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Weblog Posting Guidelines
January 29, 2007 | | Leave a Comment
Each weblog posting (two per week) will be worth 1/2 a quiz grade. So, each week, your weblog efforts will be worth a quiz grade. Late postings will lose 10 points per day.
For each weblog posting you must:
- Respond to the question/topic that I’ve posted on http://varnumreading.edublogs.org.
- Comment on one or more aspects of the themes we discussed at the beginning of the novel.
- Ask questions about the section you have read or make predictions about what will happen.
- Any other thoughts about the novel which will enhance our discussion.
Each of these items should be at least one paragraph long (4 to 5 sentences)
Your weblog should not contain:
- Plot summary. We can go to SparkNotes for that.
- Complaining about how much reading we have to do, how long the book is, how boring, etc. Take your whine somewhere else.
Rubric for weekly weblog grade:
For a grade of A, students must:
- Respond completely to the question posted on http://varnumreading.edublogs.org with specific detail from the novel.
- Make at least two detailed, insightful comments on two other weblogs.
- Offer specific, analytical commentary, questions or predictions on the reading you have completed during the week. This section should be at least 8 to 10 sentences of detailed commentary.
For a grade of B, students must:
- Respond adequately to the question posted on http://varnumreading.edublogs.org with specific detail from the novel.
- Make at least two detailed comments on two other weblogs.
- Offer some specific, analytical commentary, questions or predictions on the reading you have completed during the week. This section should be at least 8 to 10 sentences of detailed commentary.
For a grade of C or lower, students will:
- Respond partially or not at all to the question posted on http://varnumreading.edublogs.org with limited or not specific detail from the novel.
- Make fewer than two detailed, insightful comments on two other weblogs.
- Offer little specific, analytical commentary, questions or predictions on the reading you have completed during the week. This section is less than five senteces of detailed commentary.
