Creativity

Excellent (16-20 points) Posts and comments are very creative. Students have taken liberty with the assignment and are thinking outside of the box.

Posting frequency

Posting quality

Comments frequency

Good (11-15 points) Posts and comments are fairly creative. Students have taken some control of the assignment and try to explore different ways of understanding the topic. 100% of students participate The majority of students in posting to blog multiple participate in posting to the (5+) times over a period of blog multiple (4+) times over days. The blog appears to be a period of days. Some constantly active and students waited until the last updated. minute, or posted less than 3 times. Posts are of high quality. Posts are of good quality. They evoke emotions and Some students contribute reflection and stir lively high-quality posts, but the rest comments. A visible and fail to stimulate discussion. A clear amount of effort has good amount of effort has gone into the majority of the gone into the majority of the posts. posts. 100% of students participate The majority of students in commenting on posts participate in commenting to (other than their own) the blog multiple (4+) times multiple (5+) times over a over a period of days. Some period of days. The blog students waited until the last reflects an insightful and minute, or commented less lively discussion taking place. than 3 times. Comments on posts are of high quality. They reflect an appreciation of the authors work and aim to explore their thought process. Comments have heft and are meaningful. Comments are of good quality. Some students contribute high-quality comments, but the rest fail to stimulate discussion. A good amount of effort has gone into the majority of the comments.

Fair (6-10 points) Posts and comments are lacking creativity. Posts and comments look identical to each other or are clich. Students did not push themselves and remained in their comfort zone. The majority of the students posted less than 3 times or waited until the last minute to post. Only a handful of students were keeping the blog active. The blog experiences most activity in the final 24 hours Posts are fair in quality. The majority of the class contributes underwhelming posts that leave the blog feeling boring or clich. There is a visible lack of effort to the posts. The majority of the students commented less than 3 times or waited until the last minute to comment. Only a handful of students were keeping the blog active. The blog experiences most activity in the final 24 hours Comments are fair in quality. The majority of the class contributes underwhelming comments that leave the blog feeling boring or clich. There is a visible lack of effort to the comments.

Poor (0-5 points) A saddening lack of creativity. Posts and comments are trite and empty. No vision present. Overwhelming majority of students posted less than 2 times or waited until the last minute to post. The blog appears to have undergone all activity in the last 24 hours. The majority of the posts are of poor quality and an overwhelming lack of effort is seen in the participation and contribution to the blog. Overwhelming majority of students commented less than 2 times or waited until the last minute to comment. The blog appears to have undergone all activity in the last 24 hours. The majority of the comments are of poor quality and an overwhelming lack of effort is seen in the participation and contribution to the blog. Total _________ / 100

Comments quality