The Grammar Supermarket
A WebQuest for 12th
Grade Integrated Career and Technical English Students
Designed by
Mrs. Michelle Macchi
mmacchi@wswheboces.org
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
The Grammar Supermarket
A WebQuest for 12th
Grade Integrated Career and Technical English Students
Designed by
Mrs. Michelle Macchi
mmacchi@wswheboces.org
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
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Introduction
The Problem to be
Solved: You will use The Grammar
Supermarket to refresh your understanding of some of the most common
errors in student writing. As you search the aisles, you will be able
to try out different products to determine if they are helpful to you
or not.
Processing and
Transforming your New Information: Once you have successfully
completed checkout (during which you
demonstrate your new understanding about the grammar and conventions
issue), then you will need to use that new knowledge to revise whatever
draft caused you to be sent to The Grammar Supermarket. Don't worry, it
will be fun!!
1. First, you will
be sent to The Grammar Supermarket by Mrs. Macchi. This referral is
most likely the result of the submission of a draft that contains the
same type of error repeatedly. One example would be failing to
capitalize correctly. Mrs. Macchi will provide you with a shopping
list, that is items that you need to pick up in order to improve your
communication skills.
2. Next, enter the
supermarket
Enter the Grammar Supermarket
and begin to
peruse the aisles
with your shopping cart. You will find a few products labeled
Capitalization Rules (or many other common errors). It is up to you to select
and complete the product or products that correspond with your shopping
list. You may use additional products if you wish. Since we all have
different learning styles, I have included at least one tutorial
(text-based or PowerPoint) and one hands-on product for each category.
You may use one product, or you may use them all. You are in
control of your learning, but you must learn in order to complete the
checkout process.
3. 
Enter Checkout
After completing your shopping, you
must have
learned enough to get through the checkout process. First, you must
pass the appropriate quiz with a score that averages 70% or above.
Next, you must use your new knowledge to revise your original draft.
Use the email feature at
checkout to send me your checkout
results along with your revised draft.
PLEASE NOTE: YOUR
DRAFT GRADE REMAINS INCOMPLETE UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE ENTIRE
PROCESS.
4. 
Enter the Frequent Shopper Club
The Frequent Shopper Club is a must for anyone who
has been sent to the Grammar Supermarket twice for the same error or
more than three times in any semester. The Frequent Shopper Club offers
the chance to reflect on your communication needs and to formulate a
strategy for improvement.
Evaluation-
The rubric below describes how you will be graded for these activities.
Objectives: Students will be
able to…
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100-85
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84-70
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69-55
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54 and below
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Improve grammar; mechanics;
punctuation; spelling and diction; and sentence structure, variety, and
length
|
Student
revised the rough draft, correcting 85-100% of the errors within the
identified category.
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Student
revised the rough draft, correcting 70-85% of the errors within the
identified category.
|
Student
revised the rough draft, correcting fewer than 70% of the errors within
the identified category.
|
Student
did not revise the rough draft.
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Identify
and understand their individual strengths and weaknesses to improve
performance. |
Student
demonstrated an understanding of individual strengths and weaknesses by
willingly completing the required tasks for remediation.
|
Student
demonstrated an emergent understanding of individual strengths and
weaknesses by completing all of the required tasks for remediation with
some prompting to stay on task.
|
Student
demonstrated a desire to understand individual strengths and weaknesses
by completing most of the required tasks for remediation with some
prompting to stay on task.
|
Student
did not demonstrate an understanding of individual strengths and
weaknesses to improve performance.
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Use
online resources to enhance personal/professional productivity. |
Student
successfully used online tutor instruction to improve grammar and
conventions usage performance by achieving a quiz score in the 85% and
above range.
|
Student
successfully used online tutor instruction to improve grammar and
conventions usage performance by achieving a quiz score in the 70-84%
range
|
Student
successfully used online tutor instruction to improve grammar and
conventions usage performance in the range of 70-55%.
|
Student did
not successfully Use online
resources to enhance personal/professional productivity as evidence by achieving a quiz score of below 55%. |
Conclusion
You are now prepared to take responsibility for your own writing.
No-one knows everything there is to know about clear and concise
writing. However, some of us have a trick up our sleeve. We know
how to find the information that we need. Now, you also have this power
at your disposal. This WebQuest was about more than editing this
particular writing assignment. It was about teaching you to utilize
resources and create a plan to communicate as a professional once you
leave the classroom. Good luck out there.