Communication

ASSIGNMENT 7: Response FORUM

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies):

  • Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways
  • Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared understanding and extend thinking

Task:

1. Read the story "The Kayak."

2. Post a 100-150 word discussion addressing the following:

  • Discuss the extent to which family and/or community DO or DON’T help Teresa overcome challenges and achieve her goals?
  • Be sure to refer directly to the story in your comments.

 

There are TWO activities in a FORUM:

    1. Go to the main page of the course and click on 2.7 Response Forum.  Start a new discussion topic by clicking on Add a New Discussion Topic.
    2. Reply/Respond to someone else's discussion topic by clicking on their topic and selecting Reply.  Your response should provide an analysis of the discussion in the post and some original ideas. Try using the following prompts to guide your response to another post.  "I wonder…"  "I know…"  "I can…"  Don't just agree or disagree.

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective.  Ideas generated are thoughtful and unique with relevant text references.   Content contributes to the central idea and makes insightful connections with logical organization. Student demonstrates exemplary active reading skills to comprehend and respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways.

Response/Reply:  Exemplary (6/6):  The response/reply is thoughtful, insightful and respectfully exchanges ideas and viewpoints.  Student demonstrates an exceptional level of understanding and communication of shared information. 

Submission:

Use the "2.7 Response Forum" link on the main page of this section of the course to post your forum response to your teacher for marking.