The goals of this project are to experience electronic publishing, to collaborate and spotlight the work of Arizona high school students and their classroom teacher and to contribute a professional resource for students, classroom teachers, and teacher-librarians. After reading a Southwest novel, you and your small group will discuss it online with high school freshmen. You will publish your work and theirs on the Web. You will also share your pages with the LRC 585 class. (50 points)

Southwest Novel Groups:

Web Site Project Components:

1. Choose one of the four Southwest young adult book from the bibliography provided. (Find the wiki links on that page.) You will purchase a copy of this book or borrow one. (At least, one member of your group must have a copy of the book without a barcode.)
2. Collaborate to write a review of the book. (Read sample book reviews from the Web site and in Book Links, The Arizona Reading Journal, etc.)
3. Compose a collective autobiography with your group. (We will also post your individual autobiographies).
4. Revise and edit your book review and autobiography and email them to me.
5. Illustrate your pages with the book jacket, students' work, and/or a photograph of group. Scan your book jacket and illustration(s). Size and save according to scanning directions.
6. Summarize the students' responses or solicit their reviews and/or illustrations.
7. Aimee and I will get signed permission slips from students' parents BEFORE you/we publish their work on the Web. Click here for a pdf file of the Southwest Children's Literature Web site permission to use student work.
8. Email the content of your pages to the course facilitator: main page, book review, students' voices, and autobiography pages.
9. Post your pages to the Web.

Southwest Children's Literature Web Site Work Rubic