Discussion+Rubric

(4 points) ||  Meets All Expectations (3 points) ||  Meets Some Expectations (2 points) ||  Below Expectations (1 point) ||  Unacceptable (0 points) ||
 * || Above Expectations
 * **Critical Thinking** || Postings are full of thought, insight, and analysis appropriate to the topics. || Postings provide some thought, insight, and analysis appropriate the topics. || Postings show generally competent thought and insight appropriate to the topics. || Postings show little thought and insight appropriate to the topics. || Rudimentary and superficial post with no thought, insight or analysis of topics. ||
 * **Material Connection** || Course material is frequently and properly referenced. || Course material is properly referenced. || Course material is referenced through summary. || Course material may be vaguely referenced. || Course material is not referenced. ||
 * **Organization & Style** || Responses are clearly written with no grammatical, || Responses are clearly written with one or two grammatical, || Responses are clearly written with a few grammatical, || Responses are written with many obvious grammatical, || Responses written with errors interfering with content. ||
 * || spelling or || spelling or || spelling or || spelling and ||  ||
 * || stylistic errors. || stylistic errors. || stylistic errors. || stylistic errors. ||  ||
 * **Originality &** || Substantial original ideas || Some original ideas || An original idea or two to || Minimal post not enhancing the || No posts. ||
 * **Response** || enhancing the || enhancing the || enhance the || class discussion. ||  ||
 * || class discussion. || class discussion. || class discussion. ||  ||   ||
 * **Length of Post** || Posts are appox. || Posts are appox. || Posts are appox. || Posts are less than 25 words. ||  ||
 * || 100+ words || 50 -100 words. || 25-50 words. ||  ||   ||
 * || meeting posted ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || requirements. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **Discussion Advancement** || Two or more postings to discussion board which advances || At least one posting to discussion board which || Postings on discussion board do not advance discussion. || No responses to fellow students on discussion board. || No postings at all on discussion board. ||
 * || discussion. || advances ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || discussion. ||   ||   ||   ||