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idea with concrete examples from the assigned texts for support and a reference
to something outside the assigned texts as well as to the material in the assigned
texts. This might be a modern parallel or contrast with a subject we're discussing, or it might be something you have encountered in your research, such as a web page or article. Note: If your source was a web page, a link to the page would be helpful. |
Original idea with concrete examples from the assigned texts to support it, or original idea with an outside parallel for support but no quotations or examples from the assigned material. Note: A 30-point answer is not a "bad" answer. Often, 30-point answers can be very insightful. No one is expected to come up with useful outside references in every single post. | Repetition
of material and/or ideas found in the text with no original angle, or repetition
of something somebody already posted on the discussion board or brought up in
class, without significant addition. Or this might be a 30- or 40-point post with a minor error regarding facts, such as misspelling someone's name or confusing a couple of minor plot points or dates. | An original
idea but a major factual error in the content, such as an out-of-context misreading
of a passage or an historical mistake, or confusing one god with another. You will also receive 10 points if you post very little content, a simple statement such as "I agree" or "I don't think so-and-so's post is accurate" without an explanation of why you reacted as you did. |
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Thoughtful, coherent response with at least one concrete example
from the post you are responding to, Note:
You might choose to agree with the person's post, disagree with it, or offer some
new insight that is inspired by something in the post but is not directly connected
to that post's argument. |
Thoughtful, coherent response with at least one concrete example
from the post you are responding to, or a thoughtful
response with at least one concrete example from the post you are responding to
and with an outside parallel for support but no direct reference to anything in
the assigned texts.
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concrete response that engages with the original post and includes at least one
concrete example from the post you are responding to, or includes at least one new example from the texts, or includes an outside parallel for support. Note: You might also receive 20 points if you have written a 30-point or 40-point post but made a minor factual error (such as a transposed date) or misspelled the name of an author or a character--or one of your classmates. |
Response that repeats the original post's content (either in
the same words or rephrased) |
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