Introduction: During Reading Week, students at Fogarty Memorial School will be participating in the Read to Feed program. This program is unique in that it's mission is to provide hungry families with a "living loan" of an animal. In this Web Quest you will find more about the Read to Feed Program and the livestock that they provide to families in over 128 countries. Let's begin our Quest!

Task: You and your team will be researching the Read to Feed Program and the livestock they offer to families around the world. Your team will be assigned an animal that can be purchased for a family. You will create a PowerPoint presentation to persuade your classmates that this animal is the BEST choice for a family.

Process: Your team will be assigned an animal. You must look up your animal on the Internet and find out basic information such as size, life expectancy, how it provides food, etc. You must have four facts. Next you must go to the Read to Feed Web Site and find out why this is an animal that the Heifer International provides to a family in need. Your team must have a least three reasons why this is the animal your class should buy. Remember you are persuading your entire class to purchase this animal!

You will then create a slide show which will include four slides:

Slide One: Title of Show; Names of Team Members

Slide Two: Animal you want to purchase; Purchase price

Slide Three: Facts about your animal (at least 4)

Slide Four: Reasons why this is the animal your class could purchase (at least 3)

Resources: Use the following Web sites to complete your task:

Evaluation:

Task	Little Evidence	Some Evidence	Achieved the Standard	Exceeded the Standard
Identify and provide details about assigned animal	Provides the name of an animal, but few details.	Identifies and provides 3 facts about an animal.	Identifies and provides 4 facts about an animal.	Identifies and provides 5 or more facts about an animal.
Identifies and provides reasons why this is the best animal to purchase.	Provides one reason why this animal is best	Provides two reasons why this animal is best.	Provides three reasons why this animal is best.	Provides four or more reasons why this animal is best.
Design a PowerPoint Presentation to present your findings to your class.	Attempts to make a PowerPoint Presentation, but does not include formatting, background, animation and lacks much of the essential information.	PowerPoint includes most of the essential elements, but information is not presented in a clear and concise manner in the presentation. Color and sound choices distract the viewer and do not lend themselves to enhancing the presentation.	PowerPoint includes all of the essential elements, and is presented in a clear and concise manner within the presentation. Color and sound choices do not distract from the presentation.	PowerPoint includes all of the essential elements, as well as additional relevant information. Slide show is presented in a clear and concise manner and color and sound choices enhance the presentation.
Present your PowerPoint Presentation to your class.	Presentation is made with little or no enthusiasm. No further details are provided in the narration of the slide show. Few of the technical aspects of the slide show work.	Presentation is made with some enthusiasm. Some details are provided in the narration of the slide show. Most of the technical aspects of the slide show work.	Presentation is made with enthusiasm. Details are provided in the narration of the slide show to further the viewer's understanding of your subject. All of the technical aspects of the slide show work.	Presentation is made with enthusiasm. Many additional details are provided in the narration of the slide show to further the viewer's understanding of your subject. All of the technical aspects of the slide show not only work, but enhance the viewer's overall enjoyment of the presentation.

Conclusion: Congratulations! You have not only expanded your mind by reading, but you've also help to make the world a little better for someone else. Keep up the good work!