Assignment 1: Discussion—Reflective Thoughts
Reflect on your experiences in this course and answer the following questions in one to two paragraphs:
Why is it important to be able to construct grammatically correct sentences? How has this course helped you to do this?
How has this course prepared you to be able to write in an academic setting? What do you still feel that you need to work on?
Identify at least two resources that were available to you during this course to help you improve your writing. What tools or resources might help you continue to improve your writing skills outside of this class?
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Posted an initial response of one to two paragraphs reflecting on the experience of taking this course and fully answered the three questions in the prompt.
40
Wrote in complete sentences, avoiding fragments and run-ons and correctly punctuating each sentence type. Descriptive words were used as appropriate. Pronouns and verbs were correctly used.
20
Responded to at least two other students’ posts. 25-100 words