Projects result in poems, essays, research projects, and creative writing. The types of writing I get from the students covers many genres. The students write a poem about the Internet instead of the ubiquitous essay. After learning about the Internet on the Internet, the students write a poem. I chose the poem because the words of the Internet are so unique and present themselves in a poetic manner.
International exchange involves Japan and Haikus.
Essays are written on current events which are more easily accessed on the web then in print. Most papers my students do are research papers and the web of course offers a dynamic environment for gathering information. In this gathering process the students learn how to be critical of what they find on the web. Not everything we find on the web or in a book is true. And finally because much of the web work requires publishing concepts, the students design their own pages in true web publishing style which fosters the best creative writing I have ever gotten from students.