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=**Welcome to this collaborative wiki, created by the 8th grade U.S. History classes from Our Savior Lutheran School in Michigan, and Shepherd of the Hills Christian School in Colorado.** =

[|Click here to visit the Google Custom Search for Primary Historical Sources.]
=Eighth graders of both schools, Mrs. Greve is showing a group of teachers from the Michigan District your wiki on Thursday, May 21! If you have time, please go to the discussion tab and tell us what you think about doing your assignment this way. PS: These are teachers, please don't use 'shorthand". :-) =


 * UPDATES:**
 * 5.18.2009** The pages are coming along nicely, however we need to see more connection between your answers and your primary source research. Time is running short.
 * 5.18.2009 //OS Students// ****:** Some of you are falling behind. This is a MAJOR grade for this quarter. Friday is the last day in the lab. I will be grading this while you are on your class trip.
 * 5.18.2009** Some of the pages are getting more difficult to follow as more information is being added. Please work on formatting your pages so that there is a clear division between the question "Why is this important to History" and to the answers to your question. Also review the few formatting guidelines we gave you and fix it if it does not follow it.
 * 5.13.2009** We are seeing some real cooperation between the groups. Just one word of caution. While I don't believe anyone would object to fixing mechanics on each other's work, please do not make content changes. If you have a suggestion, post it in the discussion tab.
 * 5.09.2009** The pages are coming along very nicely. If you have not discussed page style yet, you may want to start doing that.
 * 5.08.2009** //**OS Students: **// Don't forget to link your primary sources within your paragraphs where applicable. Put your secondary sources in a link at the bottom of the page.
 * 5.07.2009** Some of you are spending a lot of time discussing (not necessarily a bad thing) but we are not seeing evidence of your work on the page. Let's make today a productive day. Also, when a new discussion topic is posted, especially if there is a question from one of the teachers or something specific to your page, a response is required.
 * 5.02.2009** Some of you have started your page with a brief background of the general topic. For many of the topics, it will help clarify your positions. Good idea! Often it is a better "fit" there than within the answer to the question for many of the questions.
 * 5.01.2009** Don't forget to put your initials at the end of the sections you wrote. Please use the required format. (MG-OS)
 * 5.01.2009** There are some excellent pictures posted. Be sure you add a caption to them so we know for certain what you are trying to teach us with the picture. Keep in mind that your pictures and videos should be part of your support for your answer.
 * 4.29.2009** Students from both classes should make sure the initials and school designation of each person working on that page are found at the top of question pages.

**GENERAL REQUIREMENTS**

 * ======**Create a new page for each question you have chosen/been assigned. See the Student Question Assignments page for your assigned topics.**======
 * **Be sure to add your question to the navigation list on the left-hand side of the page.**
 * **Each page should include the following elements:**
 * The question should be found at the top of the page in bold lettering.
 * Each student should explain on the wiki page why this question is important to U.S. History. This answer should contain the initials of the student at the end of the answer, along with the school designation. (For instance, BA-SOTH)
 * Each student should provide a minimum of a three paragraph answer to their question and reference specific primary sources in your answer. Please create links to specific primary sources whenever possible and appropriate.
 * Students should use the Discussion tab on their question page to debate the question, share resources for answering the question, etc.
 * All sources used to form the answer to a question should be listed at the bottom of the question page.
 * Students should be ready to respond to questions that other students ask about their answers through the Discussion tabs. Please remember to use your best skills for answering courteously but also pointedly to questions. When using forums in a God-pleasing way, you are expected to be able to disagree without being disagreeable. Whenever possible, students who originally worked on the question should reference specific historical sources (especially primary sources) when responding to other students.
 * Students may feel free to add images and other content which assists in answering their question.
 * Be sure to proofread and edit your work so that this is an example of your best spelling, grammar, and formatting.
 * Please do not plagiarize. Mr. Black and Mrs, Greve are fairly astute at recognizing plagiarism. If we note that you have done so, at the very least your entry will be deleted and it may possibly have an impact on your grade.
 * **Each student should also find three other questions of interest and engage the owners of the question in a conversation about the answer they create. One may agree or disagree with the original answer of the student(s). The questioning should extend the learning which takes place.**

[|Click here for the grading rubric] 