Wikispace+Content+Expectations

Wiki Content Expectations

1. Take a close look at the rubric and the Writer’s Colony wiki. What is expected of you? How can you use mine as a model? Essentially, you will be constructing a digital portfolio that demonstrates an understanding of the material we will be covering in class.

2. Your wiki portfolio needs to include a homepage, a separate page for each poetic device, and a collection of your own poetry.

3. Think of your homepage as the cover to a book. This is the first thing your audience will see when they go to your wiki. The content on your homepage should not be a reflection of you, but of what you are presenting. One way to do this is like I did – by giving your ‘book’ a title and cover art. Notice that both of these pieces relate to the subject matter inside. For my cover art, I found a copy of Maya Angelou’s famous poem, “Still I Rise”. Using [|Wordle], I was able to represent the poem in a visually creative manner.

4. Each subsequent page of your wiki should be titled according to its content. If you are doing a page on alliteration, then title it, “Alliteration Page.” You will be creating a page for each poetic device. Furthermore, you will create a page of your own poetry. Therefore, in addition to your homepage, you will have ten additional pages. Each poetic device page should include:

A title Related clip art A definition of the term An example found in poetry An example found in hip-hop Your original example

The layout of the page for your original poetry will be determined by you. Make sure the theme is similar to your other pages for the sake of consistency.