What in the World Is the World Wide Web? 6-pack Author: Pat Quinn ISBN: 9780478124361 Copyright Date: 2000 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 6 Reading Level: X Strategy/Skill: Information skills, Using graphic sources, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation, Interview, Letter/Email/Postcard Theme/Topic: Communication, Science and Technology, The Media Classification: Nonfiction

Book Summary

Five students from the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand ask author Pat Quinn a range of questions about the World Wide Web.  They send in their questions by email.

Features of the Book

• The combination of personal narrative and factual text
• The page layout – borders, inserts, different typefaces, italics
• The information in charts and fact boxes
• Technical language – home page, database, download, browser
• The introduction and conclusion - “Logging On” and “Logging Off”
• The use of illustrations as well as photographs to show further information

Purpose

What in the World Is the World Wide Web? can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:

• retrieving information from text to answer questions
• using a glossary
• understanding acronyms
• using the text as a model for personal writing
• using keywords to search for information
• using charts to display procedural text

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