Blogging is so<\/i> 2000s, right? So why are we doing it still in 2014? Here\u2019s a few reasons why I think it\u2019s important for us to be blogging:<\/p>\n Blogs only work when fueled by an energetic community. That or Red Bull. You will both write posts<\/b> and comment on <\/b>those of your colleagues.<\/p>\n What should you write about? My colleague Mark Sample at Davidson College provides the following suggestions,<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a number of ways to approach these open-ended posts: consider the reading in relation to its historical or theoretical context; write about an aspect of the day\u2019s reading that you don\u2019t understand, or something that jars you; formulate an insightful question or two about the reading and then attempt to answer your own questions; or respond to another student\u2019s post, building upon it, disagreeing with it, or re-thinking it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n You are required to read your classmates\u2019 posts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Your 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? Where do you (politely) disagree with their thinking?<\/p>\n Given the realities of the space-time continuum, I can\u2019t comment on every post. I\u2019ll respond when something catches my attention. While eliciting a comment from me is, in fact, reason for fist bumping your friends, a lack of comments should not be seen as a criticism of your work.<\/p>\n Blog posts will be graded according to the following rubric, adapted by Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) from, again, Mark Sample<\/a>.<\/p>\n Comments will be graded on a pass\/fail basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rationale Blogging is so 2000s, right? So why are we doing it still in 2014? Here\u2019s a few reasons why I think it\u2019s important for us to be blogging: This is a writing class. The best way to improve your writing is to do it regularly, period. Your (likely) experiences to the contrary, writing isn\u2019t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4eauw-8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":510,"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/510"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.briancroxall.net\/s14dh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n 4<\/td>\n Exceptional.<\/em> The blog post is focused and coherently integrates examples with explanations or analysis. The entry demonstrates awareness of its own limitations or implications, and it considers multiple perspectives when appropriate. The entry reflects in-depth engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Satisfactory. <\/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 entry reflects moderate engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Underdeveloped. <\/em>The blog post is mostly description or summary, without consideration of alternative perspectives, and few connections are made between ideas. The entry reflects passing engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Limited.<\/em> The blog post is unfocused, or simply rehashes previous comments, and displays no evidence of student engagement with the topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 0<\/td>\n No Credit. <\/em>The blog post is missing or consists of one or two disconnected sentences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n