Building Blocks of a WebQuest

1. An introduction that sets the stage and provides some background information, often involving a hypothetical role or scenario (e.g., "You are a detective trying to identify the mysterious poet." The purpose of this section is to prepare and hook the reader. The student is the intended audience. 

2. A task (=quest) that is doable and interesting--the culminating performance or product that drives all of the learning activities.  This could be

   • problem or mystery to be solved;

   • position to be formulated and defended;

   • product to be designed;

   • complexity to be analyzed;

   • personal insight to be articulated;

   • summary to be created;

   • persuasive message or journalistic account to be crafted;

   • a creative work, or

   • anything that requires the learners to process and transform the information they've gathered.

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