Process:

#1-Wilbur was at the fair in Pennsylvania when he escaped and ran away from the Zuckermans. He walked and walked, enjoying all the sights he was seeing. Until three or fours days had passed that is, and then he just wanted to go home. He stopped to read  a road sign that told him he was in Columbia, Kentucky. He needs your help to get from Kentucky all the way back to Pennsylvania. Click on this link to find a U.S. map that will allow you to help Wilbur find his way home.  When you get to the Internet site, type in USA map, search now. When the list comes up, choose #4, Find Your State! Print out the map and follow the directions to complete the activity.

 This is an individual assignment and  is worth 25 points.          

HINT: SOME LINKS REQUIRE YOU TO CTRL+HYPERLINK TO GET LINK

#3-When Wilbur calculated how long it was going  to take him to get home, he just sat right down and cried big, wet, piggy puddles because he was so tired and hungry. That's when he decided he might as well make the best of a bad situation and get something to eat. He remembered a nursery rhyme his mother had sung to him about a little piggy going to market, so he reasoned that a market must be a place where you could get something to eat.

This Little Piggy  

This little piggy went to market;
This little piggy stayed home;
This little piggy had roast beef;
This little piggy had none;
This little piggy said,
"Wee, wee, wee," all the way home.

 He set off in search of a market because pigs have enormous appetites, or do they? In order to help Wilbur, you need to know what he eats. 

This quest will take you to a site where you can learn more about pigs. Your assignment is research the pig and do a report that covers these topics: anatomy, diet, habitat, range, life cycle, enemies, and other pertinent facts about pigs. Before you actually begin writing your paper, submit an outline to the teacher. You may use the information on outlines that you have in your writing folder . you may also use your English book as a reference. Once your outline is approved, you may begin pre-writing. The next step will be to peer conferencing, followed by revisions. I will be assisting you throughout the writing process. Your final draft should be 2-3 pages in length and will be scored using the rubric provided. Each section of the scoring rubric is worth 4 points. Each section will be multiplied by 4, making the rubric scoring total 96 points. You get four bonus points for accessing the site on the web, making this assignment worth 100 points. This is an individual assignment.  The scoring rubric is shown below. (Teacher will be conferencing with you during each step of the process). 

The Following is a Rubric For Assessing each Part of Your Research Report:

.	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Excellent 4	Score
Introduction	Disorganized, no information on what is to come	Gives too little information.	Summarizes report	Concise, well-written introduction	.
Research Part 1 (name, anatomy, locomotion, diet, habitat, range, adaptations)	Does not cover all appropriate topics	Covers some of the appropriate topics.	Covers most of the appropriate topics.	All appropriate topics covered well. Also includes interesting facts.
Research Part 2 (life cycle/reproduction, behavior, defense/offense, enemies, species survival status, classification, etc.)	Does not cover all appropriate topics	Covers some of the appropriate topics.	Covers most of the appropriate topics.	All appropriate topics covered well. Also includes interesting facts.	.
Spelling/Grammar	Many spelling and grammatical errors	A few errors	Only one or two errors	Spelling and grammar perfect	.
Presentation	Illegible, messy	Almost illegible	Legible writing, accompanying illustrations	Well organized presentation, typed or written using a word processor, accompanying illustrations	.
References	No references	A single reference, incomplete citation	Several references with incomplete citations	Many references, listed in appropriate format	.
Timeliness	Over a week late	A week late	A day or two late	Handed in on time	.

When you get the points for this assignment, you will have have enough to get Wilbur about half way home. Click here to get started. when you reach your destination, follow the link to the section labeled Writing Activities. This explains the writing process for the research paper. There is also a link labeled Animal Printouts that contains some of the information you need to find. Oink! Oink!

You may work with a partner to complete this activity. It is worth 25 total  points.

He could just feel the crunch of a tasty red apple in his mouth, or maybe the market would have some leafy green cabbage. His mouth was watering from the anticipation of food. He opened the door of the market and made his way inside, but alas, he was surprised to find that he could not read the words on the sign. He had heard about a different language called Spanish and much to his dismay, he feared the words might be written in that language. Can you help Wilbur translate the Spanish words for common foods into English? If you are successful, Wilbur may have the strength to make it back home. You may work with a partner to compete the assignment and it is worth 25 points. The site for helping Wilbur is at www.enchantedlearning.com. Click here to go to the site. When you get to the site, choose Spanish Activities. Scroll down to Food and Eating in Spanish. Next, choose Fruits. Print off the page and match the fruits to the Spanish words listed in the box at the bottom of the page. Beside the Spanish word, label it in English also. Repeat this process for the Vegetables worksheet. You may explore other Spanish themes such as people, animals, etc. while you are there if time permits.