Tangerine Webquest

Set up your heading and title, Tangerine WebQuest, on a sheet of notebook paper. Peruse the links and information below to help you answer the questions and build background knowledge of the settings, characters, themes, and issues present in Edward Bloor’s novel, Tangerine AND to learn more about the author himself. Literature Circles start next week over the first 50 pages of the book!

1. Read this article and interview with Edward Bloor, author of Tangerine, and then answer the questions below on notebook paper.

• 1. Why would Edward Bloor have a good feel for middle school students?  In other words, what experience does he have that helps him have insight into the middle school mind?

• 2. What was his inspiration for Tangerine?
• 3. How did he become a reader?
• 4. How did he become a writer?

2.  Please visit Edward Bloor’s website and then answer the questions below:

• 4. List the novels that Edward Bloor has written and the year which they were published.

• 5. What is the name of his most recently published novel?

• 6. Name at least two of the characters from the novel Tangerine.

• 7. Name at least one of the awards that Tangerine has won.

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3. Go to Yahoo Maps and  enter the city/state name “Tangerine, Florida” into the blanks to see a map of Florida.

• 8. Name the six lakes close to Tangerine.

4. Visit Nelson Family Farms.

• 9. How much would it cost to purchase 32 lbs of Honey Tangerines?

 

5. Go learn about lightning related deaths in the U.S.

• 10. Which state had the highest number of lightning fatalities from 1990 – 2003?
• 11. Which state had the least?

6. Go learn about Personal Lightning Safety. 

• 12. If you’re attending an Organized Outdoor Athletic Event, and you feel your hair standing on end and/or hear a “crackling noise,” what must be happening?

7. Go learn about Lightning Related Incidents in General.

• 13. What’s the most interesting thing you learned?

8. Learn about the environmental terror of sinkholes. For giggles, watch this news story about an ill-tempered sinkhole in Florida. See how they form here.

• 14. What is a sinkhole?

• 15. If you’re a Floridian and a sinkhole opens on your property, who ya’ gonna call?  (list three places you could contact)

• 16. What is the underlying cause of sinkholes?

8. Go visit the USGS Water Science School.

• 16. Where does most sinkhole damage occur?

• 17. Which type of rock is present in Florida?  Evaporite or carbonate?

9. Yes, Muck Fires are for real. Go learn about them!

• 18. What causes muck fires, according to this article?
• 19. What three things provided the perfect conditions for the muck fire?
• 20. Besides smelling really bad, what other inconveniences did this muck fire cause?
• 21. Why did they have to close the local interstate highway?
• 22. When did this muck fire occur?

10. Just to make them more real, go watch this video of a muck fire in action.

WEB-QUESTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY after our “First Fifty” Assessment!