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How to Submit Forum Posts and Graded Writing Assignments

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Page 1: How to Submit Forum Post and Graded Writing Assignments

How to Submit Forum Posts and Graded Writing Assignments

Page 2: How to Submit Forum Post and Graded Writing Assignments

Think of the forum like a Discussion Club on the internet.

You can discuss assigned topics and let other students reflect on your opinion.

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You can see all the posts that other students have written. You should read through what the other students have said.

• If you disagree or have a different point of view, you can reply to their post. If you have a totally new idea, you can write your own direct response to the question.

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Some weeks you will be given a question to answer or statement to discuss with other students on the portal. For example:

“All children should stay in school until they are 18”

The question might be: Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Please support your opinion with relevant information.

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Forum Post Criteria: Criteria (Perfect Score is 25/25)

5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points

Composition and Organization

Paragraph has a clear main idea, and an identifiable

beginning, middle and end.

Either the main idea is unclear or the beginning, middle, and end of the paragraph are not

easily distinguished.

The main idea is unclear and the beginning, middle, and end of the paragraph are not easily

distinguished.

The main idea or beginning middle, and end of the

paragraph are not present.

Supporting Detail Sentence(s)

Paragraph has three or more supporting detail sentences that relate back to the main

idea.

Paragraph has two supporting detail sentences that relate

back to the main idea.

Paragraph has one supporting detail sentence that relates

back to the main idea.

Paragraph has no supporting detail sentences that relate

back to the main idea.

Written Expression

A variety of sentence structures, transition words,

and vocabulary are used accurately.

Sentence structure, transition words, and vocabulary show

some variety.Sentence structure and vocabulary is limited.

Uses repeated phrases and patterns and vocabulary is

limited.

Relevance and Understand-ability

Paragraph is understandable, accurately addresses the

question and does not stray off topic.

Paragraph is understandable but either doesn’t address the

question or strays off topic.

Paragraph is difficult to understand and does not

address the question or strays off topic.

Paragraph is very difficult to understand, does not address

the question, and strays off topic.

Mechanics and Grammar

Paragraph has no errors in punctuation, capitalization, or

spelling.

Paragraph has one or two punctuation, capitalization, or

spelling errors.

Paragraph has three to five punctuation, capitalization, or

spelling errors.

Paragraph has six or more punctuation, capitalization, or

spelling errors.

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Each of Your Forum Posts Should: Be relevant

What you write should focus only on the assigned topics.

Have supporting statementsWhen you give your opinion, you must provide evidence or examples to support your ideas.

Be logically organizedThere should be clear connection between sentences. Also, always use a topic sentence!

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AN EXAMPLE OF A BAD POST

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“ All children should stay in school until they are 18”

Education is important for students in order to improve their knowledge. More education will improve the lives of the people and they will get better jobs. The people who do not attend school will have less knowledge and will not get a successful career. It is good for the people to have more students in the country. Improving knowledge is a useful skill all across Asia.

What do you think about this post?

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“ All children should stay in school until they are 18”

Education is important for students in order to improve their knowledge. More education will improve the lives of the people and they will get better jobs. The people who do not attend school will have less knowledge and will not get a successful career. It is good for the people to have more students in the country. Improving knowledge is a useful skill all across Asia.

Relevance: - Not directly related to the topic

Unsupported Statement- Gives opinion with no examples or evidence

Organization: - No connection to the other sentences

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EXAMPLE OF A GOOD POST

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“ All children should stay in school until they are 18”

The age to leave school is different in many countries around the world, but I do not think staying on until 18 is a good idea. Extra years of education will deny children opportunity to start work early in more practical or vocational jobs that do not require any more formal education. For example, many countries in Europe, such as the UK, have 16 as the leaving age for school . They have the options to leave and start work, or to continue studying. This choice is of great benefit to society and can allow different types to people to pursue their own careers earlier in life. For these reasons, I believe that keeping children in school for longer can damage their future and the working society of a country.

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“ All children should stay in school until they are 18”

The age to leave school is different in many countries around the world, but I do not think staying on until 18 is a good ideas. Extra years of education will deny children opportunity to start work early in more practical or vocational jobs that do not require any more formal education. For example, many countries in Europe such as UK has 16 as the leaving age for school. They have the options to leave and start work, or t to continue studying. This choice is of great benefit to society and can allow different types to people to pursue their own careers earlier in life. For these reasons, I believe that keep children in school for longer can damage their future and the working society of a country.

Relevance: - Directly related to the topic

Supported Statement:- Gives opinion with examples or evidence

Organization:- Includes topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a conclusion along with good transition signals

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How to Access the EPOP Forum

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Login to the student portal and go to your enrolled course page. Scroll down to the appropriate week and look for the forum link in the “Assessment” section

Click on the forum link to see the assigned topic and to view other students’ posts

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Click “Add a new discussion topic” to post your opinion on the topic

Responses that have already been posted by other students are displayed here

The assigned topic for the current forum assignment is displayed here

Click on these two links to view the useful presentations “What is a paragraph?” and “Basic Paragraph Construction”

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Type/Copy and Paste your ideas in this space!

Once you have written your paragraph, click “Post to forum” to submit your response

Enter the subject/topic of your forum post into the “Subject” field

After clicking “Add a new discussion topic,” you will see this page

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Students' Posts

After posting your opinion to the forum, you will see this page

Individual student’s post

By clicking on each individual post, you can see the opinions of your fellow students

By clicking “Reply,” you can respond to your peer’s opinion/post

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Check the portal regularly to see if anyone has replied to your post or if there are any new posts that you are interested in responding to.

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Other Graded Writing Assignments

You have just learned how to post to the EPOP Student Forum. Throughout your course, you will also be assigned several graded paragraph and essay assignments. The process for submitting these assignments is the same as that by which you post to the EPOP Student Forum.

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Good Luck!If you have any concerns or technical problems, do not hesitate to contact EPOP team:

Michael: [email protected]: [email protected] Min Han: [email protected]: [email protected]