Discussion Board Posting 4, Due 10/20 by 11pm, est.Nnedi Okorafor’s novel Binti depicts a STEM heroine in space. Your posting will assert a thesis that responds to one of the following questions:
In discussions of ______________, one controversial issue has been ____________. On the one hand, ______________. On the other hand, ____________. My own view is ______________. Your posting will be at least 250 words and you must support and develop your argument by analyzing at least two quotations from the novel. Use the templates in They Say, I Say for introducing quotations and review the sample paragraph in Issue Four of Understanding Rhetoric. Your posting must also address at least one point from the interview with Okorafor on the syllabus. You can quote or refer to what Okorafor says. Include the link in your works cited. Remember to use your own words, use correct MLA format for in-text citations, and include a list of works cited acknowledging all sources you have consulted, including Binti.
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Discussion Board Posting 3, Due 9/22 by 11pm, est.Sylvia Plath was a visual artist and a writer. A selection of her drawings were sold and made available online. In your third discussion posting, you will pair one of Plath’s drawings with one quotation from chapters 5-8, asserting an argument regarding what the similarities or differences teach us about the novel. As you analyze the drawing and the passage from the novel together, take into account the visual elements that make the drawing a drawing and the written elements that makes the novel a novel. Include a screenshot of your image with your posting. You can capture it using Jing.
Click "create thread" to post your response on our Blackboard Discussion Board. Your response will be at least 250 words and take the shape of the "sandwich paragraph" from Understanding Rhetoric. Postings will be graded using the discussion posting rubric. You are also required to respond to at least one of your classmates’ postings within 48 hours of the deadline. Remember to cite all sources you consult and add a list of works cited that includes the edition of the novel that you quote from. You must use your own words, cite, and quote appropriately. If you are using an e-book, you can cite chapters rather than page numbers in parentheses. For further information regarding Plath’s artwork, see Kathleen Connors and Sally Bayley, eds. Eye Rhymes: Sylvia Plath’s Art of the Visual (Oxford UP, 2007). You can hover over the cover to “look inside” on Amazon. Discussion Board Posting 2, Due 9/15, by 11pm, est.After reading Sylvia Plath’s novel The Bell Jar, pages 1-50 (Ch. 1-4), answer one of the following questions, analyzing at least one quotation from the novel to support your response to each question. Analyze the quotation or quotations you select to support your argument.
Click "create thread" to post your response on our Blackboard Discussion Board. Your response will be at least 250 words and take the shape of the "sandwich paragraph" from Understanding Rhetoric. Postings will be graded using the discussion posting rubric. You are also required to respond to at least one of your classmates’ postings within 48 hours of the deadline. Remember to cite all sources you consult and add a list of works cited that includes the edition of the novel that you quote from. You must use your own words, cite, and quote appropriately. If you are using an e-book, you can cite chapters rather than page numbers in parentheses.
Discussion Board Posting 1, Due 9/8 by 11pm, est.For the first week, we will read Zadie Smith’s essay “Generation Why?” (2010) and E. M. Forster's story, “The Machine Stops” (1909). Composed nearly a century apart, both texts address society, technology, and personal relationships. The questions below invited you to respond to both readings, sometimes separately and sometimes together.
Select one of the following questions to answer:
Your responses will be at least 250-words and analyze at least one quotation from at least one text to support your response. See here for instructions as to how to fluidly incorporate quotations as part of your text. You are also asked to respond to at least one of your classmate’s answers. Please see the rubric below for further information. You will also include a list of works cited in MLA style including the essay or story that you address and any sources you consulted, including web sites. You must use your own words, quote appropriately, and cite all sources you consult. See here for instructions. Discussion Board Postings You will post on our Blackboard Discussion Board on dates indicated on the syllabus. Your postings will engage the question or topic in depth, analyzing quotations and examples when appropriate. Because these postings are short, you are encouraged to develop your own impressions, rather than consult internet sources. If you do consult internet or any other sources, you must cite them. Discussion board postings will be assessed using the following rubric: 4: Exceptional. The discussion board post is focused and coherently integrates examples with explanations or analysis. The post demonstrates awareness of its own limitations or implications, and it considers multiple perspectives when appropriate. The entry reflects in-depth engagement with the topic. 3: Satisfactory. The discussion 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 post reflects moderate engagement with the topic. 2: Underdeveloped. The discussion board post is mostly description or summary, without consideration of alternative perspectives, and few connections are made between ideas. The post reflects passing engagement with the topic. 1: Limited. The discussion board post is unfocused, or simply rehashes previous comments, and displays no evidence of student engagement with the topic. 0: No Credit. The discussion board post is missing or consists of one or two disconnected sentences. Adapted from https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/a-rubric-for-evaluating-student-blogs/27196 |