Step+2

= Step 2 - Set Up Group Page & Assess Research Needs (50 points) = = Due Friday, December 9. =

Objective:
Working in groups, students will evaluate the resources of the group and distribute the initial workload for the project. Students will communicate primarily through online discussion; however one class period will be provided for f2f communication.

Set Up Your Prewriting Group Page:

 * Click on the link in the Navigation Bar to your group's page.
 * Type the name of your prewriting page, i.e. Group 1 Prewriting and create a link to that page.
 * On the Prewriting Page, create links to the personal pages of each group member, be sure to give the list a title.

Assess Research Needs/Assign Initial Responsibilities

 * Take a look at the list of resources gathered by the members of the group and the 10 content questions printed below.
 * Essential Question: As a group, can you answer the content questions with the materials/sources you have found? Use the discussion tab on your group's page to discuss this.
 * Each person might begin by identifying the questoons s/he can answer. Another approach would be for one of you to start a discussion thread for each of the ten questions. Each person could then post with information they found to answer that question.
 * By the end of the week, you will need to post a list of the information you need to address all of the content in your webpage. You will post this under the heading "Research Needs" on your group page.
 * Finally, divide up the responsibilities for each group member. At minimum, you will determine who will write the content for each of the 8 sections of the webpage. For those of you who are thinking ahead to the final presentation, you may want to include additional responsibilities as: designer, proofreader, link checker, webpage organization/structure, etc. Post a list of group members' responsibilities on the Prewriting page. (Be specific.)

Evaluation Criteria
This assignment is worth 50 points and must be completed __** by the end of **__class on Friday.
 * Prewriting page is linked from Group page and includes a title and links to personal pages.
 * The Prewriting page includes a list of research needs
 * The prewriting page includes an initial list of individual responsibilities for this project
 * Group members actively participate in the discussion about the content questions and demonstrate that they can communicate in writing. Members respond to each other and achieve resolutions.

Content Questions:

 * 1) What decade are you researching?
 * 2) Explain, in some detail, at least two events occurring in America or other parts of the world during this decade.
 * 3) What kind of music did black Americans listen to/create during this decade?
 * 4) Name three black musicians of the decade and list a song by each musician.
 * 5) Listen to one of the musician’s songs. What is your reaction? How does it compare to music today? What kind of connection (if any) do you think this music has to the period itself?
 * 6) List three black writers of the decade and a piece of work by each writer?
 * 7) Find a piece of writing from this period that reflects the experiences of black Americans during this or another period in history. Name the title and author.
 * 8) Name a black artist from the decade and at least one of his/her works.
 * 9) Tell how this piece of art does or does not reflect this decade in American history.
 * 10) To what extent were black Americans living in an equal society during this decade.