Project Objectives:
For this project, learners will explore the world of self-publishing in order to promote their work, bring attention to their cause, or bring attention to an issue. The purpose of the work created could be to teach, persuade, inform, or entertain. Students can publish via a blog, wiki, web page, or even create a Youtube channel. The aim is to create a serious written work for a large web-based audience.
This will not be a personal blog or Facebook type of page or project. It must be audience-centered with a specific purpose
and goal. Click the examples tab above to see what happens when people publish their passion.
Key Skills: After completing this project, learners will develop skills in the following areas.
Selecting and developing an appropriate epublishing platform
Writing with a clear purpose
Identifying and writing to an audience
Writing rhetorically
Web 2.0 skills
Emarketing strategies
Grammar, punctuation and style
For this project, learners will explore the world of self-publishing in order to promote their work, bring attention to their cause, or bring attention to an issue. The purpose of the work created could be to teach, persuade, inform, or entertain. Students can publish via a blog, wiki, web page, or even create a Youtube channel. The aim is to create a serious written work for a large web-based audience.
This will not be a personal blog or Facebook type of page or project. It must be audience-centered with a specific purpose
and goal. Click the examples tab above to see what happens when people publish their passion.
Key Skills: After completing this project, learners will develop skills in the following areas.
Selecting and developing an appropriate epublishing platform
Writing with a clear purpose
Identifying and writing to an audience
Writing rhetorically
Web 2.0 skills
Emarketing strategies
Grammar, punctuation and style