Class Description
8 to 10 middle school students, 12 to 13 years old
Several different language backgrounds (Korean, Thai, Chinese, and Portuguese)
Intermediate to upper intermediate level
Previous computer work includes: 1) Word processing
2) Basic research using
the internet
3) Some exploration
time on Encarta 97 Multimedia Encyclopedia
Recent class work includes: 1) Using adjectives to improve descriptive writing 2) Students generating questions to direct research 3)
Collaborative writing
Class needs or goals:
1) Improve research
skills both on the internet and with
multimedia
encyclopedia
2) Note taking from
source materials 3) Summarizing
4) Writing
descriptively and persuasively