In this post an assigned student will provide a summary of the days lesson. Was there an assignment or reminders? This should include a summary, how the lesson relates to the "essential question" or "big idea", helpful maps, links, videos, etc. that would be useful to understand or review the day's lesson. This is worth up to 15 points and will be graded on content, creativity, effort and timeliness. Your initial post is due one day after your assigned class, but feel free to add to it as your understanding of the topic expands. At the top of your post you must put the date you are scribing about and your scribe number!
3 reasons for this assignment:
1. Allows one student to dig deeper into a given topic and do some research, critical thinking and even teaching.
2. Help anyone who missed that day for whatever reason.
3. If we do this right this should be a great tool to use when preparing for tests.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Blog Assignment
Each student will participate in this blog. You will post two different types of responses: 1. general discussion responses (based on opinion, previous knowledge or things you have learned in class) and 2. researched post (three paragraphs or more, based on original research and cited). Please refer or link us to interesting web sites, videos, etc. as well as offering us the information you have found.
Reminders:
To get credit for a post you must have a thought. A sentence or two just agreeing or disagreeing with a previous post will not be worth full credit.
Remember digital citizenship!
I challenge you to use this to explore interesting topics, but remember everyone in class is going to see this, so don’t “spill your guts” unless you are sure you want everyone to hear it.
If you use an outside source for information (and you need to!) you need to make a citation.
Rubric for each of the 4 grading periods:
Discussion (12 pts. possible)
4 - one solid paragraph with a new thought, idea or response to another post.
3 - not complete enough to be a "4"
Researched (13 pts. possible)
13 - 3 or more good paragraphs with new points, references to source(s) OUTSIDE of class and text and very well written.
10 - Lacking quality or depth to be a 13, but solid response.
4 - Lacking quality, depth, length, or research base to qualify for an 10 or 13.
* This cannot be a "discussion" if everyone waits until the last day so you MUST post periodically (weekly or more often) or you will lose points. Also some posts will have more specific due dates. Please pay attention.
PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR THE GRADING PERIOD! NO WARNINGS
Reminders:
To get credit for a post you must have a thought. A sentence or two just agreeing or disagreeing with a previous post will not be worth full credit.
Remember digital citizenship!
I challenge you to use this to explore interesting topics, but remember everyone in class is going to see this, so don’t “spill your guts” unless you are sure you want everyone to hear it.
If you use an outside source for information (and you need to!) you need to make a citation.
Rubric for each of the 4 grading periods:
Discussion (12 pts. possible)
4 - one solid paragraph with a new thought, idea or response to another post.
3 - not complete enough to be a "4"
Researched (13 pts. possible)
13 - 3 or more good paragraphs with new points, references to source(s) OUTSIDE of class and text and very well written.
10 - Lacking quality or depth to be a 13, but solid response.
4 - Lacking quality, depth, length, or research base to qualify for an 10 or 13.
* This cannot be a "discussion" if everyone waits until the last day so you MUST post periodically (weekly or more often) or you will lose points. Also some posts will have more specific due dates. Please pay attention.
PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO FOR THE GRADING PERIOD! NO WARNINGS
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