inquirychart
 
 

Directions for Inquiry Chart (I-Chart)

The I-Chart is a research organizer that aids students in organizing information from multiple sources.

Steps:

1.  Construct questions about the topic and write them across the top of the chart ("guiding questions").
2.  Complete "What I think I Know" section.
3.  List the sources used.
4.  Read selections about the topic.
5.  Paraphrase text from the sources which answer your questions and record in the appropriate boxes.
6.  Generate summary statements to synthesize the information for each of the guiding questions.

(adapted from "Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum," Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 1998)
 
 

 
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dramaticdialoguejunction
 
 
 

You can find out about dramatic dialogues from two sources:  dramatic dialogue form
                                                                                                             or
                                                                                       dramatic dialogue/screenwriting links

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dramaticdialogueform
 
 



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dramaticdialoguelinks
 
 



Dramatic Dialogue/Screenwriting Resources:

       Screenwriting for Screenwriters, Writers Guild of America

       Screenwriters and Playwrights Home Page

       Crafty Screenwriting

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shortstoryprocess
 
 
 
 
 

You have chosen to write a short story!  It's your story to tell! Follow these steps: 1.  Review the formal requirements of writing a short story. 2.  Review the elements of historical fiction. 3.  Refer to the short story scoring rubric to see how your writing will be evaluated. 4.  Refer to your story map.  Decide which scenes to include and which scenes to exclude.  Remember, you don't have to tell every part of the story.  You may wish to begin your story before, during, or after the abduction. 5.  Choose the point of view you wish to use:                                                    Third-Person Omniscient                                                    First-Person:         Choose one of these characters and tell the story                                                                                        through his or her voice:                                                                                                                                                                              Hannah Dustin                                                                                         Nurse Neff                                                                                         Samuel Lennardson (14 year old boy)                                                                                         Indian who escaped the slaughter   6.  Add at least one scene and one character that does not appear in the "true" story of Hannah Dustin. 7.  Write a first draft of your short story. 8.  Read your first draft to a classmate (or several) and ask for revision suggestions.  Write down any comments. 9.  Before you write a second draft, review the scoring rubric to make sure your work contains all the required elements. 10.  Write a second draft. 11.  Read your second draft to your class. 12.  If you (and others) feel that your story is publishable, keyboard it into publication copy and submit it to a magazine that specializes in historical fiction.

 
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shortstoryrubric
 

All-in-one
Scoring Rubric for Dramatic Dialogue and Short Story (Historical Fiction)

        big ideas                      criteria                       score points

historical accuracy	the time period is accurately portrayed (setting, lifestyles, technology, customs, attitudes, dress, etc.)	0 1 2 3
	anachronisms avoided (don't give them indoor plumbing, automatic weapons, etc.)
	actual characters and events from the historical accounts you have read play a central role in your story
characterization	characters are not permitted to act in ways that would be historically impossible or improbable	0 1 2 3
point of view (for short story only)	p.o.v. easily identified by reader	0 1 2 3
	selected p.o.v. offers a different perspective toward "what happened" and "why it happened"
language choice	appropriate to the era (dialogue, idiom, dialect)	0 1 2 3
poetic license	includes at least one character and one scene that did not occur according to the nonfiction sources read	0 1 2 3
short story form/writing process (for short story only)	story is fully developed (it has a beginning, middle, and end)	0 1 2 3
	incorporates information from story map
	revised draft shows response to peer criticism
dramatic dialogue form/writing process (for dramatic dialogue only)	script form (scenes, dialogue, stage directions)	0 1 2 3
	demonstrates completion/use of story map
	revised draft shows response to peer criticism


 

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resourcelinks
 
 




Some "kid-created" pages:
not for research purposes!
                 use caution: may contain inaccuracies!

                   Hannah Dustin1

                   Hannah Dustin2

                   Hannah Dustin3

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Cyberjournal that publishes historical fiction:

       HistOracle: A Journal of Uncommon History

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A Related Webquest:

       The Light in the Forest

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Related Classroom Historical Fiction Texts:

Novels:    Ghost Cadet
                    Red Badge of Courage
                    Across Five Aprils
                    The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
                    Slave Dancer
                    Red Cap

Short Stories:     "Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
                                "Man Without a Country"
                                "The Devil and Daniel Webster"

Poems:    "Cremation of Sam McGee"
                    "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere"

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glossaryofterms
 
 
 
 

Glossary     anachronism  the assignment of something to a time when it was not in existence   Derby  city in north central England in Derbyshire; famous for producing fine porcelain china   dialect  a regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation                     from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language   dramatic dialogue  a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing   duly  in a due manner or time;  properly   era  time period   first-person point of view  telling a story by using the pronouns I and me;  some stories told from the                     first-person point of view are autobiographies; other stories told in this way are fiction, or                     made-up stories, but the author pretends to be a character in the story and writes as if the                     events had happened to him or her.   flawed a defect in physical structure or form; an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts                     from the whole or hinders effectiveness   goose-tick  pillow and mattress stuffing consisting of the downy feathers of geese   historical fiction  a type of fiction that tells a story that is set in an easily identified era or period of history                     and in which actual characters and events of history may merely be mentioned or play a central                     role in the work   idiom  the language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class   improbable  unlikely to be true or to occur   Injuns  pronunciation of "Indians" in a dialect   Jonah and the whale  Jonah was an Israelite prophet who, according to the account in the book of Jonah,                      resisted a divine call to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh, was swallowed and                     vomited by a great fish, and eventually carried out his mission;  the book of Jonah is a narrative                     book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture   linen  cloth made of flax and noted for its strength, coolness, and luster   Merrimack  river in  S New Hampshire & NE Massachusetts flowing S & NE into the Atlantic   modest  observing the proprieties of dress and behavior; decent; limited in size, amount, or scope;                     unpretentious   nonfiction  prose writing other than fiction composed in book, essay or report form. Histories, philosophies, results of scientific experiments, opinion essays, etc., fall into the category of nonfiction   point of view  a piece of literature contains a speaker who is speaking either in the first person, telling                     things from his or her own perspective, or in the third person, telling things from the                     perspective of an onlooker. The perspective used is called the point of view, and is referred                     to either as first person or third person. If the speaker knows everything including the actions,                     motives, and thoughts of all the characters, the speaker is referred to as omniscient                     (all-knowing). If the speaker is unable to know what is in any character's mind but his or her                     own, this is called limited omniscience   poll  the top of the head [syn: {pate}, {crown}];  the part of the head between the ears   ponder  to think or consider, especially quietly, soberly, and deeply   sable  of the color black;  dark, gloomy   setting  the time and place of the action of a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work   short story   technology  the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area   third-person point of view  telling a story by using the pronouns he, she, and they;  most fiction is written                         from a third-person point of view   back to poem     back to short story directions     back to scoring rubric   Introduction Task Resources Process Evaluation Conclusion

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acknowledgments
 
 
 

This webquest was created using Netscape Composer from a template (adapted from The WebQuest Page) provided by the MD Technology Academy during the Summer of 1999 with help from Randy and Mike.  Special thanks to John Weinshel for troubleshooting in open lab.  The Lawrence, Mass. Sunday Eagle-Tribune graphic was scanned and formatted by the author of this page.  The beautiful picture of the statue of Hannah Dustin was stolen from a page from the Haverhill, Massachusetts Picture Tour (http://members.mva.net/galaca/p16hdstat.html) (thank you).  The priceless picture of the commemorative figurine was stolen from the Evergreen State Beam Bottle and Specialties Club site (http://www.beamclub.com/pictorials/jimbeam/famous/handustin.html) (thanks).  The I-Chart and directions are based on material from "Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum," Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 1998.  I used a "Sample Unit Plan" curriculum document from Harford County Public Schools, Harford County, Maryland (an 8th grade unit entitled "Learning From the Past," revised 8-30-96) and Jay McTighe's Understanding by Design to guide me in planning this webquest.
 
 



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