A WebQuest on ‘Mid-Autumn Festival’
Introduction
In this WebQuest we will
discuss the traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong. After that you will
be required to find more information about Mid-Autumn Festival on the Internet.
Then you will use the information you have gathered to write an e-card to a
friend.
1.
Discuss with your
teacher and classmates about the traditions of Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong.
(E.g. What would you do in Mid-Autumn Festival?)
2.
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/moon.htm
Go to this site and find the answers to these
questions:
a.
What is another name
for Mid-Autumn Festival?
b.
Who had taken a pill
and flown to the moon?
3.
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home1/s7822403g/cindy/recipe.htm
Name the 5 parts of making a moon
cake:
i.) Making syrup for moon cake
ii.)
iii.)
iv.)
v.) Putting
egg glaze on the top of the moon cake
4.
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/lanterns.htm
Go to this site and find the answers to these
questions:
a.
What is the most common
type of lantern?
b.
What different shapes
and materials of lanterns have you seen?
Name some.
c.
What do the children do
at that night?
5.
http://www.bluemountain.com/cdb/NR/CHI/MAF/
Go to this site and find an e-card you like. Send it to your pen pal, who is from England and know little about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Use the information that you have found from the above activities, write him/her something about the festival and send him/her your greeting. Send the e-card to the following e-mail address:
Group Members: Mandy Lau Tsz
Yan
Louisa Au Yee Hang