Discussion Board Assignment

This assignment calls for you to log on to the classroom discussion board. You must post one question related to the novel The Lord of the Flies, and you must make one reply or comment to another student’s question. This is the opportunity for you to share any problems you are having with the story or any parts that confuse you. If you read a question from a classmate who is having difficulties understanding something, you can use the discussion board to share your own knowledge. You also may use this site to communicate with your group members about projects you are working on. Ideally there will be a lot of conversation going on. At the minimum there will be two required postings from everyone. If you have access to the Internet at home, at a relative’s, or at a friend’s home, you can get started on this assignment right away. The class will be going to the Media Center on March 2, and there will be some time to post your messages then if you have not done so yet. This assignment is worth 30 points. You must have posted two messages, one question and one reply, by March 8th. The website is at

http://www.quicktopic.com/25/H/wmJqhgSp447f

You click on the “post a new message” when you are ready to write something. After you have written your message, you click “submit.” To reply to a message, you click on the “reply” button, type your message, and then click “submit.” That is all there is to it. This site is for our classroom only. No one outside of our class has access to it. Just as in classroom discussions, I expect you to be respectful of your classmates and respond in an appropriate manner. Obviously, discussion should not include swearing or any comments that would not be allowed in the classroom. Discipline for this behavior will be the same as it would be in class.