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    The Pearl Webquest

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    This document contains the questions and responses from a student completing a webquest on John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl". The student answered questions about Steinbeck's background and writing style by exploring several websites. They also researched the cultural history and formation of pearls. Key details learned include that Steinbeck was born in California in 1902, based characters in "The Pearl" on real people he met, and that pearls are formed inside mollusks over several years.

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    This document contains the questions and responses from a student completing a webquest on John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl". The student answered questions about Steinbeck's background and writing style by exploring several websites. They also researched the cultural history and formation of pearls. Key details learned include that Steinbeck was born in California in 1902, based characters in "The Pearl" on real people he met, and that pearls are formed inside mollusks over several years.

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    This document contains the questions and responses from a student completing a webquest on John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl". The student answered questions about Steinbeck's background and writing style by exploring several websites. They also researched the cultural history and formation of pearls. Key details learned include that Steinbeck was born in California in 1902, based characters in "The Pearl" on real people he met, and that pearls are formed inside mollusks over several years.

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    The Pearl Webquest

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    This document contains the questions and responses from a student completing a webquest on John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl". The student answered questions about Steinbeck's background and writing style by exploring several websites. They also researched the cultural history and formation of pearls. Key details learned include that Steinbeck was born in California in 1902, based characters in "The Pearl" on real people he met, and that pearls are formed inside mollusks over several years.

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    Name: Class: Directions: Please record your answer in a different font onto this sheet of paper after each

    question. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES EXCEPT FOR THE MATH SECTION! The Pearl Integrated Subject Webquest Language Arts Use this site: http://www.bookrags.com/notes/pea/BIO.html 1. Where and when was John Steinbeck born?
    John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas Valley, California.

    2. Were his parents supportive of his decision to become a writer? Explain how you know.
    His mother preferred her son to get a dignified profession but his father gave him part of his salary to Steinbeck so that he could pursue his writing career.

    3. What two truths are stated about Steinbeck as a man and as a writer? 4. When did Steinbeck die?
    Truths stated about Steinbeck as a man and a writer are Courage, Strength, and Honesty. Steinbeck died on December of 1968 in New York City at his home.

    Use this site: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/The-Pearl-JohnSteinbeck-Biography.id-141,pageNum-14.html 1. In what state do most of Steinbecks novels take place?
    Many of his novels take place in California.

    2. Where did Steinbeck do his research for The Pearl?


    The Pear was based on people that Steinbeck met in one of his travels.

    3. Why are the characters in The Pearl so believable?


    The characters in the novel The Pear were believable because they were based on real people that the author had met.

    Social Studies Use this site: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/time.html

    1. What is the old nickname of pearls? 2. How much is a normal strand of pearls today?
    A normal strand of pearls today cost between $500 and $5,000 An old nickname for pearls is Queen of Gems.

    Use this site: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/pearls/gallery/index.html 1. Look at these different photos and read about the different pearls. Which one interests you the most and why?
    The pearl that most interests me is the Lilies of the Valley Faberge Egg because it looks different and something that might have and interesting background and a long, interesting story to go with it.

    2. Write two facts that you learned from reading about these different photographs.

    Two facts that I learned from these pearls and their pictures are the lilies of the Valley Faberge Egg reflects a Western European background rather than Russian decorative arts traditions. I also learned that the egg was a gift from the Czar to his wife.

    Science Use this site: http://www.pearl-guide.com/culturedpearls.shtml 1. How is a pearl formed?


    Pearls are formed when irritant lodges into the tissue of a mollusk. Then, a substance called nacre is created and the peal creation begins. Nacre builds us on the layers and surrounds the irritant to protect the irritant. After a few years, the pearl is formed. A natural pearl is formed by chance and unintentional. These are formed naturally. Cultured pearls are pearls that are formed by humans and can be told differently by an x-ray of the inside of the pearl. Cultured Pearls are man-made.

    2. What is a natural pearl?

    3. What is a cultured pearl?

    4. Which type of pearl is man-made?

    5. What is the name of the person that came up with the process that created round-shaped pearls?
    Japanese researchers Tatsuhei Mise, Tokishi Nishikawa, and Kokichi Mikimoto were the people who came up with the idea of creating round- shaped pearls.

    Math

    Use this site: www.ebay.com 1. Find a pearl jewelry item (any kind) and record the price and description.
    18.26ct Diamond, Pearl and Emerald Necklace/72.45gms for $25,835.76

    2. Calculate the sales price for this item at seven percent. 3. Add shipping, sales price, and original price of the item together for your total.
    $27,644.26 $1808.50

    ****Now, find three additional websites for pearl information and tell why they would be helpful for a future webquest. After you finish the above, then answer the following questions: 1. What conclusions can you draw from the above webquest research?
    I can conclude that pearls, if real, can cost a LOT of money and it is hard to find real pearls these day due to the fact that the most pearls are man-made due to rarity of pearls.

    2. Based on what you have learned, why did John Steinbeck choose the pearl as the main element of his novel?
    Based on what I have learned, I believe that Steinbeck choose the pearl as the main subject of his novel because they have an interesting background and are very complicated stones. It could also be the fact that they are rare and judging from the picture on the cover, the characters in the book search for them and the rarity of the stone can make an interesting and adventurous novel

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