Duck for President - Webquest

Duck for President : 

By: Doreen Cronin and betty lewin Webquest developed by Tara Landrum Duck for President

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Introduction Have you ever seen a duck before? Do you know who our President is? Do you think a DUCK could ever be PRESIDENT?? As you read this story, you will discover a duck who thinks HE should be president!! Do you think this is possible? Hold on tightly as you ride this crazy campaign trail!

DUCK FOR PRESIDENT! DUCK FOR PRESIDENT! : 

DUCK FOR PRESIDENT! DUCK FOR PRESIDENT! Are you ready? Hello and attention all you ducklings! If you are reading this, you are on a special mission! I need your help as I run for president! As you read the book Duck for President, you will be assigned special tasks to complete. Do you think you are ready for this assignment? If so, click to go the next page, and you will learn more!

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Process Ok! You clicked to the next page, so you are ready for your special service assignment! Pay attention to what your job will be! Your teacher will be making sure you complete the assignment correctly! President- It is your job to lead your group! Make sure all group members are sharing ideas and record all of your ideas. You are the spokesperson and leader for your group! Vice President- Make sure your group is listening to your President. All group members must pay attention and work well together! Secretary- Your job is to make sure your group has all of the important documents they need. Pencils? Papers? All group members must contribute ideas! Everyone MUST participate! Ready?? Let’s get started!

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Task #1 Vocabulary Discovery As you are reading, there may be certain words you do not know! Please complete the attached handout for those new vocabulary words you are discovering! Click the duck for your handout! *Remember your specially assigned job!*

Ready to complete Task 2? Click the duck! : 

Ready to complete Task 2? Click the duck! Task #2 Listen to Duck for PresidentClick on the following link to listen to the story Duck for President! IMPORTANT NOTICE: All group members must listen and follow along!

Click the duck for your story map handout! : 

Click the duck for your story map handout! Task #3 I can picture it now… Look through the copy of the book your group has, and draw a picture of 4 major events in the story. Draw them in sequence as they happened. With your group, summarize the story! Be sure to include the main character! Don’t forget, your teacher will be collecting all work, and observing you do your job!

Vote for ME!! Vote for ME!! Vote for ME!! : 

Vote for ME!! Vote for ME!! Vote for ME!! Task #4 I need your vote! Now YOU get a chance to run for President of the farm! Pretend your group is running for president! As a group, come up with a short speech, posters, and encourage your classmates to vote for your group for president! You may even want to come up with a catchy campaign song! You will present your final task to the rest of your classmates! Good luck, duck!

CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT! : 

CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT! Evaluation You did it! You have successfully completed all tasks needed to help me during my campaign trail! Now, how did you do? Please complete the evaluation honestly! Click on the duck for your secret form! Each group member must complete the form by themselves!

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References http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestwebquest.html www.youtube.com www.doreencronin.com