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Welcome to English 10 Booktalks!
We will be using this wiki to talk about books you choose to read on your own. Both the reading and the writing will become fairly major grades in English class this year.

You will always need to be reading a book! When you finish one, go find another. You must finish at least 1 3-point book during each trimester. . . but I expect that you will finish more than that. The more you read, the better your grade will get. To get an A or A+, you will need to read more than just 3 points. Your grade will also be dependent upon your writing in here.

You will be expected to have a book with you at all times that you can read when you are done with quizzes/tests/writing assignments and you are waiting for others to finish.

We will have occasional reading days in class when you can stretch out on the floor, use bean bags/pillows (which should be arriving soon!), etc. You will expected to read quietly for the duration of the time you are given.

If you pick a book that you do not like, you do not need to finish it. However, you need to read at least 10% of the book before you make a decision to quit and find another book.

Here are the expectations for this wikispace:

1. You are to make //at least// 1 post per 7-day rotation discussing the book you are reading on your own. In order to be complete, your post will need to tell/have/do the following things: DUE: By 11pm on Day 5
 * The title of your post needs to give the title and author of the book you are reading.
 * If this is the first post you are making about a particular book, you need to tell the genre and explain why you decided to give the book a try.
 * Somewhere in the post, tell what page number you are on.
 * The post must be a __**minimum**__ of a full paragraph (at least 5 sentences).
 * A brief plot summary of what you have read is fine, but you need to include some __**commentary or questions**__ about the book.
 * What confuses you?
 * What do you particularly like or dislike about the book?
 * What do you wish the author would do differently?
 * If this is the last post on the book, comment on the ending -- this does not mean giving it away! You should comment on how well the ending met your expectations, if it wrapped up the story to your satisfaction, etc.
 * If you decide not to continue reading a book, your post should tell how far you got in the book and explain why you decided to quit reading it.

2. You are to make //at least// 1 post per 7-day rotation that reacts to another person's entry. You may not respond to the same person as you responded to the week before. DUE: By 11pm on Day 7
 * You may not post anything that is rude or derogatory towards another person or the book they have chosen! Putting down books people have chosen to read is never ok. People like different things, which is why you all can choose your own books.
 * This post can address questions the original writer made, expand on comments, make links between books (maybe there are common themes, problems, characters, etc), make suggestions about other books the person may enjoy and explain why. You can ask questions about the book here, as well, that the original writer can respond to in the next post.
 * IF AT ANY TIME YOU POST ANYTHING THAT IS PLAGIARIZED, DEROGATORY, OR OTHERWISE QUESTIONABLE, IT WILL BE DELETED, AND YOUR ADVISOR AND PARENT WILL BE CONTACTED!