Discussion entrees must be a minimum of 250 words. You will not be able to respond to your classmates\u2019 responses until you enter your own 250-word response.<\/p>\n
Tell me what you think the reading is about and what you find most interesting.\u00a0Do not summarize the reading.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To help you respond,\u00a0consider:<\/p>\n
What do you think is the point of the reading?\u00a0In other words,\u00a0what do you think the author is saying?<\/p>\n
What ideas\/themes seem important to the author?\u00a0What ideas,\u00a0themes,\u00a0or images do you find important?\u00a0(These two questions refer to two different things,\u00a0so know the difference between your ideas and those of the author.)<\/p>\n
Consider how the writer uses structure,\u00a0form,\u00a0language,\u00a0voice,\u00a0style,\u00a0imagery to communicate his\/her ideas.<\/p>\n
Make sure to use quotes and examples from the readings to support your answers to the above questions.<\/p>\n
Include passages from the reading that support your answer.\u00a0Tell me why these quotes are important.\u00a0Consider the language.\u00a0How does the author use words?\u00a0What images does the author use to communicate his or her main point?\u00a0Feel free to bring in your own experience,\u00a0but make sure they are relevant to the assigned reading.\u00a0In other words,\u00a0stay focused and don\u2019t wander off topic.\u00a0Don\u2019t worry about getting it\u00a0\u201cright,\u201d\u00a0and feel free to discuss what you don\u2019t understand or don\u2019t like,\u00a0but you must explain your feelings and ideas.<\/p>\n
How I grade them:<\/p>\n
I am looking for your thoughts and ideas about the readings;\u00a0in other words,\u00a0engage in critical thinking.\u00a0Summary alone will lower your grade\u00a0(see below).\u00a0Including quotes from,\u00a0and references to,\u00a0the texts are expected.\u00a0I\u2019m not grading you on grammar or on whether the journals are\u00a0“correct,”\u00a0although excessive grammatical errors that impede understanding do hurt your grade;\u00a0mostly,\u00a0I am looking for an exploration of ideas.<\/p>\n
Grade breakdown:<\/p>\n
You responded with\u00a0at least\u00a0250\u00a0words or more,\u00a0not a summary,\u00a0and include your ideas about\u00a0and analysis of\u00a0the readings.\u00a0You include quotes and textual references and you responded to the required number of classmates with\u00a0100\u00a0words or more:\u00a0Grade A\u00a0(Full\u00a05\u00a0points)<\/p>\n
You have responded with\u00a0250\u00a0words but\u00a0your comments\u00a0tend more toward summary with some good discussion of your ideas about,\u00a0and analysis of,\u00a0the readings and\/or\u00a0you have not responded sufficiently, or at all, to your\u00a0classmates with\u00a0100\u00a0words as required by that week\u2019s Discussion Board requirement:\u00a0Grade B\u00a0(4\u00a0points)<\/p>\n
Your comments are\u00a0mostly summary,\u00a0less than\u00a0250\u00a0words, with little to no discussion of your ideas about,\u00a0or analysis of,\u00a0the readings and you have not responded to a classmate with\u00a0100\u00a0words:\u00a0Grade C\u00a0(3\u00a0points)<\/p>\n
Your comments are\u00a0significantly shorter than 250 words,\u00a0mostly summary with little to no discussion of your ideas about,\u00a0or analysis of,\u00a0the readings,\u00a0and you have not responded to a classmate with\u00a0100\u00a0words.\u00a0\u00a0Grade\u00a0D (2 to 1 points)<\/p>\n
You have not submitted any comments.\u00a0Grade\u00a0F\u00a0(0 points)<\/p>\n
FAILURE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS RESULTS IN FAILING THE CLASS. (See syllabus for\u00a0requirements\u00a0regarding Discussion Board.) \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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