Stuart Little Web Quest

Introduction      Task      Process/Resources      Evaluation      Conclusion      

Introduction
   Meet Stuart Little, the classic story by E.B. White, about a simple mouse named Stuart and his adventures. Stuart Little finds himself in one adventure after another from the excitement of racing sailboats to the horrors of substitute teaching. This is a story of leaving home for the first time, of growing up, and ultimately of friendship. Through this Webquest you will be lead through a variety of activities, leading up to a final writing piece connected to the story. Before you begin, click below for more information on this book and the author.

               

Stuart Little                                             E.B. White   

Task
   Your task is to read Stuart Little and to complete the steps below. You will be graded based on the rubrics available in the evaluation section of this webquest. Read the story carefully, then you are ready to begin.

Process and Resources

1. How carefully did you read the story? To find out you will be completing a crossword puzzle about some of the characters and events in the story. Click below to go to the crossword puzzle and print it out. Then you can complete the puzzle at your desk.

                                     Crossword Puzzle
                                                
2. Stuart Little included some new vocabulary. To "test" your vocabulary skills, click on the link below to see if you can successfully match each word with its definition. You will need to print out this activity.

                                    Vocabulary Activity
                                                

3. You must answer all questions in this section in simple sentence.
  * Who is the author?
  * Who is the illustrator?
  * Name the characters in the book?
  * Is this story fiction or non-fiction? Why or why not?
  * What is the setting of the story?

4. On a seperate sheet of paper, select three characters from the story. Describe each of the characters, not by their physical features, but by the characteristics of their personality, draw a picture to represent each of the characters you have chosen.

5. As you finished the story, you should have noticed that the story does not really have a happy ending. There are a large number of questions that are never fully answered by the author in this story:
  * Did Stuart ever find Margalo?
  * Did Stuart ever reunite with Ms. Ames and have a real date?
  * Did Stuart ever return home to see his family again?
   Select on of the questions above and write the next chapter of the story for Stuart. Select a partner and pick one question that you will address. Answer the question with details from the story to make your story interesting. Look at the rubric below for information about grading.



                                                   

Evaluation
   Your "Final Chapter" writing will be graded by the following rubric.

Conclusion                           
    Stuart Little is a mixture of imagination and realism. For instance, have you ever seen a mouse as a school teacher before? Even easier have you ever seen a mouse talk? Keep these things in mind as you look back at the chapter that you wrote to add on to Stuart Little. After completing these lessons, you should know more about the characters in the story. My hope is that these activities helped you get more out of the story and you enjoyed looking back and thinking deeper about the story. Stuart Little's author E.B. White wrote many great stories, such as Charlotte's Web, if you haven't read them before take the time to enjoy them. Congratulations on finishing your Stuart Little Webquest.