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This is a simple webquest to use with students who have not done many webquests. It introduces students to Poe effectively by requiring them to research his life as well as one of his stories. It is designed for students to work in teams, which makes it ideal for middle school students. The options given for evaluation are attractive to students and there is even a section that compares Poe to Stephen King.

Note: You will want to use your own links for the conclusion to give students more sites to visit since most of those listed are not working. The bulk of website works fine. Be sure to include TeachersFirst’s Interactive Raven as an alternative for those investigating this poem and for others who have concluded their work.
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Have you been pining to include pertinent webquests in your curriculum? This site allows you to view already created webquests and/or use their online tool to create your own webquest without HTML code or web editor software. This site walks you through a tutorial on creating your own webquest for the parameters YOU want. The tutorial includes planning, building, and getting your webquest published. Best of all-- it is free. This site also includes ready-made webquests in nearly every subject area (math, art, music, social studies, science, etc.) submitted by others like you. There are webquests for all grade level. The webquests are free to use and many include reviews by other educators. An easy to follow webquest matrix is available, with all of the subjects and grade levels. You are also able to do a webquest search for a specific topic. Nearly all of the webquests are in English, but a few are in other languages. Note: the quality of webquests is completely determined by others using the site to create webquests, so PREVIEW before using any webquest in class.
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Did you ever want to make your own webquest but weren't quite sure how to go about it? Were you afraid you'd forget a valuable step? Here is a site that offers step-by-step instructions on how to make your own webquest tailored to your students needs and your teaching style. Very complete with lots of choices for creation. There is even a link to online help: Dr.B's Cyber Homepage Tutorial. This site offers a nice complement to Webquest 101 from TeachersFirst. Choose the methods that work best for you.
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This integrated activity was created for Art, Language Arts and Social Studies. It includes activities designed to allow students to investigate an Art movement in historical context and to apply their research to a situation where they must judge whether another artist's work and philosophy would be compatible with the movement. There are built-in extension activities and ways to address multiple intelligences within the webquest.

Ideal for working with Humanities, teachers can use this site for art, language arts, or social studies. Teachers of gifted will also find it a great way to approach art--even for those who are not "artistic."
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Billed as a drama webquest, this is a project that outlines clearly and simply the different roles involved in creating a live play: from what blocking is to the responsibilities of prop and costume masters. For older students, it can serve as an introduction to more detailed or more difficult projects. This lacks some key elements of a webquest in design (e.g.,no process or evaluation), but it is highly useful for students with little or no real experience in the realm of play production.
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This webquest carefully examines the problem of possible wolf extinction, their re-introduction into the wild, the opposition of the ranchers in the area etc. By presenting small groups of students with a real issue, the quest will teach how to perform and evaluate research before developing a point of view on an issue. For the final project of the quest, users write an editorial stating their well-researched viewpoint. Students don't do original research but rather use the articles contained within the project. Contains a rubric for evaluation as well as a form for "pre-writing" so the process of research and final presentation is carefully controlled. Users need RealAudio to hear the howls of the wolves.
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This site pulls together understanding of environment, geography, the earth and its setting in space, cultures, animals, and more. It forms a "core" for what social studies (and science)is all about. To figure out how the “Big Wide World” works, students will work with partners to investigate one area of the world (globe, plants, people, cultures, language, animals) and come up with rules about how this area works. The individual areas join with other areas and determine how the areas relate to each other. A teacher guide included. Active X is required on some website links.
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For teachers who want to learn more about webquests, this is the original from Bernie Dodge at San Diego State. He and Tom March "invented" the webquest. The term has come to be used in many ways, but this is the "real" thing. With academic articles, complete training materials, exercises, information on design, suggestions for adapting existing webquests, etc., this is a complete resource. The site also contains links to online workshops for those who prefer instruction with feedback. Teachers First also has a step-by-step tutorial on making a web-based activity, Webquest 101.
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This webquest uses the metaphor of hole-digging found in the novel to provide separate activities for 5 separate groups of students. Each hole focuses on a certain aspect of the book , such as reptiles, prejudice, nature, relationships etc. Besides completing the tasks found in the "holes," students also prepare a final presentation of their choice (power point, video, research paper, or original).Note that the webquest is from a Texas school, so you may want to adjust some of the geographic suggestions they make to fit your region.
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A fairly fast moving webquest, this activity nonetheless provides opportunities to delve into the world of utopias. It also bases the evaluation of the final student project on four subject areas: social studies, language arts, art history and science. An Internet link goes to a cyberguide for the novel.
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