What is the reality of war in the poem "Grodek" by Georg Trakl compared to Wilfred Owens depictions?

Online ENG 203, Fall 2019

Discussion Board Rubric

For each Discussion Board assignment, your post and comments will be graded together based on a simple 10-point rubric. Your point score will be calculated according to the rubric below, which combines for a total of 10 possible points. Please read the rubric carefully. Also, make sure that you are responding to the guided prompt provided by each Discussion Board assignment.

Quote (2 points)

0 / 2 post does not begin with a quote from the text

1 / 2 post begins with a quote but does not critically and thoughtfully engage the quote in

what follows

2 / 2 post includes a quote and critically and thoughtfully responds to the quote, integrating discussion of the quote into the post

Comments (2 points)

0 / 2 student did not comment on classmates’ posts, or did not provide a comment with any substance (e.g. “good post!” with no explanation at all)

1 / 2 student provided one substantive comment or provided two minimal comments

2 / 2 student provided a substantive comment on two or more classmates’ posts

Post (6 points)

Half points may be assigned if a post meets many but not all of the criteria for a given grade

6

· Post fully engages the assigned topic

· Student engages with the text(s) at hand in a meaningful way

· Student makes interesting connections that extend beyond the lectures / videos

· Post goes well beyond description to deeply analyze the topic at hand

· Post is assigned length

· Post is free of grammatical errors and is well written (uses sophisticated language and syntax, is clear and easy to understand)

5

· Post mostly engages the assigned topic

· Student engages with the text(s) at hand in a meaningful way

· Student makes some connections that extend beyond the lectures / videos

· Post goes beyond description in analyzing the topic

· Post is assigned length

· Post is mostly free of grammatical errors and is clear and easy to understand

4

· Post somewhat or mostly engages the assigned topic

· Student engages with the text(s) at hand mostly on a surface level

· Student makes few connections that extend beyond the lectures / videos

· Post is mostly descriptive, and does not analyze the topic sufficiently

· Post is assigned length, or close to the assigned length

· Post has grammatical and mechanical errors, but is still relatively easy to understand

3 and below

· Post fails to adhere to the requirements and/or fails to meet the general criteria listed above.