MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/2329B153/nopigs.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" A Day No Pigs Would Die WEBQUEST Mrs

 WEBQUEST=     Mrs. Deborah Carroll 

 

Your name______________________________________ Period_____<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  Date_______

 

Introduction:

 

     We will shortly = begin reading the wonderful novel  A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert N= ewton Peck.  To prepare you for a be= tter understanding of the book, you are about to do some research on the author,= his religion, and certain individuals who will be mentioned in this historical novel.

 

Task: 

 

     You will be taki= ng a WEBQUEST “journey.”  As you proceed, you will answer the questions that have been posed for you in = each category. Be sure to use GOOGLE as your search engine.

 

Informational Resource= s:

 

A.          http://www.e= dupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=3D101

               -information about Robe= rt Newton Peck, the author

 

B.  &n= bsp;        http://www.pbs.org/= wnet/ihas/icon/shakers.html

              -information about the Shaker religious sect

 

C.                <= /span>www.personalweb.smcvt.edu/thefort/History/EthanAllen.h= tm          =    

              -information about Ethan Alle= n, a famous Vermont citizen mentioned in the

        =        novel

 

D.            http://en.wikipedia.o= rg/wiki/Abner_Doubleday 

        =     -For information about Abner Doubleday, = as mentioned in the novel, scroll

        =       down to “Legacy” and read the=   information there.

 

E.        =      www.ohwy.com/us/c/cc.htm

        =     -information about Calvin Coolidge, President during the time of this novel’s

        =       setting

 

 

Process:

     Follow the steps= and complete each set of questions before going to the next website.

 

1.      Go to Website A above.  Read the material on Robert Newton Peck, the a= uthor of A Day No Pigs Would Die, and an= swer the following questions.

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  1. When and where was Robert Newton Peck born?=

 

 

  1. In what surroundings was he raised?

 

 

  1. List four jobs that he has done in his life besides writing.

 

 

  1. How many books has he written in the past t= en years?

 

 

  1. What does “his work is rooted in the rural tradition of his boyhood” mean?

 

 

  1. What does Robert Newton Peck admire about M= iss Kelly (his childhood

teacher<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>) and other teachers?<= o:p>

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  1. What did Miss Kelly mean when she noted that “teachers are akin to (like)

farmers<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>”?

 

 

  1. What theme is a “major component̶= 1; of all Peck’s work?

 

 

  1. According to Peck, does it matter what age (time period) children live in?

Explain.=

 

 

  1. What book had a strong influence on the you= ng Robert Newton Peck?

 

 

Now go to Website B li= sted above, read the information on the Shakers, and answer the following questi= ons.

 

A.     When and where was the first Shaker settlement in the United States established?

 

 

B.     Who established it, and where did she come from?<= /b>

 

 

C.  How did the Shakers live?

 

 

D.  What did they believe about God?

 

 

E.  For what song are they best known?=

 

 

F. As artisans, what w= ere the Shakers best known to produce?

 

 

G. When Shakerism was at its peak,  how many  Shaker communities were there?

 

 

It is now time to expl= ore another website.  Type in the = web address  C  from page one of  this webquest and answer the follo= wing questions about Ethan Allen.

 

A.&n= bsp;    Why did Ethan Allen fo= rm the citizens’militia known as the Green Mountain Boys?

 

 

B.&n= bsp;    What was so important = about the Revolutionary War battle at Fort Ticonderoga?

 

    

C.&n= bsp;    What are the dates of = Ethan Allen’s lifespan?

 

 

D.&n= bsp;   Why did Ethan Allen mi= ss most of the American Revolution?

 

 

Now go to Website D  listed= on page one and answer the following questions about

Abner Doubleday.

 

A.&n= bsp;    What did Doubleday supposedly do in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839?

 

 

 

B.&n= bsp;    Does it appear that Do= ubleday actually invented the game after all?  Why  or

why not?

 

 

Go back to page one an= d type in Website E. You will answer questions about Calvin Coolidge.

 

 

A.&n= bsp;    Which number President= of the United States was Coolidge?

 

 

B.&n= bsp;    How did Coolidge become President?

 

 

C.&n= bsp;    What  are the years that he served as President?

 

 

D.&n= bsp;   What did he accomplish= as President?

 

 

Conclusion

 

   &nb= sp; The information you’ve gathered above will help you in your understanding of several of the allusions made by the characters in this novel, particularly Rob Peck and his dad Haven.  It will also help you to understan= d the Pecks’ way of life, in particular their appreciation of the simple th= ings (as evidenced by your research on their religion…Shakerism).