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=Thursday, November 1st, 2012=

Look to your right and find the SAMPLE RESEARCH PAGE.

=Monday, September 24th, 2012=

**News Article Links:**

 * The Huffington Post**


 * CNN Student News**


 * Time for Kids**


 * NPR News**

=July 12th, 2011: AP English Literature Students --I am experiencing technical difficulties!=
 * My plan for your usernames and passwords was solidly rejected by the Wikispace as those names were already taken, SO:
 * When you read this, please either, email me @ __lonee312@me.com__ OR
 * Text me at 323.219.8137 and I will send your username and password (Please identify yourself when you text me!)


 * Look to your right and find the page "AP English Lit Summer". You will find our journal prompts there. **

PLEASE don't put my number on any bathrooms walls :-) THANK YOU to those of you who have responsibly attempted to log in and subsequently emailed me. You will have your info in the next day or so. =

= = = =May 25th, 2011: DUE DATES are approaching! See Ms. Lona's Research Page for a Complete Wiki Example=
 * This is what YOUR completed page should look like.toc
 * Completed pages are due NO LATER THAN June 1st, 2011.
 * Complete Wiki Research pages are worth 100 points and must be complete in order to be graded.
 * Your VISUAL and your ORAL PRESENTATION are graded separately from this written presentation of your work.
 * Visual Presentation: 50 points
 * Oral Presentation: 50 points

= = =May 11th, 2011: Writing and posting your annotated bibliographies= Create a section on your Wiki page titled: **__Annotated Bibliography.__**
 * Type your annotated bibliography on your personal Wiki page
 * Your typed, annotated bibliography must be:
 * in paragraph form,
 * proofread,
 * written in complete sentences
 * with appropriate punctuation and capitalization.
 * This is where we will save your work until you are ready to format your entire research paper.
 * If you would like to save a copy of your work in Microsoft Word on your flash drive as well, you should---This is a VERY GOOD idea :-)

**Your Annotated Bibliography (3 citations + a paragraph for each) must be posted to your Wiki page by the end of class on Friday, May 13th.**
Please use the sample paper that you received in class as a model for your annotated bibliography**. This assignment is worth 30 points (10 points per source)

= =May 2nd, 2011: Online Research=

Important: By the end of this week (May 6th), you should:
1. Have all (or very nearly all) of your research questions answered. 2. Have 3-5 sources from which to pull your information 3. Have a MINIMUM of 3 separate, dated entries on your Wiki page. Each of these entries should include:
 * the date,
 * what questions you are researching,
 * links to your sources,
 * comments on your sources and your progress.

__How you are evaluated for each Wiki entry: __

0 = incomplete

6 = some research is posted but does not display enough information to show progress

9/10 = research posted is informative and shows progress toward answering research questions.

=April 13th, 2011: Court Decision=

Latest news from a Federal Court about I <3 Boobies bracelets. Click on the link below to see what the court decided!

What did the court decide about the I <3 boobies" bracelets?

What do you think about the decision? Use the discussion area AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE to post a response. 5 points extra credit if your response is 2 complete sentences or more and, well, makes sense :-).

=April 11th, 2011: Some Wiki Announcements!=


 * Overall, you did a good job on the discussion assignments!
 * For future Wiki assignments, please keep these things in mind:
 * Be sure to read all of the directions.
 * Be aware of hyperlinks that lead to articles and other information.
 * When you respond to a discussion question, be sure to answer ALL PARTS of the question, and please write IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
 * Avoid texting language and abbreviations--this is still a place of academic discussion---please save your more casual language for MySpace and facebook.
 * These guidelines will be used in grading all future Wiki assignments.

= = =Welcome to Our New Wiki!= We're going to use this page to publish some of the writing from your portfolios. Respect the space, respect each other's work!

By participating in this page, you agree to these terms:

I WILL NOT alter anyone else's posts in any way at all. I understand that tampering with classmates' writing is disrespectful to their work and to our classroom, and I will receive an 0 on my assignment for this type of behavior.

= What should you do first? =

Create a page for yourself by clicking "New Page." Name your page with your First Name and Last Initial. This is your online portfolio. Please use your Period # as a TAG for your page.

NO LAST NAMES ON THE WIKI!

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= **Check out Grammar Girl!** =

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=Writing Contests=

Writing Contest Links

=Did you know? =
 * You can upload documents to your wiki page. If you upload an essay or other document to page, you'll be able to access it via internet from anywhere! Use this feature to save work at home or from another location if you forget your flash drive.
 * You can add widgets to your page. I don't know what all of them are capable of, but try it out! I used it add a table of contents and an RSS feed from 826LA's website

= **Useful Documents** =

Need some help with editing and proofreading? This should be your FINAL STEP on your TYPED draft after you revised it several times. Click on this link for editor's marks: Editor's Marks

=Have you ever heard of 826LA?=

They are an awesome organization that helps students to publish their work; they also have FREE cool workshops for aspiring writers!

[|826LA Workshops]

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