Reading Response Two 1/28; 1/30

You are called use Kantz's arguments and claims as a lens to analyze one of the student papers assigned. Explore the moves that one of these students makes that demonstrate mastery over concepts, ideas, and claims that Kantz makes. Effective postings will provide concrete examples and will show how Kantz's claims and points can be demonstrated through the work in one of the student example papers.

Quality

High (A and A- grades)

Your contributions to each topic indicate your mastery of the materials assigned. Your responses might integrate multiple views and/or show value as a seed for reflection for other participants' responses to the thread. You provide evidence that you are reading the assigned materials and other student postings and are responding accordingly, bringing out interesting interpretations. You know the claims being presented and are able to analyze them and handle conceptual ideas.
Examples of high quality posts include:

• continuing the discussion by adding additional information;
• elaborating on previous comments from others;
• presenting explanations of concepts or methods to help fellow students;
• presenting reasons for or against a topic in a persuasive fashion;
• sharing personal experiences that relate to the topic; and
• providing a URL and an explanation for an area you researched on the Internet.

Medium (B-, B, and B+ grades)

You have meaningful interaction with other participants' postings. Posts that state "I agree" or "I disagree" include an explanation of what is disagreed or agreed upon and why, or they introduce an argument that adds to the discussion. However, you may have rambling, lengthy posts that show no sign of having been re-read and refined before posting, and the writing occasionally suffers lack of clarity and comprehension. Your posts demonstrate some confidence with the materials but may be just a bit off target in one area or another.

Low (C+ and below)

You will receive little credit in the week's discussion if you just show up and make trivial comments, without adding any new thought to the discussion. At the low end of the spectrum, not participating gets a zero. If you are not in the discussion, you do not earn any points.