1. WebQuest
Online WebQuest: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=215253
Laurel Peace
CI 350
Introduction:
You are a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter who wrote an article about the issues of
pollution in the environment. You must give an acceptance speech at the ceremony that will
thank all the contributors to your research and include a summary of the main points in the
article. You will write the article and the acceptance speech. The article must be at least one page
and the speech must be exactly two minutes long. This is a research heavy project so the students
will be paired up, with one writing the speech and the other writing the article and both doing the
research.
Task:
The student partners must write a well-researched article on some facet of the effects of
pollution in the environment. The pollution issue is a very broad topic to choose from and the
article can be as narrow or general as the student wants as long as it is well-researched. The
article must be at least a page long and the speech must be exactly two minutes long. Visual aids
are necessary and tasks must be divided equally in the partnership. The article and speech will
take two weeks to complete. Research websites will be provided on the issues of pollution, but
students are encouraged to branch out into their own research as well. The article must be

2. summarized in the speech, and the speech must also include where the research was found. The
speech and article will be graded on accuracy of the facts and the appropriateness of the visual
aids.
Process:
Before the writing of the speech and article, research on the chosen topic about pollution
in the environment is needed. The two students will divide the research equally and internet
sources will be provided. However, students are encouraged to look through newspapers and
magazines for information as well. A list of appropriate magazine and newspaper articles will be
provided. Here are some pollution research sites:
http://www.kidsdata.org/data/topic/map/environment-airqualityozone.aspx?gclid=CIDsh_KCproCFSgSMwodO3AAdg
http://www.nrdc.org/water/
http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/air-pollution-facts.html
http://tiki.oneworld.net/pollution/pollution_home.html
http://oils.gpa.unep.org/kids/kids.htm
These sites will aid in research on the different kinds of pollutions, as students will be allowed to
pick which pollution issue they want to focus on. Magazine and newspaper articles can also aid
in that they show expert opinions on the issues of pollution and how to handle them. Here are
some example articles:
http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1921080,00.html

3. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/air_pollution/
Once the research is over and the sources are cited, the article needs to be written. The article
must stay on topic and discuss a certain issue that is related to pollution in some form. The article
needs to be at least one typed page, single spaced, with a works cited page. Once the article is
completed, by one or both of the students in the partnership, the speech will need to be written.
The speech will be exactly two minutes long, and the outline will need to be completed and
turned in a week before the speeches are to be performed with the article so the instructor can
grade the accuracy of the information used. The outline will follow the speech outline format,
and also have a works cited page. This is the format:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/speech-outline-TC001021972.aspx
Once the outline and the works cited page is completed, key words and phrases would need to be
transferred onto flash cards in order to give the speech, and visual aids must be chosen and made.
Both students in each pair must speak during the speech, and the lines should be equally divided.
The first week should be researching and writing the article, and the second week will be writing
the speech and rehearsing.
Evaluation:
The students will be graded on the relevancy of the information given in the speech and
the article, as well as the accuracy of the content. The article must be exactly one typed page,
single spaced or over but not under one page. The speeches must be well rehearsed and given
without stuttering or fidgeting, and be two minutes, with thirty second given or taken without
points taken off. The visual aids must relate directly to the speech and the topic. The information
will be correctly cited in both the speech outline and the article, and vocal citations are necessary

4. as well. Students must present the speech well, and that includes being well dressed and
prepared.