[Notes for Teachers]

This WebQuest addresses the following ninth grade English standards from Indiana Standards 2000:

  • Standard Two: Reading: Reading Comprehension
    • 9.2.1 Analyze the structure and format of functional workplace documents, including the graphics and headers, and explain how authors use the features to achieve their purposes.
    • 9.2.2 Prepare a bibliography of reference materials for a report using a variety of consumer, workplace, and public documents.
    • 9.2.4 Synthesize the content from several sources or works by a single author dealing with a single issue.
    • 9.2.6 Critique the logic of functional documents by examining the sequence of information . . ..
  • Standard Four: Writing: Writing Process
    • 9.4.4 Use writing . . . to compile information from primary and secondary print or Internet sources.
    • 9.4.6 Synthesize information from multiple sources, including . . . Internet sources.
    • 9.4.9 Use a computer to design and publish documents by usin gadvanced publishing software and graphic programs.
  • Standard Five: Writing: Writing Applications
    • 9.5.6 Write technical documents . . . that: [sic]
      • report information and express ideas lgoically and correctly.
      • offer detailed and accurate specifications.
      • include scenarios, definitions, and examples to aid comprehension.
      • anticipate readers' problems, mistakes, and misunderstandings.
    • 9.5.8 Write for different purposes and audiences, adjusting tone, style, and voice as appropriate.
  • Standard Six: Writing: Written English Language Conventions
    • 9.6.3 Manuscript Form
      • Produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of puctuation and capitalization.

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