Eric Carle Webquest By Jessica Butts and Lianna

Eric Carle Webquest By Jessica Butts and Lianna Campos

Questions What makes Eric Carle’s pictures unique? What did you learn from The Very Hungry Caterpillar? Why Eric Carle writes about small animals? Where do Eric Carle’s ideas come from? Name four of Eric Carle’s books? Why doesn’t Eric Carle use computers to write his books?

Task Each group will be assigned an Eric Carle book. Within the group the students will make a Power. Point that will present one of Eric Carle’s books. Each member will be assigned a team role to develop the Power. Point. Groups will present their Power. Point to the class.

Team Roles Two brown bears will be responsible for finding the material to be placed in the Power. Point. One hungry caterpillar will be responsible for choosing the Power. Point design. One blue horse will be responsible for finding pictures and sound clips.

Evaluation The project will be evaluated by how well the students: Work together. Present relevant information. Maintain good presentation skills. Produce an easy to read Power. Point. Use class time effectively.

Later Study Students write their own Eric Carle stories. Write a report about Eric Carle. Illustrate a story using tissue paper. Make a movie trailer about one of Eric Carle’s books.

Illinois Standards CC. 2. R. L. 1 Key Ideas and Details: Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text CC. 2. R. L. 2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. CC. 2. W. 8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question CC. 3. W. 7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic

References http: //www. eric-carle. com/home. html http: //www. scholastic. com/teachers/article/eric-carleauthor-study http: //www. carlemuseum. org/ http: //teachers. net/gazette/DEC 02/covera. html http: //www. asgard. ie/ericcarle. net/ http: //childrensbooks. lovetoknow. com/Eric_Carle_Biography

Books for Study Brown Bear, What Do You See? The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Very Busy Spider Rooster’s Off to See the World The Artist Who Painted the Blue Horse The Grouchy Ladybug