home

Welcome to the Wiki! Glad you’re here! **First, let’s look at our objectives**; in other words, what the heck are we trying to accomplish?
 * HornCo**®
 * **We are here to discuss your book**. I think this will be a great outlet for you to come up with ideas and share them with your group in a way that you don’t usually use to discuss things.
 * **We are here to have fun while discussing**. There are so many things you can do on this wiki in addition to discussing, like putting in a link to a website that might have something to do with your conversation, or putting in something else you’ve written, like a poem or a song, that was inspired by your book. You can even put in original artwork.
 * **We are here to learn some new technology.** This is my first experience with using a wiki, so I’m learning along with you.
 * **We’re here to get to know each other.** I know that most of you know each other already, but discussions, whether online or face to face, can bring out parts of ourselves we’ve never seen before, or didn’t even know existed.
 * **We’re here to be curious.** We’ll be discussing the books we’re reading together, as well as other groups’ books.
 * **We’re here to help each other understand our books, to make connections, and to support each other.**
 * **Basically, we’re here to be a community of learners,** and being part of a community means respecting others and yourself.


 * What we’re NOT here to do:**
 * **We’re NOT here to make fun of each other, and that pretty much even includes doing it in a joking manner.** We want to create a place where everyone feels comfortable, and sometimes our words can cut when we don’t realize they’re cutting. This doesn’t mean you can’t joke around, but please watch how you are treating each other.
 * **We’re NOT here to fool around and not do the work**. This is a cool, new medium to use to discuss cool stuff, but I expect that you will be on-task during our sessions.
 * **We’re NOT here to abuse the computers, mess up the computer labs, and go nuts in general.** For the most part, we’ll be doing this in the library, and you need to treat everything and everyone with respect. I’ve seen you lose yourself in your books when you are reading, and I know you’re capable of great things!
 * **We’re NOT here to post inappropriate content**. On your wiki page, I’ve addressed the consequences for doing so, and they aren’t pretty, so let’s not even go there.

Links to your Wikis:
 * Let’s look at some things you can do and some topics to address to discuss your book:**
 * Find a quote from your book. Type it onto the discussion board and tell why you chose it. Have the other members of your group comment on your quote and discuss what they think of it.
 * Write a “Sofar.” Since you haven’t finished your book yet, tell your group what you think of it “so far.” Give specific examples.
 * Talk about what is or isn’t realistic. There must have been a part or two when you went, “Yeah, that would never happen,” or, “Holy moly! The author really got it right!” Tell us about that.
 * What song do you hear in your head while you’re reading the book? Why? Or, what song lyrics does the book remind you of?
 * What movie does your book remind you of? Why? Click on this link to go to the IMDB for inspiration.
 * If you were making the movie version, which actor would you have play the lead (or any of the parts)? Click on this link to go to the IMDB for inspiration.
 * Would you want to be friends with the main character of your book? Why or why not? What advice would you give to the main character if you were friends?
 * Do a Wordle of your book, or of one of the characters. Use at least ten words. Put the finished product on your wiki page. Go here to find out what a Wordle is and to create one.
 * Go here for some inspiration on other things to do. It’s the American Library Association wiki on book discussion groups.
 * Perks of Being a Wallflower: http://perkscircle.wikispaces.com/
 * Give a Boy a Gun: @http://guncircle.wikispaces.com
 * Tweakcircle1: @http://tweakcircle1.wikispaces.com
 * Tweakcircle2: @http://tweakcircle2.wikispaces.com