The online zines include print newspapers or magazines with a web presence which provide access to current events. Students prepare responses to the articles read online. There are many vocabulary and analogy sites which offer formidable ways of providing vocabulary enrichment. To supplement writing exercises, there are many grammar related sites on the web which provide variety and reinforcement for my student-writers. All of these resources are accessed from our class syllaweb page.
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.