Young Man Layer Project samples

 

 

  

 

 

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 Interview with Little Skiff by Angelina & D'Vante

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Interview with Little Skiff by Mike & Chris

LOBSTER WEBQUEST
http://octopus.gma.org/lobsters/index.html

• Read James Blasingame's interview with Rodman Philbrick, taken from the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.
• Rodman Philbrick’s Web site www.rodmanphilbrick.com
• Lobster Activities
• Lobster trapping is very important to Maine's economy.  This site details the activity's history, importance, and culture.
• This link has lots of great facts about Maine, the setting for The Young Man and the Sea.
• Mudworms made Skiff's task of boat repair a little bit difficult.  Read more about these marine menaces here.
• Skiff's father struggled with depression after the death of his wife.  Learn more about depression and its symptoms at this site.
• Watch this animated video about the Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway's novella to which Philbrick's title is an homage.
• Young Man and the Sea review quiz
• Alateen, a program to help teenagers whose lives have been affected by family members who abuse alcohol: www.al-anon.alateen.org/alateen.html
• Bluefin Tuna Links http://www.chambers-associates.org/Big-Marine-Fish/bluefin.html
• This site references the value and prestige associated with bluefin tuna, as well as its effect on the tuna population.
• www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2001/aug/bluefintuna/010817.bluefintuna.html
  http://www.bigmarinefish.com/bluefin.html

WEBQUEST

1.  Read the Book Summary

2.  Look at the links, keeping in mind the story's themes, events, and characters

3.  Answer the quiz questions using Google Docs.  Save and print with your LAST NAME.document

4.  Visit the rubric site to see how you will be graded