WEBQUEST BY:LENNAE CRAWFORDLAE 6316

The Ugly Vegetables 2nd Grade

* Click on the carrots to begin!*

Table of Contents

Meet the AuthorOverviewDirectionsGrace’s GardenLearning a New LanguageBeautiful Gardens If I Had My Own GardenHow to Start a GardenLooking BackTeacher ResourcesReferences

Meet The Author:Grace Lin

Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books, including THE UGLY VEGETABLES and DIM SUM FOR EVERYONE! Also an author of middle grade fiction, Grace's most recent novel WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON was released with glowing praise garnering 3 starred reviews and was the 2009 Parents' Choice Gold Winner. While most of Grace's books are about the Asian-American experience, she believes, "Books erase bias, they make the uncommon everyday, and the mundane exotic. A book makes all cultures universal." See more about Grace and her work at www.gracelin.com. Click on the picture of Grace

Lin to learn more FUN FACTS about her!

Overview

This Webquest expands on the book we read in class called “The Ugly Vegetables” by Grace Lin. Upon completing this Webquest, we will learn some fun facts about the author, new Chinese terms and so much more!

Directions

To navigate through the Webquest, click on the RED pepper to go back and the YELLOW corn to go forward.

If you get lost or need to go back to the Table of Contents, click on the CARROTS.

Click on the CHECKLIST to find out what you need to complete for the best grade

Grace’s Garden

“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow?

With silver bells and cockle-shells,And pretty maids all in a row.”

-Anonymous

Grace’s garden didn’t look like her neighbors. What was the same and what was different? Click on the scale to fill in the Venn Diagram.

Learning a New Language

Click on the flag below to learn how to say the names of the Ugly Vegetables in Chinese. Are they hard to pronounce? Have you heard any of these names before the story?

Beautiful Gardens

After reading “The Ugly Vegetables,” we know that gardens can come in many shapes and sizes, with flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Here are a few more kinds of gardens. Click on the flowers and look at the slideshows.

If I Had My Own Garden…

If you had to start your own garden, would it be like Grace’s or would it be like the neighbors? Click on the garden below to tell us all about the garden you would create! Don’t forget to draw a picture.

How to Start a Garden

Think we can start our own garden? Or maybe you would like to start one at home with your family? Click on the garden tools to learn about how to start your own garden!

Looking Back

In this Webquest, we:• Learned about Grace Lin• Compared/contrasted the gardens in The Ugly Vegetables• Learned the vegetable names in Chinese• Visited the Chicago Botanic Gardens• Planned our own gardens• Learned how to start a garden

If you did all this, make sure you checked it off on your CHECKLIST. It is for a grade.

Here is a coloring page for your enjoyment.

Teacher Resources

To learn more about Grace Lin and see the suggested activities for The Ugly Vegetables and her other books, click HERE.

To learn about starting a classroom garden and other ideas dealing with gardens, My First Garden is an excellent resource!

References

Lin, G. (1999). The Ugly Vegetables. Watertown: Charlesbridge.

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