The Polar Express Webquest created by Mrs. Seese

New Words On a sheet of paper keep a list of new words that you hear or read during the story. When the story is over and you have a complete list use DICTIONARY.COM to find the meaning (you can use a real dictionary too).

Illustrations (pictures) Using a blank sheet of paper draw a picture for each new word. Illustrate how you “see” the word in your “head”. Play a movie in your mind of the new word.

Word Patterns We have been working with the digraphs: sh, th, wh, ch, ck. Make a list of words from the story that you read of words that have these digraphs. Sort the words into digraph lists.

Characters Who are the main characters of the story? Make a list of the main characters. These are characters that have a main role in the story, they appear consistently throughout the story. Choose two of the main characters and make a list of describing words for each character (happy, sad, mean, nice, etc…). Then write a sentence for each character describing them.

Ending At the end of the story the bell is found and everyone is happy. How could the story have ended differently if the bell had not been returned to him? Write a new ending with at least two paragraphs and remember to check for spelling and punctuation.

The Moral of the Story A moral is a lesson learned. What is the moral of The Polar Express? Is there more than one moral? Write your answers in complete sentences!

All Done! After you are finished with these tasks go back to the webquest by clicking here!