Alienation & Isolation Resource Wiki
English 10 @ BHS

Much like our dystopian literature unit, we will be creating and maintaining a wiki resource page as we read the books Frankenstein, The Color of Water, and Black Boy.

Each group will be required to compile their own wiki page with essential information about the book they are reading. The pages will serve as a record of your thinking and discussions in class.

Throughout the unit, each member of the group will be required to post ideas and information about the novel to the group's wiki resource page. Those are listed on the calendar of due dates. In addition, the groups will work together to revise and expand upon the information gathered on the wiki in order to complete the following criteria.

Here is the reading schedule for each title:

Frankenstein: pp. 9-58 by April 1; pp. 59-116 by April 8; pp. 117-186 by April 22

Black Boy: pp. 1-77 by April 1; pp. 78-144 by April 8; pp. 145-257 by April 22

The Color of Water: pp. 1-83 by April 1; pp. 85-176 by April 8; pp. 177-285 by April 22

Your final wiki project pages will be checked on Friday, April 25.

Information for your wiki pages

1. On the page, include the following:

Two Passages and responses from each member - For the second and third section of the novel (see how your book is divided by the page numbers above) record a significant passage from the book and a personal response that addresses how it connects to important themes and/or ideas from other parts of the book. (put your name in paranthesis after your passage and response to earn credit)
The first passage is due Friday, April 11
The second passage is due Thursday, April 24

2. Proofread and revise your pages continually to minimize errors and enhance visual appeal.

3. Link your Lightning Presentation about your book which you created in class. Informaton on the Lightning Presentation can be found here.

Student groups are linked here:

Period four		Period six
A groups	B group	A groups	B groups
Frankenstein A (Dave, Colin, Josh, Kevin, Colleen)	Frankenstein (Chelsea, Sujata, Macy, Theresa, Peter)	Frankenstein	Color of Water
Black Boy A	Color of Water	Black Boy (Nick, Aaron, Mike R, Jordan, Brian)	Black Boy (Justin, Kyle, Pat, Mike W., Matt D)
	Frankenstein (Dom, both Seans, Mike, Lindsay)

Grading Criteria

Each page must contain original work

All components of the assignment must be completed to earn full credit

Information on the page must be accurate and relevant to the ideas in the novels

There must be numerous examples directly from the novels in support of the assignment

Each group member must contribute information and ideas

This space has served as a continuous resource for Mr. Miller's English 10 class at BHS. During the year, we have used this wiki to compile information we gathered for a multimedia presentation about growing up. That page, along with links to all student pages, can be found here.

Next, we worked in groups to compile information about the dystopian novels we read - 1984 and Fahrenheit 451. That page, along with the links to each group's page, can be found here.

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