Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Post 16: Semester Task

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 essay400-450 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).

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