My professor has started a blog at
http://calmclearprecise.wordpress.com. On the right side under
“blogroll” you will see four blogs. The forum assignment is to write
a summary of one (or two) posts that you find on these blogs, or of a link, that
my professor has posted. Some posts are short, and some are long. If you choose
a long post, summarize it. If you find two short posts that interest you,
summarize them both. Each week you can choose any post from any of the four
blogs.
Submission Guidelines
Your summary should:
1. Include a link to the post you are summarizing.
2. Explain the main points made by the author of the post.
3. State whether or not you find the argument persuasive,
and why.
This assignment is not meant to take a lot of time. Once you
find a post you find interesting, summarize it with two or three paragraphs,
reread and revise it.
Grading Rubric
Rubric used to evaluate posts to the discussion board:
0 – No submission
5 – Your summary did not include a link to the original post
6 – Your summary contained your feelings about an issue, not
an analysis of what the author wrote
7 – The post you chose did not address a substantive idea or
your summary did not contain any substantive ideas
8 – The post you chose dealt with substantive ideas, but
your summary needs to be written more clearly
9 – Good summary of a blog post containing substantive
ideas.
10- Excellent summary of a blog post containing substantive
ideas.
