I use WebQuests as a way to deliver content-heavy lessons to my students. It's an activity that is very easy for students to follow and is often much more engaging than having them sit through a lecture-heavy class period. Webquests are pretty easy to design with tools like Google Sites or zunal.com, both of which are are free and have the capability to link students to many different kinds of resources and media.

In the English classroom, WebQuests are best used as authentic assessments, in preparation for writing assignments, or for learning background/context for a work of literature. As a teacher and as a student, I completed WebQuests several times and have found them helpful, especially when I am pointed to resources that are visual as well as written. WebQuests are particularly useful for students to learn researching skills because the teacher is able to point students to resources they have already vetted as useful and of quality.

I would recommend this activity for educators to use in their classrooms, especially as a way to get students interacting with content that would otherwise be delivered as a lecture. Though they do take effort to create on the teacher's part, it is worth it to help students engage with content directly.

To the left, I've included two screenshots of a WebQuest I've created. The photos are linked to the actual WebQuest site; feel free to follow it and check out the resource!