Reading+Buddies

This is the page on our CS-homeworkbuddies wikispace where you will be able to reflect on your own reading and respond to what others are reading and posting about. This is an online experiment for our reader-response journal, so we won't have to worry about keeping up with an additional composition book this year. Your reading record will be kept in your binder, or, if you are a wiz with technology, you can set up an Excel file and keep your reading record updated on your computer. Copies of the reading record and other forms can be found on the class Moodle and in the Document Manager. Each time you start a new book, you will start a new discussion thread. To start a new discussion thread:
 * __Here are the RULES: __**
 * click on the Discussion Tab above to start a new post
 * click on "New Post"
 * in the Subject Line put the __title__ of the book and the __author__'s first and last name.
 * in your first posting, explain why you selected this book.

Each week that you are reading that book you will type your reflections and responses to your independent reading in that same discussion thread. Be honest in your reflections, as your honesty about what you are reading will help others decide if this is a book they might want to pick up and read, or one they want to pass right by.

__**Reflections and Responses:**__
 * your classmates and your teachers will be responding to your postings.
 * you will be **required to post** at least **once a week** about the book you are currently reading (you may post more than once, if you'd like)
 * you will be **required to respond to** at least **three** other classmates' postings

__**Remember: **__
 * posts are to be your responses to what you've read, not a summary of plot events; I want to know what you think about what you are reading
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">character analysis is a good way to get started: Who does the character remind you of?, What kind of person is the character?
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">your postings must be school appropriate in language and content (even if the book is not)
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">all posts must be written in standard English with correct spelling and grammar; no e-slang or text-speak, please
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">be polite: if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all