The assignment:
1. Write
a short summary of your topic and post it to your blog. Be sure to include a little heading stating
what you were given. Copying your
summary from your textbook, review book, Wikipedia, etc. is considered
plagiarism and will be graded accordingly (that means a zero will be given). Please use these things as sources but write your own unique
summary. If given more than one topic
make 2 posts.
2. Write
2 self-test questions and
answers on your summary topic. Only one
question can be multiple choice, the other must be open ended. Furthermore, at least one question needs to
be at the Synthesize or Evaluate level (see reverse). Do NOT post the answers
to your questions publicly to your blog, rather send them privately to Ms. Cool.
Please include both the questions and
answers when you send them. Again,
plagiarized questions will be rewarded appropriately.
3. Comment
on AT LEAST three other topics written by other people. These comments need to further the discussion
in some way.
a.
Comments can be
i. adding
on to the information (like a piece of information that was missed or is related)
ii. asking
a clarifying question (example: How do you know when to use molarity instead of
molality?)
iii. answering
someone’s clarifying question (example: Molarity is used when blah and molarity is used when blah.)
iv. answering
the questions written by the original poster as long as the answer is
in detail.
1.
Good example: The answer is A because you need
this formula to solve the question. This
is how to set it up…
2.
Bad example: The answer is C.
3.
Rule of thumb – it should take at least 2-3
sentences to answer the question and explain the logic behind your
answer.
b.
Comments cannot be “me too” or “I agree” type
comments. You can make these comments,
but they that will NOT count
towards your 3 comment minimum.
A note: Blogs are
very casual, but remember that you are doing this for a class. The expectation is that you handle yourself
respectfully and in an academic manner.
That doesn’t mean that you can’t “LOL”, but it does mean that you should
primarily be using academic language and steering away from text-speak and
abbreviations. People will make mistakes
with their information on their topics from time to time. It is okay and even necessary to
correct them because this is for your review.
However, point out the errors in a way that you would like your errors
pointed out in front of the class. In
case you are uncertain, this means it should be done in a nice, respectful
manner. Hurtful or
disrespectful comments will be deleted as well as points from your grade.
Grading:
·
10 points each for completing your original
post. First post due by Wednesday, April
17th, 11:59pm; 2nd by Friday, April 19th
·
5 points each for submitting your questions and
answers properly to Ms. Cool. Same dates
as above
·
5 points for each of your 3 comments, up to a
maximum of 30 points. First round due by,
Friday, April 19th 11:59pm, second round by Monday, April 22nd,
11:59pm
This
assignment is to help prepare you for the AP Exam. Remember, the more you put into it, the more
you will get out of it!
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