Web Quest Review

http://cmcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/webquest/moran/rj.htm
I found the web quest “Let’s Throw A Wedding For Romeo & Juliet” to be quite interesting. The task requires students to consider various aspect of the Elizabethan era including food, music, fashion, games, entertainment, hairstyles, decorations and the wedding service. The students are even required to create a guest list that is appropriate for the lives and times of Romeo and Juliet. What I liked the most about this web quest is the abundant resources it includes. The web quest includes over fifty outside links that are organized by which section of the web quest they will be most beneficial for. It is evident that the teacher who designed this quest put a great deal of time and effort into ensuring the students learning will be optimal. I also found the fact that the web quest included rubrics for each task to be beneficial. I believe this will help the students better understand what is expected of them and the standards they will be expected to meet. Rubrics should be given in advance whenever students engage in independent learning to motivate students to remain on task. This web quest would be the perfect addition to an interdisciplinary English Language Arts/Social Studies unit. This web quest really encourages students to thoroughly explore all cultural aspects of the Elizabethan era which in turn will help them both better understand and more thoroughly appreciate Romeo and Juliet. However, since the web quest was created in June 2000 I would suggest updating the links or at the very least making sure the links still work.