Dear All,
to complete this semester you need to be ready with the following tasks:
1. A summary of an article with an explanation of why you have chosen it and a set of 3 questions to go with it:
a) What would you like to learn from it?
b) What information from it you knew?
c) What information is /was not clear
Please, choose an article that discusses some urgent/vital/very important/urgent/up-to-dateissue
Word limit: 300 words
2. A for-and-against essay: 400-450 words long
Choose different topics for tasks 1 & 2
3. A reflection note about the activities you have been offered this semester
- a comment about the activities you did this semester which should include the following details:
a) smth that you found useful
b) smth that was not that useful
c) smth that you would like to do the next semester
d) suggest a couple of topics for discussion
Word limit: 220-250 words
Don't forget to use the Citation Machine (http://thecitationmachine.net, the Plagiarism Checker (https://edubirdie.com/plagiarism-checker) and the URL shortener (bit.ly).
You need to publish your works in your blogs by December 23. I'll let you know what your grades are on the 25th of December.
Your essays will be graded as follows:
1. A summary of an article with an explanation of why you have chosen it and a set of 3 questions to go with it:
a) What would you like to learn from it?
b) What information from it you knew?
c) What information is /was not clear
Please, choose an article that discusses some urgent/vital/very important/urgent/up-to-dateissue
Word limit: 300 words
2. A for-and-against essay: 400-450 words long
Choose different topics for tasks 1 & 2
3. A reflection note about the activities you have been offered this semester
- a comment about the activities you did this semester which should include the following details:
a) smth that you found useful
b) smth that was not that useful
c) smth that you would like to do the next semester
d) suggest a couple of topics for discussion
Word limit: 220-250 words
Don't forget to use the Citation Machine (http://thecitationmachine.net, the Plagiarism Checker (https://edubirdie.com/plagiarism-checker) and the URL shortener (bit.ly).
You need to publish your works in your blogs by December 23. I'll let you know what your grades are on the 25th of December.
Your essays will be graded as follows:
10 points Essay content
10 points Essay organization
10 points Language
10 points Mechanics: Grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity of expression.
10 points Bonus points for a particularly well-developed essay following all the requirements
Reflective note grading rubric: https://bit.ly/2GeCWMo
Summary grading rubric: https://bit.ly/2LcQsz0
(since we agreed you are not writing the summary because of too much work you have to do I am sharing this information with you for the future).
10 points Essay organization
10 points Language
10 points Mechanics: Grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity of expression.
10 points Bonus points for a particularly well-developed essay following all the requirements
Reflective note grading rubric: https://bit.ly/2GeCWMo
Summary grading rubric: https://bit.ly/2LcQsz0
(since we agreed you are not writing the summary because of too much work you have to do I am sharing this information with you for the future).
