WebQuest: Amazing Superlatives

The Process

You'll be divided up in groups of four. Each member of a group is going to carry out a specific task. Each group will be composed by

A	A_web_researcher_expert /the_documentalist who will be in charge of the search for information, find the news, select the content of the article for the linguist and the editor. It will work together with the art designer to find the proper pictures or images to illustrate each report.
B	A_linguist / language_corrector.The student with a more consistent grammar knowledge will be, together with the editor, in charge of composing the comparative and superlatives sentences and sum up the information collected by the web researcher.
C	An editor / the writer: The student with more literary skills will be in charge of the text edition and responsible of the definitive written version of each report with the help of the language corrector.
D	An_skilful_art_designer:This student will be the layout-and-photo editor.It will be in charge of designing of the page layout using Ms Publisher with the help of the web researcher, once finished its job. They will distribute the content of the news, illustrations, captions...Choose the typography of the headlines, titles, texts ...defining styles (CSS).

In groups you'll have to:

• Choose a topic from those given below.
• Surf through internet to find and select the data.
• Compose and correct the comparative and superlative sentences within the text.
• Elaborate and write a draft for your final report.
• Edit your article with illustrations with MS Publisher or any other word processor.

In the next step we'll learn how the amount of work will be divided up and how the job and the groups will be organised.

Steps to follow

1. A and D of each group have to find out the most amazing facts and records surfing through internet. Here you have some link to surf on. Each group decide which one of the topics choose.

• Amazing Human Bodies

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/age_and_youth/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/against_all_odds/default.aspx

http://www.recordholders.org/en/links.html

• Amazing Sports

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/sports_and_games/default.aspx

http://www.sportsrecords.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_record

http://www.recordholders.org/en/links.html

http://www.alternativerecords.co.uk/categories.asp

• Amazing Animals

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/natural_world/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/natural_world/creepy_crawlies/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/natural_world/extraordinary_animals/default.aspx#

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/natural_world/fantastic_pets/default.aspx

http://www.recordholders.org/en/links.html

• Amazing Means of Transport

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/travel_and_transport/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/travel_and_transport/bikes_and_motorbikes/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/travel_and_transport/aircraft/default.aspx

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/travel_and_transport/cars/default.aspx

http://www.recordholders.org/en/links.html

• Amazing Feats

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/amazing_feats/default.aspx

http://www.alternativerecords.co.uk/categories.asp

http://www.recordholders.org/en/links.html

http://www.malaysiarecords.com.my/index.htm

http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk/

• General links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_records

http://www.answers.com/List%20of%20world%20records

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14608739&method=full&siteid=50143&headline=the-50-weirdest-guinness-world-records-name_page.html

http://www.waymarking.com/cat/details.aspx?f=1&guid=4d628a19-131e-407c-88ea-6f2205a59fc4

http://images.google.es/imghp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=es&tab=wi&q=

2. B and C are going to revise the suffixes of adjective in the comparative and superlative forms; together with the structure and the use of the terms in the comparative and superlative sentence. You can visit these online English grammars.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/adjectiv/compare.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivesuper.htm

3. A and D are to design the newsletter layout to include the contents of the project that B and C are still elaborating. As soon as A and D are finishing their articles or items of news you have to transfer them to the word processor to give shape to your piece of work. Here you can find some tutorials too handle MS Publisher.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/FX100649121033.aspx?CTT=96&Origin=CL100632931033

Here you can find some templates (89)for the final version of your newsletter. Choose a proper one and your task will be easier.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101043281033.aspx