Big Idea Web Quest Lesson Plan

Introduction
Students have explored the topic of the English Enlightenment and Neoclassicism. In this lesson, they will explore different descriptions of the Neoclassical period. After reading descriptions and introductions on two Web sites, students will use the information presented to write a concise description of the movement and will identify three influential English writers of this period.

Lesson Description
Students will read selected passages from "Neoclassicism" http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/neocl.html and "Neoclassicism: An Introduction" http://www.victorianweb.org/previctorian/nc/ncintro.html Then they will use the information presented on each site to write a concise description of the neoclassical movement and to identify three influential English writers of this period.

Instructional Objectives

1. Students will use the Internet as a resource to get information.
2. Students will read two different descriptions of the Neoclassical movement.
3. Students will use the information presented in each site to write a concise description of the Neoclassical movement and to identify three influential English writers of this period.

Student Web Activity Sample Answer
The Neoclassical movement was a cultural movement focused on the intellectual rather than the emotional and was derived from French models. The movement was called neoclassical because it looked back to classical times, and the classical ideals of order and rational control. Neoclassical writers and thinkers believed that man was imperfect, with limited potential. Three influential English writers from this period are John Milton, Daniel Defoe, and Dr. Samuel Johnson.