquest will provide each student with a fun and exciting way to learn several subjects that are associated with the Conventions section of the Six Traits of Writing. In particular, students will look at capitilization, comma usuage, word tense and point of view. 

**Task**: The point of this webquest is to get each student who takes it more familiar with common terms that are associated with the Six Trait Writing Principle of Conventions. After completing this webquest students should have the knowledge needed to write a quality paper free of all mistakes associated with capitilization, commas, word tense and point of view. 

**Process**: To begin the webquest, each group should read everything under the section titled 'Background Information'. After reading this section, students should then move on to the four individual sections entitled 'Capitilization Conqeror', 'Comma Usuage Champion', 'Word Tense Wrangler' and 'Point of View Protector'. The links in each of these sections will seek to teach the students what they need to know regarding each of the subjects. Notes should be taken for each link and then compared at the end of activity. Once this is completed, students will have enough information to be able to correctly use these principles within their future writing endeavors.

**Phase 1 - Background Information** This website will provide students with information needed in order to complete this webquest. **[|Basic 6 Trait Information]**

These roles were chosen because they each define the most important elements of Conventions. Here are the general instructions for all of you. Please see your specific instructions and questions below. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Read through the files. You can print out pages and underline the parts that you feel are important or cut and paste from the webpage into a word processor. 2. Remember to include the URL of the page you take information from so you can return to it and use it as a citation.
 * Phase 2 - Roles **

Capitilization Conqueror**:**

These links will provide all the information needed to understand capitilization rules. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">Comma Usuage Champion**:** These links will provide all the information needed to understand comma usuage rules. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">Word Tense Wrangler**:** These links will provide information needed in order to understand word tense rules. <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">Point of View Protector**:** These links will provide information needed in order to understand point of view rules.
 * [|Capitilization 1]
 * [|Capitilization 2]
 * [|Capitilization 3]
 * [|Comma Usuage 1]
 * [|Comma Usuage 2]
 * [|Comma Usuage 3]
 * [|Word Tense 1]
 * [|Word Tense 2]
 * [|Word Tense 3]
 * [|Point of View 1]
 * [|Point of View 2]
 * [|Point of View 3]

<span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">After completing the webquest, each group should discuss what they learned in order to make sure that full understanding was reached. 
 * <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">Phase 3 - Reaching a Consensus **


 * <span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">Conclusion: **<span style="color: #000099; font-family: Arial,;">Upon completeing the webquest, students should be experts in the use of conventions within the writing process.

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