The Greyhound Bus® Depot
Wareham Public Schools and Virtual High School
| Curriculum area: English Language Arts Grade levels: 10-12 |
| School: Wareham High School |
| Partner: Virtual High School (VHS) |
| Hardware used: Computers with Internet connections |
| Software Used: Microsoft Word or other word processor, Internet Explorer or other web browser |
Project Description
In this online lesson, students were asked to take an imaginary bus trip to the time and place in which the story, poem, or play they were studying was written. When the students read a Kabuki play, for example, they ventured back to seventeenth century Japan; when they read the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer, they toured late nineteenth and early twentieth century Poland. Students were first asked to find as much information online as they could on their own; however, search sites were provided for students who were having trouble finding the information. Students were asked to look for historical events, cultural events, and movements, and to pay attention to the food and fashions of the time. The students were then asked to write a travelogue or travel brochure to present their findings and make a connection to the work of literature the class was reading. The unit also included a short lesson on assessing the validity of web sites and online information.
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