You and your classmates will choose a movie to watch at the end of the year by researching films, preparing presentations on them, and evaluating each other's presentations. To convince your classmates of your chosen film, you'll collect information from online sources to include in a handout and oral presentation. The presentation should provide a plot summary, details on the director and actors, when and where it was filmed, reviews, and why it should be the selected film. Your classmates will do the same for their chosen films, and you'll complete an evaluation chart during their presentations to determine the winning film.
2. IntroductionYou've got the chance you've always wanted: you're going to watch a movie near the end of the year, but the choice of the movie is up to you. In order to convince your classmates that your movie is the best one, you'll have to collect as much interesting material as possible, reorganize all the information and present it to the rest of the class in an attractive way. You'll also have to evaluate your classmates' presentation according to some pre-defined criteria.
3. The Task The main task of this WebQuestis to present a chosen movie in a thorough and catching way, and to convince your classmates that yours is the movie they want to watch at the end of the year. To do so, you'll have to search the Web and collect relevant, interesting material. Re-elaborate what you've found and present it to the class convincingly. Among the information you should give to your classmates, there must be: a brief summary of the plot, without the end. the film director, short notes about him/her.the main actors and actresses; point out anything relevant or interesting about them. when the film was made, how long it took to be made.
4. where the film was made, anything special about the place reviews: are they mainly positive or negative? Choose two reviews about your film, one positive, the other negative. Choose the one you agree with the most and say why anything else you think worth mentioning: Oscar nominations, special effects, production costs, box-office results, and so on a conclusion: why you think yours is the movie to be watched at the end of the year You should re-elaborate the material in a personal way, using your own words. Write a handout for the teacher and prepare an oral presentation. For the presentation, you may use transparency sheets, posters, the blackboard or any other support you can think of. The more varied it is, the more interesting it gets. While your classmates present their film, you will have to complete an evaluation chart. At the end of the presentations, a survey will be made and the film to be watched at the end of the year will be chosen.
5. The ProcessHere are the details of the steps you have to go through to accomplish this webquest.Search1 .First you'll form a team of three people. Think of some films you are interested in, discuss and choose the one you want to focus on. ( Dont choose films that arent available on VHS or DVD yet!) 2. Surf the net and collect the information you need to accomplish your task. Here are some links you may use to find useful material: