On the board for this week, you will be commenting thoughtfully on the video "Secret Life of Babies," which is posted below. You will see also see the link in the folder for this week. It takes about 45 minutes to watch, so please plan ahead. If you have any trouble viewing the video, please contact me well in advance. Thanks!
After watching the video, please make one original posting where you discuss one aspect of the video that you found interesting, perplexing, surprising, etc. If you wish to discuss more than one, you are welcome to do that. You may, in addition, pose a question to other students if you wish. This really can help stimulate discussion. Ideas must be well-developed and you must demonstrate that you actually watched the video by referring to things you learned in the video in some way.
Citing Guidelines:
Cite the video like this. Just put it at the end of what you write. Use quotes if you quote.
- 2014. The Secret Life of Babies [Motion Picture]. BBC.
Grading notes:
Students often loose the most points for not organizing and developing their ideas, not editing, and not being clear. Please be sure you break your work into manageable paragraphs (not just one huge, on-going post) and please be sure not to just go through and answer the suggested questions. Based on the demands of this first part of the assignment, the initial posting will be fairly long. If you wrote two paragraphs, for example, you did not do the assignment well.
Writing Guidelines:
Your postings must include the use of proper grammar, punctuation, and complete sentences. Please organize paragraphs and ideas carefully. Put a space between paragraphs. Please also be certain you write enough to full develop your thoughts. This assignment will take several paragraphs to complete well.