{"id":47,"date":"2012-08-29T21:43:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T01:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2012-08-29T22:36:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T02:36:55","slug":"blogging-assignment-and-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/lit-tech\/assignments\/blogging-assignment-and-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging Assignment and Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the semester, we will engage with the ideas of the course through public blogging<\/a>. Blogs only work when sustained by an energetic (and perhaps even chaotic) community. You will both post your own written responses to our class and comment on the posts of your colleagues.\u00a0 In both posts and in comments, we will take the opportunity to practice the moves we learn from They Say, I Say<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You will contribute approximately once a week to the blog, posting an approximately \u00a0300- to 400-word response<\/strong> to one of the day\u2019s readings. In other words, you will write about either<\/strong> Tuesday\u2019s or Thursday\u2019s readings. You can choose, most of the time. However, you may not blog about readings from either They Say, I Say<\/em> or Reading and Writing about Literature<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There are a number of ways to approach these open-ended posts: formulate an insightful question or two about the reading and then attempt to answer your own questions; write about an aspect of the day\u2019s reading that you don\u2019t understand, or something that jars you; or consider the reading in relation to other texts for the day or those that we have already read. I will occasionally provide promptings for particular directions to take.<\/p>\n

There are sixteen weeks in our semester. You must write on the blog during at least 9 of these weeks. <\/strong>You might<\/em> think this means you can take 7 weeks off throughout the semester, but some of these weeks have no readings you can blog about (weeks 1, 8, 15, and 16). As such, there are only really 3 weeks<\/strong> that you can skip; use these weeks wisely. To ensure that everyone has a chance to read the blog before class, post your response by 9 pm<\/strong> on the day before<\/strong> the class for which the relevant text has been scheduled (Mon. for a Tues. class, Wed. for a Thurs. class).<\/p>\n

You will also comment approximately twice a week<\/strong> on a post written by your peers. Your blog comments should directly engage with the content of your colleagues\u2019 posts. These can be short and informal, but shouldn\u2019t be flippant. What points do you find compelling? What further questions does the post raise for you? By the end of the semester, you must have posted 20 comments<\/strong> to your peers\u2019 posts. Comments must be posted\u00a0by\u00a012 pm\u00a0<\/strong>on the day\u00a0of<\/strong> class.<\/p>\n

Grading<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comments on blogs will be graded on a pass\/fail basis. Blog entries will be graded according to the following rubric, adapted from\u00a0Mark Sample<\/a>\u00a0under the terms of a\u00a0\u00a0Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0).<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong> Characteristics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
4<\/td>\nExceptional.<\/em> The blog post is focused and coherently integrates examples with explanations or analysis. The post demonstrates awareness of its own limitations or implications, and it considers multiple perspectives when appropriate. The post reflects in-depth engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSatisfactory. <\/em>The blog post is reasonably focused, and explanations or analysis are mostly based on examples or other evidence. Fewer connections are made between ideas, and though new insights are offered, they are not fully developed. The post reflects moderate engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUnderdeveloped. <\/em>The blog post\u00a0is mostly description or summary, without consideration of alternative perspectives, and few connections are made between ideas. The post reflects passing engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nLimited.<\/em> The blog post\u00a0is unfocused, or simply rehashes previous comments, and displays no evidence of student engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0<\/td>\nNo Credit. <\/em>The blog post\u00a0is missing or consists of one or two disconnected sentences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Throughout the semester, we will engage with the ideas of the course through public blogging. Blogs only work when sustained by an energetic (and perhaps even chaotic) community. You will both post your own written responses to our class and comment on the posts of your colleagues.\u00a0 In both posts and in comments, we will<\/p>\n