The Pearl Webquest
Prereading Research Assignment:
Please complete the following WebQuest. Use the guided worksheet and follow the links on this site to complete the questions. Write your answers in complete sentences. Your answers should be a synthesis of information you searched for and not PLAGIARISM.
PART 1: JOHN STEINBECK
1. Give some biographical information on John Steinbeck. (Date of birth, death, education, family interests…)
2. Where did Steinbeck work in the summers?
3. What kinds of awards did Steinbeck win for his works? Give the award, explain what the award is for and the title of the work that won the award. For what book did Steinbeck win the Pulitzer Prize for literature? In the video at the bottom of the page what award did Steinbeck win and what did he say about how he was going to speak in the video?
4. What did Steinbeck’s writing explore? What are some common themes that are generally presented in Steinbeck’s novels?
5. Who is Eddie Ricketts and how did for he influence Steinbeck’ s novella, The Pearl?
6. When was The Pearl written?
7. What other books did Steinbeck write that deal with human values?
SUGGESTED LINKS:
http://www.steinbeck.org/
http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/home/index.jsp
THE SETTING: LA PAZ, MEXICO
8. What is the terrain like?
9. What is the climate like?
10. Where is La Paz in relation to the Gulf of California and the mountains?
11. Where is the capital of Mexico? How far would it be from La Paz to Mexico City across the water? How far to go around?
12. What are the main ways to make a living in La Paz?
SUGGESTED LINKS:
http://www.bajatravel.com/
http://www.vivalapaz.com/
http://www.baja.com/lapaz.htm
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mxtoc.html
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/culture/la-paz-pearling.htm#.VUoemPlViko
SECTION 3: SCORPIONS
13. Where do scorpions typically live?
14. What do they eat?
15. How do they hunt their prey?
16. Are they dangerous to humans? Why or why not?
17. What should people do if they encounter a scorpion? What if a person is stung?
Suggested Links:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/scorpion-stings/DS01113/DSECTION=symptoms
http://www.desertusa.com/oct96/du_scorpion.html
SECTION 4: PEARLS
18. What dangers do pearl divers face?
19. What kinds of people were pearl divers?
20. What kind of life did pearl divers live?
21. How do pearl divers adapt their bodies to the ocean?
22.How is the quality of a pearl judged?
SUGGESTED LINKS:
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pearls/obtain/index.html
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/pearl-diving-mexico-16127.html
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2923-did-you-know-mexico-was-once-the-world-s-major-source-of-pearls
SECTION 5: DEFINITIONS
Find definitions for the words listed below. Write a definition in your own words.
23. Define elitism.
24. Define colonialism.
25. Define indigent.
26. Define indigenous.
Prereading Research Assignment:
Please complete the following WebQuest. Use the guided worksheet and follow the links on this site to complete the questions. Write your answers in complete sentences. Your answers should be a synthesis of information you searched for and not PLAGIARISM.
PART 1: JOHN STEINBECK
1. Give some biographical information on John Steinbeck. (Date of birth, death, education, family interests…)
2. Where did Steinbeck work in the summers?
3. What kinds of awards did Steinbeck win for his works? Give the award, explain what the award is for and the title of the work that won the award. For what book did Steinbeck win the Pulitzer Prize for literature? In the video at the bottom of the page what award did Steinbeck win and what did he say about how he was going to speak in the video?
4. What did Steinbeck’s writing explore? What are some common themes that are generally presented in Steinbeck’s novels?
5. Who is Eddie Ricketts and how did for he influence Steinbeck’ s novella, The Pearl?
6. When was The Pearl written?
7. What other books did Steinbeck write that deal with human values?
SUGGESTED LINKS:
http://www.steinbeck.org/
http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/home/index.jsp
THE SETTING: LA PAZ, MEXICO
8. What is the terrain like?
9. What is the climate like?
10. Where is La Paz in relation to the Gulf of California and the mountains?
11. Where is the capital of Mexico? How far would it be from La Paz to Mexico City across the water? How far to go around?
12. What are the main ways to make a living in La Paz?
SUGGESTED LINKS:
http://www.bajatravel.com/
http://www.vivalapaz.com/
http://www.baja.com/lapaz.htm
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/mxtoc.html
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/culture/la-paz-pearling.htm#.VUoemPlViko
SECTION 3: SCORPIONS
13. Where do scorpions typically live?
14. What do they eat?
15. How do they hunt their prey?
16. Are they dangerous to humans? Why or why not?
17. What should people do if they encounter a scorpion? What if a person is stung?
Suggested Links:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/scorpion-stings/DS01113/DSECTION=symptoms
http://www.desertusa.com/oct96/du_scorpion.html
SECTION 4: PEARLS
18. What dangers do pearl divers face?
19. What kinds of people were pearl divers?
20. What kind of life did pearl divers live?
21. How do pearl divers adapt their bodies to the ocean?
22.How is the quality of a pearl judged?
SUGGESTED LINKS:
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pearls/obtain/index.html
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/pearl-diving-mexico-16127.html
http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2923-did-you-know-mexico-was-once-the-world-s-major-source-of-pearls
SECTION 5: DEFINITIONS
Find definitions for the words listed below. Write a definition in your own words.
23. Define elitism.
24. Define colonialism.
25. Define indigent.
26. Define indigenous.