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\nWeight 10.00%\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2022The comments are garbled, the language is unclear, or there are several spelling\/ grammatical errors throughout the week.<\/td>\n | \u2022The comments are clear and relatively free of grammatical errors<\/td>\n | \u2022The comments are engagingly written.<\/p>\n \u2022The student experiments with writing style while also appealing to his\/her audience.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this course, we will use blog posts to prepare for on weekly discussions, reflect on our \u00a0work outside of class, practice writing for the web, and learn from one another as we explore class content. The course schedule contains prompts for each of the required blog posts (there are a few weeks when blog aren’t due) Due Dates Because each blog prompt asks students to reflect on the week’s content, they are due by the start of our Monday class period. For example, your first blog, is due at at class time on January 21. Students have until Friday to comment on a given week’s blog posts. For example, next week, students will need to comment by the end of the day on Friday, January 25. Your blog posts should be between 500\u00a0and 700 words, and they\u00a0should be interspersed with screenshots, images, video, links, and\/or other content.\u00a0 Our blogs are “multimodal” spaces\u2014that means that they will encourage you to compose with image, video and sound as well as text. You can pull from the vast media stores of the web, but you might also build your own slide shows, movies, etc. to include in your posts. You can embed YouTube videos, link to films or songs, etc. Linking is always to your advantage. If you make a historical claim, for example, link to the article where you found it.\u00a0This is the hallmark characteristic and skill of writing for the web. You should choose pertinent outside material and explain your use of it well. Always cite your sources carefully. If you post an image or video to the blog, be sure that the owner of the content has given permission for its reproduction. Wikimedia has an excellent store of open source images. If you perform a Google Search for an image, always visit the page from which the image is derived and see what rights the owner has listed. If they don\u2019t give permission, you can still provide a link to the original site, but don\u2019t copy the image onto our site. Regardless of whether you copy the content over or provide a link, cite the original source using MLA style in the caption box (You can ask me if you are having trouble, and I\u2019ve provided myriad examples in my own content on the blog). As with any academic work, citation is necessary when quoting from other sources. Provide a complete in-text citation for all quotations and include an MLA bibliographic entry at the end of the post. Consult Purdue OWL on the Web for help with MLA citation style. Blogs are traditionally more personal than academic writing. Think carefully about your audience; everything you are posting is for the entire class, not just the professor. How can you interest that wider audience?\u00a0Be creative, experiment with tone, and use this as a space to find your voice. Use the same level of care with grammar, structure, and style that you would with any writing assignment. Adding A Blog Post to WordPress Accessing the Dashboard: there are three\u00a0methods for getting to the site\u2019s dashboard where you write posts. You can access the back-end by going directly to the site link (listed at the top of this assignment sheet), typing \u201c\/admin\u201d after the URL, and hitting\u00a0return. Our site will appear when you click on \u201cMy Sites\u201d in the top left corner of the account screen along with any other sites associated with your WordPress account. From here, you can click on \u201cView Site\u201d to see the live blog or \u201cWP Admin\u201d to visit the back-end where posts are made. If you are signed in when visiting the site, you will notice an icon with a pencil and a plus sign in the upper right corner. This will take you directly to a screen for adding a post. Adding a Post: Once you\u2019ve made it to the dashboard, click on \u201cAdd New\u201d Under the \u201cPosts\u201d heading to the left of your screen. You\u2019ll be taken to a screen that looks like a word processor. There is a \u201cclassic\u201d and \u201cimproved\u201d mode to choose from, but they are pretty much the same. You can type right into the post box, or you cut and paste directly from your own word processor into the blog screen. Additional Formatting Options: Turn on the \u201ctoolbar toggle\u201d at the top-right of the editor, for more formatting options. Adding Media: At the top left of both editors there is an “Add Media” button from which there are several options for putting multimedia content into your post including images, film clips, and mp3s. To add YouTube videos, after clicking on the \u201cAdd Media\u201d button, \u201cInsert from URL,\u201d and paste in the \u201cShare\u201d link that YouTube provides. Block Quoting: If you have a quotation\u00a0that is four lines or longer you should turn it into an indented block quotation. To do so, after your introduce your quote, hit return. Type out the entirety of your quote then hit return again. Highlight the quote, and then, with the \u201ctoolbar toggle\u201d turned on, click on the icon\u00a0with a picture of a quotation mark. Saving your Work: Click on \u201cSave Draft\u201d and then \u201cPreview\u201d in the widget in the upper-right hand corner to check your work (In \u201cImproved\u201d mode \u201csave\u201d and \u201cpreview\u201d are at the left of the editor). Take your time, add to the post, and proofread. Publishing: You must eventually choose \u201cPublish\u201d from the widget at the right for the post to appear on your blog (or at the left of the editor in the “improved\u201d version). Weekly Comment Participation You are responsible for making at least five\u00a0comments each week.\u00a0Comments need only be 100 words or less, but rather than being evaluative they should add additional thought and reflection to the original blog post. You shouldn’t think of commenting as a zero-sum game. Don’t just make the comments you need to make to have met your quota; instead, get into our conversation, participate actively, and communicate with one another!\u00a0If you think about this blog as a community of thinkers and writers with common goals rather than a minimum course requirement, you are inevitably going to do well.\u00a0I will also comment during our weekly\u00a0discussions, but it is important that you think of me as just another participant, and continue to contribute rather than taking my word as final. In fact, I will often post questions to push our conversation further, and it is your responsibility as a class participant to attempt to answer those questions. Adding a Comment to WordPress To view comments and add your own, click on the blog post’s title or on the comments link at the bottom of the blog post. If you are commenting directly on the primary post, type in the box at the bottom of the page. If you are commenting on an already posted comment, hit the reply link so that you have your own box to add to the conversation. Comments\u00a0should be around 100 words and should address\u00a0the already underway conversation while also allowing for further elaboration. Feel free to ask your classmates questions to spark additional conversation. Imagine these as sites for further commentary and extended discussion. In other words, don’t just praise your fellow students, use the comments to answer their questions, pose additional ones, and reference particular scenes in the text we are reading or help students troubleshoot the tools we are using. Ask questions and give examples in your comments. Please Note: One frustrating thing about WordPress is that as site Authors you don’t have permission to moderate or edit your own comments. If you catch an incredibly frustrating error that you made in a comment, let me know and I will go in and fix it for you. Tips for Keeping Yourself “Up-to-date with a Vengeance” Download the WordPress Mobile App (available at both the Apple and Android App Stores) “Follow” the blog itself so that you receive e-mails about new posts. When you make your first comment to each initial and primary post, make sure to “Follow” it so that you receive e-mail updates of future posts. Use the Author\u00a0and Recent Comments Widgets to the right of the blog to see the most recent activity on the site. Writing Quality Posts As with all of our assignments, the quality of your work will be assessed as a part of your portfolio and your learning contract. The rubric below may help you understand the markers of quality in a typical blog post Blog Post Rubric Criteria Needs Work\u00a0 Competent Exemplary Depth of Thought Weight 50.00% \u2022Does not elaborate on ideas or questions by providing evidence from the text or the tools \u2022Does not provide critical readings of the \u00a0books or tools discussed. \u2022Does not provide quotes, page numbers, or examples in relationship to ideas. \u2022Begins to flesh out ideas or questions by providing evidence from the text or the tools \u2022Provides provide critical readings of the \u00a0books or tools discussed. \u2022Provides quotes quotes, page numbers, or examples in relationship to ideas. \u2022Fully fleshes out ideas or questions by providing evidence from the text or the tools \u2022Provides innovative readings of the books or tools discussed \u2022Provides full quotes with page numbers or examples that further illuminate ideas. Level of Completion Weight 15.00% \u2022Does not provide a full 500 to 700 words for each entry. \u2022Provides a full 500 to 700 words \u2022Provides 500-700 words of substantial thought. Grammar\/Style Weight 15.00% \u2022Post have several grammatical errors. \u2022Instances of passive voice, non-descript words, etc. \u2022Writing style is unclear, jumbled, inappropriate tone. \u2022Post is relatively free of grammatical errors. \u2022Has some instances of passive voice, non-descript words, etc. \u2022Uses basic but clear writing style. \u2022Post is free of grammatical errors. \u2022Avoids common pitfalls like passive voice and non-descript words. \u2022Uses complex sentence structures, develops an appropriate tone related to content, and chooses words thoughtfully. Design\/Multimedia Weight 20.00% \u2022Student does not integrate multimedia or external links into the blog and\/or multimedia isn\u2019t meaningful. \u2022Does not cite source materials. \u2022Student uses multimedia and external links, but doesn\u2019t always explain its purpose, or consider copyright restrictions. \u2022Student integrates cohesive, meaningful, clever multimedia and external links, and cites all source materials according to current and precise MLA style. Weekly Commenting Rubric Criteria Needs Work Competent Exemplary Frequency Weight 20.00%\u00a0 \u2022Students submits less than 5 comments during the week. \u2022Student submits at least five\u00a0comments during the week. \u2022\u2028Student meets all required expectations and comments indicate a substantive willingness to participate based on content as opposed to required number of comments. Content Weight 40.00%\u00a0 \u2022Student comments are not substantive \u2022Comments do not relate to the issues\u00a0discussed in the initial post. \u2022Student comments\u00a0are substantive \u2022Comments provide additional examples \u2022\u2028Student comments are substantive\u2022Comments include well-cited, well-chosen additional\u00a0examples. Classmate Engagement Weight 30.00%\u00a0 \u2022Student does not ask questions. \u2022Student does not extend the points of others. \u2022Student asks some questions. \u2022Student does more than affirm the comments of others. \u2022\u2028Student is actively engaged in debate with classmates.\u2022Student asks questions that extend the conversation, and provides new angles on the topic under discussion. 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