JM1


 * ===inputs=== || ===Thinking=== || ===outputs=== || ===outcomes=== ||

inputs

 * In pairs, students will read their assigned racial profiling articles
 * Students will read a variety of articles on racial profiling

Thinking

 * Design the layout of the //wikipage//
 * Decide on what content to include
 * Decide on how the //wikipage// can be used to assist the process of writing a research paper
 * Understand how an author's work can be used in an academic text
 * Deciphering between essential and non-essential information ||

outputs

 * A collective group of about 10-14 students will build a wikipage that accounts for an author's argument; the wikipage must resemble professional, academic work
 * The wikipages must function as resources for the article we are reading in class
 * Students must add to or "edit" their assigned page at least twice a week during the two week assignment

Wiki Literacy Outcomes

 * Navigate and participate in a collaborative environment
 * Evaluate the appropriateness of the content
 * Respect the ideas of others

Critical Reading Outcomes

 * Identify an author's key claims and arguments
 * Synthesize the ideas presented in texts
 * Identify key terms
 * Write an argument statement in the form of a rhetorical precis

Reception Scaffolds

 * Students will have an opportunity to work with a team of students who are reading the same article
 * Students will have an opportunity to work with tutors

Transformation Scaffolds

 * Practice synthesizing ideas presented in texts
 * Practice identifying key claims/ terms/ information

Production Scaffolds

 * Teach students how to use wikispaces
 * Create a tutorial page or Q & A page on their wikispace
 * Use hyperlinks to link to online support || ||