The monster project. (World Wide Web-based class project for improving reading and writing skills)

Instructor (1990) | October 1, 1998| | Copyright

Ghouls and goblins, witches and warlocks, and, yes, monsters these are the creatures that haunt Halloween. To give your students a taste of the season's merriment, try a collaborative web-based project that boosts reading and writing skills. Go to the Monster Project at www.win4edu.com/minds-eye/monster to get started!

ABOUT THE MONSTER PROJECT

The Monster Project teams up your students with another class - across the country or around the world - to make monsters. Each class creates drawings of monsters and then writes descriptions of their creatures. The descriptions - ...

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