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
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