Your website will need to include the following elements:

• a summary of the piece (1-2 paragraphs) 
• a picture of the author and a brief summary of his/her life and works
• 2-3 quotes (cited in MLA format) from the piece that contain ideas that are meaningful to you, including an explanation of how you interpret them and why you chose them (2 paragraphs for each quote)
• active links to 3-5 websites that relate to the piece with appropriate titles to indicate what the viewer will find on each site (look for sites about the author and the piece itself) 
• graphics that relate to the content of your website
• a collage (created on a Powerpoint slide) consisting of some combination of words and pictures that reflects the themes, issues, characters, etc. of the piece you have chosen (this will be linked to your site) 
• an explanation of how this piece has affected your life (consider any of the following topics: how it has changed your beliefs, made you think differently, altered one of your relationships, inspired you to do something, etc.) (minimum 3 paragraphs)

To see more specifics on what is expected, click on Evaluation Rubric.

1. To communicate with others about who you are through a website based on a significant piece of writing that has affected you in some way
2. To demonstrate your ability to write well-structured paragraphs with coherent ideas
3. To demonstrate your ability to understand what you read
4. To demonstrate your ability to interpret quotes/passages from a written piece and explain why they are meaningful to you
5. To use pictures to visually represent major themes and ideas of a written piece
6. To learn how to create a well-constructed website

• Reading Comprehension 2.0
• Reading Comprehension 2.4
• Reading Comprehension 2.5
• Writing 1.3
• Writing 1.4
• Written and Oral Language Conventions 1.2

• Introduction of project / View sample project
• Choose a piece to use for your project (book, play, poem, song, etc.)
• Reread part or all of the piece to refresh your memory, taking notes as you go
• Collect quotes to use for your website

• Write summary of piece / Complete peer evaluations on summaries
• Review proper MLA format (in class) / Make sure quotes are properly cited
• Write interpretations of quotes (checked in class)
• Start working on explanation of how this piece has affected your life

• Create a list of 15-20 words that relate to your piece (adjectives describing the book, major themes or ideas, important issues in the book, moods portrayed by the book) (save list on a Word document on your disk for future use)
• Finish explanation of how the piece has affected your life (partner share / checked in class)

• Research information about the author of your piece
• Complete summary of the author's life/works (with sources cited)
• Search for relevant websites (save addresses on a Word document on your disk for future use)

• Search for appropriate graphics (use the word list you created in Week 3 to help with the searching process)
• Learn how to use Powerpoint to create collage (instruction in lab)
• Learn basics of creating a website (instruction in lab)
• Begin building your website

• Finish building your website
• Proofread & check to make sure information is accurate, links work, all files are saved properly (partner share / checked in class)
• Final questions?

• Uploading your website
• Peer evaluations (using Evaluation Rubric)
• Wrap up: Class discussion regarding the results of the project and the website building process