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=Welcome English students of Mr. W!=

This wiki is a place where students from DMLIS can meet to share their ideas about the classic novel "Of Mice and Men!" Be sure to bookmark it on your web browser, create an account, and choose a password that you can remember!

This page is currently for use only by students in Mr. Whitehead's classes, but no matter who you are, please feel free to poke around!

//Lennie, played by John Malkovitch,1992//

=First, a few things you should know!=
 * Please post any questions or any ideas in response to ANY other post! The goal of this wiki is to get students working with each other!
 * You will be assessed for your use of this website using the relevant parts of the "Group Discussion Rubric." Ask your teacher for a copy of the rubric.
 * Remember, you are allowed to disagree with each other. If you think someone is wrong - tell them, and be sure to explain why. **Keep your posts positive**, or you will loose marks on the rubric and have to remove your posts. If anyone is rude to others in the class, they will be asked to make a **public** apology!

=So what do I do with this "wiki," anyway?= You will use this wiki to discuss this novel, share resources and ideas with each other, and you will find instructions for several of your projects on this website. In addition, you will find extra English links that I will post for you. These include recommended reading lists and online resources you can use to study English!

So what is on this wiki? Take a look at the links on the right for more details!

=Assessment= You will be marked for three things you do on this wiki.


 * First**: //Working as part of an online learning community//
 * You will be marked using the online learning rubric. You can find it on the "Maple Leaf Rubrics" page on the right.
 * To earn marks you need to participate in the online discussions and give other students quality ideas. You must also be positive at all times - even if you are disagreeing with another person. So start posting and regularily check the website!


 * Second**: //Your Response to Literature Essay//
 * Only the final copy will be marked.
 * It will be marked according to the same 6-point scale we have used this year.


 * Third**: //Your editing of other students work//
 * Editing for Grammar will be marked in the same way - on a 1-4 scale.
 * Editing for Meaning - I will post a rubric for this later.

=In summary:=

//Using this wiki should be fun, and improve your work - but only if we work as a team!//

//Good luck, and happy posting!//

//Mr. Whitehead//