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==Welcome to our Language Arts Homepage! Here is where you will find a plethora of essays that will tickle your fancy and ignite your imagination! ==

==Click on the tabs to the right to read Compare/Contrast essays written by your classmates. To leave a comment for the author, simply click the Discussion tab at the top of their page, click on New Post, type your comment and save! It's as simple as that to discuss your thoughts and ideas with your peers! ==

Keep this rubric in mind as you are commenting ~ Happy Writing!
Wiki Discussion /Comments Rubric

Minimal number of comments made. || Moderate number of comments made. || Adequate number of comments made. || 4 || Spelling and grammatical errors are rare. Comment has structure, flow and is constructed to enhance readability. Other posts and comments are acknowledged and linked to it. || The comments show insight, depth and evaluation. They are connected with original post and subsequent comments. Entries are relevant. Personal opinion is expressed in an appropriate style and is clearly related to the thread or post. The comments show a level of evaluation and considers in some depth the outcomes, impacts or effects of the post or comments. || Contributes greatly to the improvement of the wiki through comments. Extensive number of comments made. ||
 * || ** Conventions ** || ** Evaluation ** || ** Timeliness/Contribution ** ||
 * 0 |||||| Student makes comments that are inappropriate, or unacceptable. Comments are not related to the post or are of a personal nature.  ||
 * 1 || Poor spelling and grammatical errors. Short 1 or 2 sentences. Lacks structure or flow. Written in informal language, abbreviations or txt. || Simple comment which lacks insight, depth or is superficial. The entry is short and frequently irrelevant to the post or concept. || Contributes minimally to the improvement of the wiki through comments.
 * 2 || Some poor spelling and grammatical errors. The comment has some structure, but the entry does not flow. The comment contains several sentences. The discussion is mainly formal containing few abbreviations or txt style language. || Simple comment showing some insight, depth and are connected with original post or a comment. The comments are short and may contain some irrelevant material. Offers some personal comments or opinions these may not be on task. Shows some understanding on how to improve the post. || Contributes moderately to the improvement of the wiki through comments.
 * 3 || Few spelling and/or grammatical errors. Comment has structure and the entry flows. The comment contains sentences or paragraphs. Refers to other posts or comments. || The comments show insight, depth and are connected with post and/or comments. Entries may contain some irrelevant material. Personal opinion is expressed in an appropriate style. Considers impacts or outcomes as a result of the post. Shows some evaluation. || Contributes adequately to the improvement of the wiki through comments.


 * 12 ||  100%  ||  8.5  ||  78%  ||  5.5  ||  68%  ||
 * 11.5 ||  97%  ||  8  ||  76%  ||  5  ||  66%  ||
 * 11 ||  94%  ||  7  ||  74%  ||  4.5  ||  64%  ||
 * 10.5 ||  91%  ||  6.5  ||  72%  ||  4  ||  62%  ||
 * 10 ||  87%  ||  6  ||  70%  ||  3.5  ||  60%  ||
 * 9.5 ||  84%  ||   ||   ||  3  ||  58%  ||
 * 9 ||  80%  ||||||||   ||