http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/anthem/t-index.htm
The webquest instructs students, after reading Anthem by Ayn Rand, to form small groups and research the concept of utopian societies, and ultimately formulate their own in both personal essays and a three-dimensional model. Each student in the group is given a role (scientist, historian, philosopher, and human rights activist) and asked to contribute to the group project.
Each role is very clearly defined with a lot of support and resources to get students started. A highly detailed rubric is given for all the included assignments and the webpages are easily navigated.
The text is certainly a good one for eighth grade students and the task is well planned for the age group. There is a lot of good differentiation built into the assignment so it should appeal to a majority of a class and hold their interest. It could serve as a great introduction to a longer work such as Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell as well. Given the task and the material the webquest could happen across classes as well- history, social studies and ELA classes could all use this project.
I really like the idea of using Anthem to get students to think about creating their own society and working as a group to make decisions. The webquest is really designed to start a dialogue between students and bring a real sense of critical awareness to their reading.
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