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.