I think that this WebQuest would be very beneficial to students when studying The Great Gatsby because it has the students to learn about the 1920s and what life was really like.  I feel that this would help the students better understand the setting of the novel.  It is also a much more interesting way to learn about the different themes and novel of the book.  I also think that the more students work with technology in the classroom the better!

I believe that this WebQuest could be done with many novels that we read in high school.  I do think if you were to adapt this WebQuest to another novel it would be necessary to pick a novel where the setting of the story is extremely important.  This is why I picked F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.

Because the students are using different types of technology to complete this project, they will need extra time to complete their final project.  This is my estimated time line of how long the students would need to finish:

1-4 Days Research in the library, have computer specialist introduce the equipment available
 5-6 Days free time in the class (go to the library, see computer specialist)
Set a specific day for the  Rough draft of the magazine to be turned in to check on progress at the end of class
 

This is a very rough estimate as to how long it would take.  I believe you would have to gauge the progress of the students to see their progress and add or subtract days where needed.  Quite possibly you could spread it out over the time that you are learning about the Great Gatsby in class.  The more time you give the students to complete the project the better it will look.

Thanks for visiting my WebQuest!  If you have any questions or concerns my email is at the bottom of this page. :)

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