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    The document provides guidelines for participating in online discussion boards. Students are instructed to post an original comment by Tuesday that is at least one paragraph and includes a topic sentence and two supporting details with citations. They are also told to respond to classmates' posts by Friday by adding to the discussion rather than just agreeing or disagreeing. Posts should be written in complete sentences with proper grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.

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    The document provides guidelines for participating in online discussion boards. Students are instructed to post an original comment by Tuesday that is at least one paragraph and includes a topic sentence and two supporting details with citations. They are also told to respond to classmates' posts by Friday by adding to the discussion rather than just agreeing or disagreeing. Posts should be written in complete sentences with proper grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.

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    General Discussion Guidelines

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    The document provides guidelines for participating in online discussion boards. Students are instructed to post an original comment by Tuesday that is at least one paragraph and includes a topic sentence and two supporting details with citations. They are also told to respond to classmates' posts by Friday by adding to the discussion rather than just agreeing or disagreeing. Posts should be written in complete sentences with proper grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.

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    GeneralDiscussionGuidelines:

    CommentonthediscussionpromptbyTuesdayeveninginourroominTodaysMeet.Your
    originalpostshouldbeatleastoneparagraph,containatopicsentence,andhaveatleasttwo
    supportingdetails.Pleaseincludeevidencefromthetextwithappropriatecitations.
    Respondtooneormoreofyourclassmates'commentsbyFriday.Responsesmustadddepth
    tothediscussion.Don'tjustsay,"Iagree,"or,"Idisagree."Explainwhyyouagreeordisagree.
    Youcanalsoaskaclarifyingquestionoraddanadditionalcommentoridea.
    Makesureyouareaddingsomethingoriginaltothediscussion.Ifyouarecommentingon
    someoneelse'spostandtherearealreadyothercomments,readthemtomakesureyouare
    notrepeatingwhathasalreadybeensaid.
    Usecompletesentences,correctspelling,grammar,andappropriatepunctuationinyour
    writing.Trytousegoodvocabularyaswell.
    Beagooddigitalcitizen.Useappropriateandacademiclanguageinyourpostsandcite
    correctly.
    Ifyoudonothaveinternetaccessathome,pleasemakesureyoumakearrangementstocome
    inearlyorstayafterschooltousetheclassroomcomputer/iPadssothatyoucancompleteyour
    postsontime.

    OnlineDiscussionBoardGradingRubric:

    Criteria
    RubricScore

    4
    (90100)
    Outstanding

    3
    (8090)
    Proficient

    2
    (7079)
    Basic

    1
    (069)
    BelowExpectations

    Critical
    Thinking

    Richincontent
    Fullofthought,
    insight,and
    analysis

    Substantial
    information,
    thought,insight
    andanalysis
    hastakenplace

    Generally
    informationis
    surfacelevel

    Noanalysisorinsightis
    displayed

    Connections

    Clear
    connectionsto
    previousor
    currenttoreal
    lifesituationsor
    othertext

    Containnew
    ideasbut
    connectionslack
    depthand/or
    detail

    Limitedand
    vague
    connectionsand
    generalizations

    Noconnectionsare
    made

    Offtopic

    Uniqueness

    Newideasand
    new
    connections
    madewithdepth

    Containnew
    ideasbut
    connectionslack
    depthand/or

    Few,ifanynew
    ideasor
    connections

    Nonewideas
    Iagree/disagree
    with..statementswithout
    explanations

    anddetail

    detail

    Summarize
    otherpostings

    Timeliness

    Allrequired
    postings
    completed

    Earlyin
    discussions

    Active
    throughoutthe
    discussion

    Allrequired
    postings
    completed

    Somenotin
    timeforothers
    toreadand
    respond

    Allrequired
    Someorallrequired
    postings
    postingsmissing
    completed

    Mostarelast
    minutewithout
    allowingtimefor
    responses

    Mechanicsand
    Citations

    Fewspelling,
    grammaror
    punctuation
    errors

    Allsourcesare
    citedcorrectly
    andcompletely

    Severalspelling,
    grammarand
    punctuation
    errors

    Minorcitation
    errors

    Containsmany
    spelling,
    grammar,or
    punctuation
    errors

    Incomplete
    citations

    Spelling,grammar,or
    punctuationerrors
    interferewiththe
    understandingofthe
    content

    MissingCitations

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