Mythological WebQuest 


[Introduction] [The Task]  [The Process][Resources] [Enrichment Activity]  [Evaluation][Teacher Notes]
 

 Introduction 


Everybody has heard about Harry Potter.1  If you have read any of his adventures, you will have noticed all the unusual animals in the series.  Wizards' schools, like Harry's  Hogwarts school, have a need for mythological  creatures and yet there are no reliable suppliers. You and your friends have decided to go into business. Even if you haven't read the Harry Potter books, you can successfully hunt and capture mythological beasts.
 

1  by J.K. Rowling and published by Scholastic Co.

The Task 

You will need to travel the Virtual World and collect creatures.  You understand that the United Nations will not allow you to capture and sell any mythological creature that is part human. Once you have filled the company warehouses, you need to create an electronic catalog to send to customers. And finally, you will write a cover letter for potential customers, like Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,  to accompany your catalog.
 
 


 
 

The Process 





         1.     Look at sample catalogs to get an idea of your product.
         2.     You need to decide on a company name, create a logo, motto, etc.
         3.     Fill in the chart using online and print resources
         4.     You will download a picture each creature you find on Internet.
         5.     You will scan a picture of each creature you find in a print resource.
         6.     You will keep a record of each resource you use.
         7.     You will re-organize your information according to how you want the creatures to appear in your catalog (alphabetical, in sections by countries, types - i.e. flyers, crawlers, etc.)
         8.   You will create an electronic catalog.
         9.   You will write a business letter to accompany your catalog explaining its contents to Mr. Hagrid.
 
 

Resources 


 
 
 
Internet
Print
Birds
Phoenix
Roc		 "Calydonian Boar." Evslin, Bernard. Chelsea House, 1989.
Dragons
Flying Horses, Bats and birds		 "Cerebus." Evslin, Bernard. Chelsea House, 1987.
Gharial and the monkey "Hydra." Evslin, Bernard. Chelsea House, 1989
Horses, Harpys & Bulls
More Horses		 "Illustrated Book of Myth." Philip, Neil. DK Publishing, 1995.
Monsters and Creatures "Minotaur." Evslin, Bernard. Chelsea House, 1987
Spiders, jackals, coyotes and more  "Mythology." Philip, Neil. Alfred A. Knopf, 1999
Stars and their stories "Myths and Legends." Philip, Neil. DK Publishing, 1999

Tales around the World		 "Tales from Ancient Greece." Retold by Pamela Oldfield. Doubleday, 1988.
Unicorns
World Folklore
World Mythology

(See Enrichment Activity Below)

Citing Resources


Online Resources
Print Resources
Title of the website you used. Highlight and copy the URL. Paste it on the line after the title. Month and year you used the site. "Title of book goes in quotation marks." Author's last name, Author's first name. Publishing Copany, Copyright.


Enrichment Activity

Part of creating a catalog is classifying the different types of creatures. One way of reflecting this classification is by price. You may elect to make the animals progressively more expensive as they get progressively more dangerous. Or you may want to make the harder to find creatures more expensive. You may use U. S. dollars to set the price for your catalog. Or you may decide to convert the prices to United Kingdom Pounds (Remember the Harry Potter series takes place in Great Brittain). A third possibility is that you could set the original price in the money used in the creature's country of origin (i.e. Medusa is from Greek Mythology so you would use Greek Drachmas) and then show the converted price in parentheses.

 Currency Exchange


 
 

Evaluation

Use the rubric to evaluate your project. This same rubric will be used by your teacher to evaluate your work.


 

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WebQuest created by M. B. Schmid
Last update: February 5, 2001