The Miracles of Jesus

WebQuest

(Grades 3-5)

Student Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Identify various miracles of Jesus in the New Testament.

2. Understand the importance of miracles as a sign that Jesus was God.

3. Re-tell the miracle stories in a Language Arts activity.

Introduction: You have been assigned as the special reporter for the 'Good News Daily' newspaper. Your boss has asked you to investigate the miracles of Jesus and write a front page article about them. You will work with a partner and take notes on the 'Super Sleuth' worksheet. (print)
Procedure: Before you begin your detective work, please print the Super Sleuth Worksheet. You and your partner will gather information together and then individually write your own front page newspaper article about your discoveries.

Let's get to work!

Visit the following websites and take notes about the important information of each miracle:

1. Jesus walks on water

2. The Loaves and Fishes

3. Lazarus is raised from the dead

4. Jesus heals the Paralytic

5. Choose one Miracle puzzle to complete online.

Now that you have completed your initial research, you will write and design a front page newspaper article using Word or Appleworks.

Now that you have completed your initial research, you will write and design a front page newspaper article using Word or Appleworks.

Be sure to include: The title of the newspaper, Headings, 3 Miracles, and different fonts.

Assessment Rubric

CRITERIA
5
3
1

Content

*Content is accurate and written with no spelling or grammar errors.

*Content is accurate, but there are some spelling and grammar errors.

*Content is not accurate and there are many spelling and grammar errors.

Layout
& Design

*Contains 1 headline & 2 subheadings.

*Contains 2 graphics

*Contains 2 fonts and 2 font styles

*Contains 2 of the 3 components.

*Utilizes 1 graphic.

*Utilizes 2 or 3 components.

*Missing headline and subheadings

*No graphic present

*Contains 1 font and excludes font styles
Appearance

*Newspaper is creatively designed.

*Newspaper is attractive and complete.

*Format resembles a newspaper

*Newspaper is complete, but looks cluttered.

*Format does not resemble a newspaper

*Newspaper is messy or incomplete.