Prepare: As you prepare to write your first discussion for this week: •Review Chapter 1 of Essentials of College Writing. •Identify two writing tasks listed in Chapter 1 as your strengths and two tasks as your weaknesses. •Review your Grammar Assessment. writting hand.png Write: In your initial post for this discussion •Describe at least one writing task that you believe you did well on when writing the Practice Essay in Week One. •Describe one writing task that you believe you need to work on based on your experience writing the Practice Essay. •Describe three grammatical errors that you had the most difficulty with on the Grammar Assessment. To do so, go into the Gradebook and click on your quiz score. When you see a question with a red “X” next to it, this signals that it was answered incorrectly. •Share what you plan to do to further maximize your strengths and resolve your weaknesses. •Use specific examples. •Ask a question about this week’s assigned reading. Your initial post must be 200 to 300 words in length and posted by Day 3. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. IN THIS DISCUSSION PLEASE REVIEW MY GRAMMER ASSESSMENT TEST THAT I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN Describe three grammatical errors that I had the most difficulty with on the Grammar Assessment. PLEAS AT THE END OF THE DISCUSSION ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS WEEKS READING.
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Discussion Rubric - 3 points
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome General Content/Subject Knowledge _3873
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0.9 to >0.79 pts
Distinguished - Addresses all aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the discussion topic.
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0.79 to >0.68 pts
Proficient - Addresses all aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates knowledge of the discussion topic.
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0.68 to >0.58 pts
Basic - Addresses all aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates basic knowledge of the discussion topic.
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0.58 to >0.0 pts
Below Expectations - Addresses all or most aspects of the prompt in accordance with the parameters of the discussion and demonstrates limited knowledge of the discussion topic.
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Non-Performance - There is no initial discussion post, or the post does not address the discussion prompt at all.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Critical Thinking _8749
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Distinguished - Comprehensively explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates all of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.
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Proficient - Explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates most of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.
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Basic - Explores the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provides relevant evidence and information that demonstrates some of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, and use of information, and logic.
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Below Expectations - Attempts to explore the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provide relevant evidence and information, but demonstrates few of the following as applicable to the discussion prompt: clarity, relevance, depth, breadth, use of information resources, and logic.
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Non-Performance - There is no attempt to explore the ideas, thoughts, and elements of the topic and provide relevant evidence and information in either the original post or subsequent response posts within the discussion, or no post is present.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Engagement/ Participation _8825
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Distinguished - Contributes to classroom conversations with at least the minimum number of replies, all of which were thoughtful, relevant, and contributed meaningfully to the conversation. Fully engages in the conversation with appropriate topic-based responses.
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Proficient - Contributes to classroom conversations with the minimum number of replies that are somewhat thoughtful, relevant, and contributed meaningfully to the conversation. Attempts to fully engage in the conversation with appropriate topic-based responses.
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Basic - Contributes to the classroom conversations with the minimum number of replies. Attempts to fully engage in the conversation, but the responses are not relevant or fully aligned with the discussion topic.
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Below Expectations - Attempts to contribute to the classroom conversations with fewer than the minimum number of replies; however, the replies are not thoughtful and relevant, or they do not contribute meaningfully to the conversation.
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Non-Performance - There is no contribution to the discussion.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Written Communication _7280
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0.3 to >0.26 pts
Distinguished - Displays clear control of syntax and mechanics. The organization of the work shows appropriate transitions and flow between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
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0.26 to >0.23 pts
Proficient - Displays control of syntax and mechanics. The organization of the work shows transitions and/or flow between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains only a few errors and is mostly easy to understand.
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0.23 to >0.19 pts
Basic - Displays basic control of syntax and mechanics. The work is not organized with appropriate transitions and flow between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains several errors, making it difficult to fully understand.
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0.19 to >0.0 pts
Below Expectations - Displays limited control of syntax or mechanics. The work does not include any transitions and does not flow easily between sentences and paragraphs. Written work contains major errors.
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Non-Performance - Fails to display control of syntax or mechanics, within the original post and/or responses. Organization is also not present.
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