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**﻿American Studies II** B **period 2011!!** =﻿Welcome to the wiki HW space for 4th marking period. Our goals are: =
 * to develop independent research skills
 * to improve your analytical skills
 * to maximize our talents in/through group work
 * to have more fun as we learn

__ Wiki Essential Questions __ ___
 * 1) How can I approach this problem creatively? (hint: Wikipedia is not creative)
 * 2) How can I work //with// my classmates to construct best answer?
 * 3) What makes a good answer? (What makes an answer good?)
 * 4) How should I be graded?
 * 5) How can I help the wiki be effective as a teaching and learning tool?

//Rubric//

5. Outstanding--Primary Sources with expert analysis 4. Strong--Secondary source(s) or expert analysis 3. Meets Standard--Quote from Danzer with page number 2. Below Standard--General idea from Danzer, no page 1. Ick--No evidence or inaccurate evidence.
 * Evidence (5 point scale)**

5. You clearly explain the compelling connection between your source material, the ideas in the text and the EQ. You indicate how point of view and/or historiography plays a role in the connection. You show how the source material(s) deepen a point in the text or extend an idea omitted by the text. 3. You explain the connection between your source material, 1-2 major ideas in the text and the EQ. 1. You do not explain how your statements connect to the text.
 * Insight (5, 3, 1 "points" listed below)**