Webquest Tasks

Tasks

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1). Organize a group to work as a team in the Webquest project. The size of your group can be flexible, but too many can make it difficult to make decisions together. Around four might be a good size.

2). Brainstorm and write down what you know about the Recorder. Try to answer these questions: How old do you think the recorder is? Where do you think the recorder comes from? Who do you think normally plays the recorder?

3). Write down your ideas so you can check them later on.

1). Divide your group into partners or smaller groups.

2). Choose Meet the Recorder and look at the Contents to decide which topics each person or pair will be visiting..

3). Spend some time visiting your different sections. Take notes if you need to remember especially good sites, information, music.

1). Get together with all the members of your group and compare notes or discuss the sites you visited.

2). Decide on a project your group would like to complete.

3). Project Choices:

4). Consider how you might include the following:

Music of different time periods and information to tell your audience about the music and the time.
Live recorder music (for example, play your recorder).
Your own composition or improvisation on recorder.
Recorder (or flute) music of other cultures- make some comparisons to the recorder.

5). Decide on jobs for each group member. Some ideas are: Music Historian: historical Sound Engineer: audio Music Librarian: music Musicologist: cultural Announcer: narration

1). Go back to Meet the Recorder to begin finding information you will use in your project.

2). Meet with your group to discuss questions such as:

What makes a presentation interesting for the audience?
How will you include a variety of music to keep your audience listening?
When will historical information be presented?
How will the historical information help the audience understand the music that you play?

3). For examples of concerts, visit here.

3). Practice and assemble the presentation.

4). Complete and present your project to an audience.

1). Evaluate your project by discussing and writing down some of the following ideas:

What worked and didn't work?
How did you feel about your recorder playing?
Did your audience seem to listen and enjoy your project?
What might improve this project for another time?
Check your first brainstorming session about the recorder- how accurate were your ideas?
Did you find examples of expert recorder players?
What ideas do you have for other students who might participate in this Webquest?

2). Evaluate the Webquest or Meet the Recorder by completing a Student Rating Guide for Websites