Requirements

= Readings: = === From text book or on-line version Keep up with chapter readings. Do not try and catch up on the weekends etc. Even if class discussion runs behind, continue to read according to the assigned dates. ===

= Blog: =

Check the blog nightly to see if there are questions posted on the assigned readings.
= Frankbook: = === Every reading assignment should be followed up on Frankbook. Your status should be updated using a reaction from the reading. You may include quotes. You are required to comment on your teammates statuses as well. Be creative with your wiki!!! You may add photos, bumper stickers, flairs, create faux groups, etc.  ===

= Twitter: = === We will be using twitter during class presentation and lectures, periodically. You will be asking questions or adding comments on the lecture or blog to be answered by classmates and/or the instructor. ===

= Symbaloo: = === Everyone will have a Symbaloo account that we set up together. This website will contain links to all of the resources, such as Frankbook and Wikispaces, that we will be using during this unit. In addition, we will add links to other resources for the group projects such as Webspiration, Glogster and Flickr. ===

= Presentation: = === Your Team is responsible for presenting a presentation on one of the topics provided on the Presentation Page. These topics all reference one of the many allusions that are found in Mary Shelley's Frankentstein. Each presentation should be no longer than twenty minutes in length. (See the wiki section for more information) The wiki will provide information and resources for the class for the novel study. A log of how all the work was completed and by whom must be also be provided accompanying the presentation. ===

=Wiki:= = = = = === Your presentation materials will be placed onto this wiki on the page designated by topic. You may access these pages through the links provided on the Presentation Page. Everyone is expected to contribute and will be monitored for this via the history page. You are required to create a slide presentation and a Comic Life graphic, and post this onto the wiki. In addition you are expected to use one or two of the web 2.0 resources (links located on the web 2.0 resource page) in your presentation. ===

= Notes: = === Notetaking will be done in your hard copy of the text as well as in Google Docs. Google Docs will be used for online research materials and when reading the online text. Your research notes will be accessible to the group for the presentations. I will also be checking your google notes at the end of the unit. ===

= Research Paper: = === You will write a 5 paragraph paper analyzing one of the themes listed. You are required to have all the elements of a Research Paper (notecards, source cards, thesis statement, works cited page etc.). You must submit all of the above onto Google Docs. Source requirement: Frankenstein novel (e-text or hard copy), one book, three web sources, one scholarly article. See below for due dates on the Research Paper Materials. ===