long life education: WebQuests on Verbs: Where the Action Is

Verbs are where the action is. This verb WebQuest is designed to help students learn a fundamental understanding of how verbs should be used in English grammar.

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Why a Webquest

WebQuests are an excellent way to integrate computer technology with basic learning. By adding a WebQuest to your curriculum, students are able to spend time online searching for answers related to their studies. This use of the internet is a valuable learning experience on its own, while also adding an interesting interactive learning environment to your students' education. WebQuests such as this verb WebQuest can be done during the school day in a computer lab or as online homework.
WebQuests are designed so that students search for specific information on a given subject in a guided online experience. This guidance is provided through links suggested to the students within the WebQuest. WebQuests can be centered on nearly any subject serving to reinforce or enhance classroom learning.

What's Happening

This verb WebQuest can be used to help students grasp how verbs are used. Students often struggle to keep track of the many different parts of speech used in English. Despite repeated exposure from elementary school through high school English, the various terms and concepts can make students feel lost and confused. This verb webquest is designed to teach the fundamentals to students at any age. The goal is to build a solid foundation on which knowledge can grow.
For this WebQuest, students may benefit from a Verb Webquest Handout including the following information:

Introduction - describing how each word in a sentence has a particular job, giving examples such as subjects and adjectives
Tasks - this should tell the students what they are expected to learn - in this case - understanding the different kinds of verbs as well as their function
Process - this should include specific questions about verbs and some suggested links on where to find the answers. Question might include "What does the verb do?" "What is the job of the helping verb?" and "What are linking verbs?"
Evaluation - this tells the students how the webquest will be graded. For instance, "To complete this webquest you must visit three different websites to answer the questions on this handout and record your answers on a piece of notebook paper."
Conclusion - this should explain how students are to turn in their work, via a handout, or an email or as part of a journal assignment, etc.

Verb Webquest Website Resources

Here are some of the best websites to help students learn about verbs, helping verbs and linking verbs

Verbs, Verbs and More Verbs

When it comes to parts of speech, the verb is one of the most important parts of any sentence, in any language. Whether they are action verbs, helping verbs or linking verbs, sentences would be meaningless without them. It is important to take time to learn how verbs work and to practice using them correctly. Even though learning about verbs may be difficult, communicating through language requires a good use of verbs.

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