Significance of Project Allows students to work with traditional Language Arts concepts in an innovative, interactive experience. This project meets the State Curriculum Standards and Frameworks for seventh grade in terms of organization and focus in writing, usage of research and technology, recognizing the structural features of literature, revising and evaluating writing, narrative analysis, and literary criticism. I forsee some difficulty determining the feasability of students with email accounts. Students conduct research on various types of stories with extensive opportunities to read in and out of class. Students develop and maintain web sites that present their stories designed for interaction with readers.
Students interact with authors directly.
This project may be used in a Writer's Workshop format. Usually I allow 4-6 weeks for this type of a project to come to fruition. Assessment Students will have options for assessment throughout the process. Peer editing is a major component of the writing process. Assessment will be directly linked with the Goals and Objectives set forth for the project.