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=Welcome to the Historical Literary Works Wiki = =Subject Area: English/Lanuage Arts =

Purpose: Purpose of this wiki is to build a collaborative learning environment for high school students in the English/Language Arts arena. Students will utilize the developed wiki to create book report after selecting a piece from various authors whose work is in historical or realistic fiction. Students will work together to identify the theme of the story as well as the plot, place, extended research on the actual history behind the book, and other literary components of a story.

Benefits:

 * Improve the most challenging phase of writing process: revision
 * Increase flexibility to consider other ways of saying things.
 * Build an awareness of a wider, more authentic audience.

