ANSWER QUESTION

Excellent

Fair

Needs Work

Unacceptable

Synthesis

Incorporates at least TWO concepts from the course with an indication of where they come from (book, lectures, activities, etc.)

Incorporates at least TWO concepts from the course WITHOUT an indication of where they come from (book, lectures, activities, etc.)

Incorporates ONE concept from the course (book, lectures, activities, etc.)

The post does not include ideas from the course.

Reasoning & Evidence

(see “Good Evidence, Bad Evidence” paper)

The factual evidence and/or testimonies presented are ALL sufficient, relevant, and accurate.

The factual evidence and/or testimonies presented are MOSTLY sufficient, relevant, and accurate.

The factual evidence and/or testimonies presented are INFREQUENTLY sufficient, relevant, and accurate.

Missing evidence

Formatting

(see “Tips for writing posts” paper)

The post is ordered (easy to read), with no misspellings or grammatical errors, promotes discussion, turned in on time and is respectful.

Lacks ONE of the Excellent characteristics.

Lacks TWO of the Excellent characteristics.

Lacks more than TWO of the Excellent characteristics or is missing