Library Webquest Independent Reading Project

Book Selection

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Genre
1. Define genre.
2. Enter the your term into the search box at Merriam-Websters Online
Dictionary.
a. Write the definition:
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3. Write all the major genres and one key characteristic of each from the link
on the WebQuest.
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4. Compare and contrast any two genres from those listed at the link. List three
unique qualities of each and three similarities (qualities they both possess) in
their respective columns.
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5. What is the function of genre? (What does it do?)

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Fiction Genres
6. Using the WebQuest links, identify at least five sub-genres of fiction.
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7. Which one of the sub-genres of fiction interests you the most?
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a. Provide a rationale for your selection (explain why it interests you). Be
specific.
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Determining Relevant Texts

8. Use the websites to find popular texts older than six months old (one that
may be available at our school library): Goodreads and Bookbrowse
a. List at six book titles with author that fit your selected genre and look
interesting.
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9. For each site, list three short observations about the search tools available.
Be specific.
Example: Includes the ability to narrow my search by selecting just young
adult themes.
a. Goodreads
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Book Selection

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Locating Texts in the library

10.
Use the Northeast Middle School Library Researcher search tools to find
three of the texts from your list above. Remember, these should be books
that interest you.
a. For each book, fill in the chart below, and compare with the
requirements.
Title

Author

Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Lexile
Level
810

Number of
Pages (extent)
374

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My selected text for my IRP is:
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Location
F Col