Let's Meet Jan Brett
A WebQuest Designed for
Second or Third Grade
Language Arts
Created by Jennifer Meier

Introduction | Task | Resources | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion
Credits

Introduction

Have you ever wanted to meet an author?  Have you ever wanted to learn how or where authors get ideas to write books? Then follow along and get ready to meet Jan Brett, the author of  great children's stories such as The Mitten, The Hat, The Gingerbread Baby, Berloiz the Bear, or Comet's Nine Lives?  Now is your chance to be a detective and discover facts about Jan Brett.  Read on to find where she lives during the year, other books by Jan Brett, and the ingredients Annie ( a character from a Jan Brett story) uses in her corn cakes.
 
 

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 As the Jan Brett detective, you will complete five of the eight tasks.

• Write a friendly letter to Jan Brett telling her about your favorite Jan Brett book.
• Complete a word scramble with a buddy.
• Find three reasons people wear hats?
• Find what Annie uses to make her corn cakes.
• Write the titles of three books by Jan Brett.
• Complete the mouse concentration game in under three minutes.
• Put the Hedgie and Penny puzzle back together correctly.
• Find two different places Jan Brett lives during each year.

• Jan Brett's web page.
• Your classroom library or school library may help you, also.
• You will also need blank paper on which to write your answers.

The Process

 In order to complete this process, you must do number one.  Then you may choose any four of the seven tasks to complete.

1.  Write a friendly letter to Jan Brett about your favorite story.  See the Friendly Letter page.  Pick a form for your letter. Print two
     copies (one for a sloppy copy and one for neat copy). Remember to use the four parts of a friendly letter.
2.  Find a word scramble with your buddy. The words are from the story The Hat.   Go to Barnyard Word Scramble
     and print this page.
3.  Write down three reasons people wear hats.  Use the Hat Quiz page to find your answers.
4.   What did Annie use to make her corn cakes?  The Projects page will lead you to the answer.
5.  Write down three books written by Jan Brett.
6.  Complete the mouse concentration game in under three minutes. Go to Computer Mouse Activity Page to play.
7.  Hedgie and Penny are mixed up.  Please Help Put Them Back Together by using this page.
8.  Find the two different places Jan Brett lives during the year.  Click on her web page to find out about Jan Brett.
 

You will be evaluated on how well you complete the tasks.  The rubrics below will be used to score your work.

Excellent work can earn 3 points per task.
Super work can earn 2 points per task.
Good work can earn 1 point per task.
 

This rubric will be used to score your friendly letter to Jan Brett.
 

	Good work! 1 point	Super work! 2 points	Excellent work! 3 points
Included correct parts of a friendly letter.  (Return address, date, greeting, body, and closing) IL. State Standard: 3.B.1b	Includes few parts of the friendly letter	Includes most parts of the friendly letter	Includes all parts of the friendly letter.
Correct use of capitals and punctuation. IL. State Standard: 3.A.1	70%-84% of capitals and punctuation correct	85%-99% of capitals and punctuation correct	100% of capitals and punctuation correct
Complete sentences IL. State Standard: 3.A.1	70%-84% of sentences complete	85%-99% of sentences complete	100% of sentences complete
Correct Spelling IL. State Standard: 3.A.1	70%-84% of  words spelled correctly	85%-99% of words spelled correctly	100% of  words spelled correctly

This rubric will be used to score the other tasks you completed.
 

	Good work! 1 point	Super work! 2 points	Excellent work! 3 points
Barnyard Scramble IL. State Standard: 3.A.1	fewer than 10 correct	10 or 11 correct	12 correct
Hat Page IL. State Standard: 1.C.1f	1 reason	2 reasons	3 reasons
Annie's ingredients  IL. State Standard: 1.C.1f	4-5 ingredients	6-7 ingredients	all 8 ingredients
Locations where Jan Brett lives  IL. State Standard: 1.C.1a	0 correct	1 correct	2 correct

 
 

Yeah, you are done with your detective work!  Now you know more about Jan Brett.  Please share what you have learned with someone else! Also, look for other Jan Brett books to read.
 

Credits

The pictures and information for this page are credited  to Jan Brett's web page.