If the phrase "classic literature" makes you think of dusty old books, think again. How about word-searchable Web sites? Hypertext? Electronic library? Now that classics have been brought into the digital age, they are even more accessible and you can interact with them in new ways. In this activity, you and one other classmate will team up in a literary scavenger hunt of English classics on the Web. You'll have just one hour to do your research, using the list of questions I will give you and your teammate. You will have just one more hour to create an interactive slide show in Office PowerPoint based on your research. Then you'll present your PowerPoint to the class. Once we’ve seen all the presentations, we'll vote for the best presentations in terms of content, design, and overall quality.
Objectives
• | Students search the Web for information about literary classics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• | Students create an interactive Office PowerPoint presentation to effectively communicate the results of their research. California Standard: Literary Response and Analysis http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/englangdevstnd.pdf Subject: Language Arts Grades: 9-12 Scavenger Questions to Hunt for:
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Websites to Use for Answering Scavenger Questions:
- Bibliomania (http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/frameset.html). Search 2,000 full classic texts by author or title. The site’s Author pages contain recommended links to more literary classics information.
- Classics at the online literature library (http://www.literature.org/authors/). Read the full text of many classics.
- American Literary Classics (http://www.americanliterature.com/ARCHIVES/ARCHIVES.HTML). Full text of more classics not available on other sites.
- University of Delaware Library Guide to English and American Literature (http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/engl/internet.htm).
- Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
- Keep your answers brief—no more than a few sentences.
Essential Question:
*Define the "American dream" and give an example from a novel you've read*