Share their expertise with the whole class, as well as with members of any e-mail discussion list they may join. Develop facility in using the Internet for conducting research. Further Study of Neoclassicism and Romanticism . After writing a paragraph describing the area of interest and the proposed method of demonstrating understanding of that area, students conceptualize and develop the in-depth project. The format of the project is up to the student, but may take the form of a hypertext report, a musical composition, or drawings or sketches, among other things.
Students work in pairs to critique each other's work.
In developing these lessons, we have drawn on the historical thinking standards outlined by the National Center for History in the Schools as well as evolving standards for the National Council for Teachers of English. These standards provide excellent guidelines for teachers on how to focus this kind of research work in their classrooms. The plans for this unit are tailored to fit teaching situations where students have access to several computers with an Internet connection. To accommodate classrooms that do not have access to a computer lab with full Internet connections, students can work in research groups to explore Internet sites and conduct their research. This will allow the whole class to see sites in the preliminary stages when students are exploring sites created by other children.