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Course Description:
Cybercomp 10 is a web based approach to the study of composition
in which students will write in a variety of genres for a
variety of purposes, utilizing computer technology. Students
will use the six
traits of writing to assess their progress as writers and to
help them eliminate weaknesses and improve strengths. In
addition, students will work to improve their interpersonal
communication skills through online
discussions and face to face encounters with students,
parents, and teachers. Students will also work with a partner or
individually to read and discuss literature and write a
literature based research paper.
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Students will engage
in various activities designed to deepen their
writing experience. Specifically, students
will write in a variety of genres, will keep a cyber
journal,, will write a literature based research paper
and a multigenre paper integrating writing, web, and
research skill. |
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students will engage in peer review
to develop competence in the revision process |
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students will acquire
technology skills, specifically web page design and
publishing but also how to search for information on
the Internet and how to evaluate web sites. |
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Students will maintain a personal website on which they
will post their writing projects in progress through the
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Methods of Instruction:
A constructivist
philosophy underlies the instructional methods of this
class. The teacher is primarily a facilitator, helping students
achieve their goals. Students choose (with a few exceptions) the
literature they read and the projects they work on. Learning
comes through personal inquiry and research as well as through
ongoing discussions with the teacher, with other students (both
from the class and from other schools), and possibly with a
cyber mentor (teacher or other adult). Some direct instruction
will be necessary, but students will learn to rely on sources
other than the teacher for their information. Many resources
will be found on the world wide web; the teacher will maintain a
class website with units of study, instructions, links to
resources and links to student sites, but students should also
make use of traditional sources including experts in a field of
study. In general, students will find various ways to learn what
they need to know to make meaning in the many contexts of
study they will encounter.
Resources
Computers & the internet
Writers Inc
Selected Literature
Assessments
Webfolio includes the following:
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Various essays |
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All projects done for the class |
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Cross Curricular projects |
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Multi-Genre web project |
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Research paper |
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Trait rubrics are used for writing assessment.
Various benchmarks and activities are used to determine grades.
Course Requirements
(a detailed outline of assignments and projects)
Standards
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