Wiki+Expectations

=Wiki Expectations=

Discussion Threads

 * The requirements for your wiki discussions are posted on the Home page of our class wiki. Each student will complete a total of 4 posts on the wiki. Community members will have the opportunity to view and/or participate in the group’s interactions on the wiki prior to the discussion
 * Each student must post a question that will guide his/her reading by: April 10/13.
 * Each student must respond to a question posed by another group member by: April 13/14.
 * Each student must post a new discussion thread (either a new question or new idea) by: April 16.
 * Each student must have finished reading his or her book by April 27/28.
 * Each student must respond to a different discussion thread by another group member by: April 28/29.
 * Book discussions will take place on April 30 and May 1.

Literary Analysis/ Discussion:

 * 1) Exceeds the Standard
 * 2) Meets the Standard
 * 3) Partially Meets the Standard
 * 4) Does Not Meet the Standard

Quality of Comments over time

 * Exceeds:**
 * Insightful response and analysis was shared through the wiki, including but not limited to: the elements of fiction; author’s intent; stylistic analyses; and connections to class discussion, other books read this year, or concepts from the course.
 * Comments add to or move the discussion forward
 * Specific details from the text were used in the discussion including but not limited to direct quotes.

**Meets:**

 * Response and analysis was shared through the wiki, including but not limited to: the elements of fiction; author’s intent; stylistic analyses; and connections to class discussion, other books read this year, or concepts from the course.
 * Comments add to or move the discussion forward
 * Specific details from the text were used in the discussion, including but not limited to direct quotes.
 * Partially Meets:**
 * Postings were often plot summary and not analysis of or response to the text
 * Comments, at times, move the discussion forward
 * Specific details from the text were used at times in the discussion, including but not limited to direct quotes.
 * Doesn't Meet:**
 * Postings were mere plot summary and not include analysis of or response to the text
 * Comments rarely move the discussion forward
 * Specific details from the text were not used in the discussion, including but not limited to direct quotes.

Interaction with Group Members

 * Exceeds:**
 * Posts made connection or response to the ideas of the other members of the group
 * Shows initiative by asking others for clarification, bringing others into the conversation, and moving conversation forward.
 * Thought provoking questions were posed to the group
 * Meets:**
 * Posts made connection or response with the ideas of the other members of the group
 * Questions were posed to the group
 * Posts were, at times, made in isolation to the ideas of the other members of the group
 * Partially Meets:**
 * Questions were infrequently posed to the group
 * Posts were often made in isolation to the ideas of the other members of the group
 * Questions were not posed to the group

Discussion Agenda and Questions

 * Using the sample agenda you were given, model the format of discussion questions to fit your novel. Your group will make questions as individuals and post them on your section on the wiki. You will continue to tweak the questions as we prepare for the discussions.
 * You will use the wiki as your guide to structure the discussion.

Evidence from the novel to create discussion

 * Post any “quotable quotes” that could lead in to a discussion. Your group may choose to organize these within your discussion questions or create a separate section on your agenda for this purpose.

Secondary Materials

 * In addition to discussing your novel, you should include several secondary materials to add a new/different perspective. See the sample agenda for ideas.
 * You can create and add a link to new pages on the wiki as well as link to sites outside of the wiki space.
 * Any other materials you find that will add to your discussion.

Remember, when working on the wiki, all group members can make changes to your wiki space. For best results, when working on this with several group members during the same class, you should use one computer for your group. That way you are not overriding changes others have made.

Keep in mind that you are developing a guide to use for your book discussions. As a result of this work, one student in each group will facilitate the discussion using the wiki.