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This blogspot will serve as a common source of communication, updates, information, and reflection. Look to it throughout the rest of our year together for important assignments and thought-provoking links. While at times you will be required to visit and post to this site, you may also feel free to pose a question to our class as a whole, and to whomever else might view our page. Please limit comments to those pertaining to our class topics and related discussion.


From Katie Zelaya, Latino Student Union

Friday, January 8, 2010

Rubric for Winter Assignment: Format Won't Load

Blogging Rubric: Zoot Suit & Related Topics

Student Name:

Your Personal Blog & Response to Group Members Responses to the Class Homepage
YOUR BLOG RESPONSES TO GROUP MEMBERS ONE OF THREE PROMPTS
Points Earned Points Earned Points Earned
Five total posts (one for each remaining scene)
/ 10

(2 points per blog)

Posted one response to each group member’s blog
/ 6
(2 points per response) Responded to the class homepage (3 prompts: Vietnam, Corridos, or “unity” of play)
 Answers all elements of prompt
 Written clearly and thoughtfully
 Few or no grammatical errors

/ 15
Provides a clear and specific overall impression for each scene
/ 10

(2 points per blog)
Response is constructive and thoughtful
/ 9
(3 points per response) Responded to another person (not group member) with thought or insight
/ 5
Quote analyzed
 Page number (+1 point)
 Context (+2 points)
 Importance w/ insightful commentary (+4 points)
/ 35

(7 points per blog) Note: You may receive partial credit if a group member did not complete his or her own blogs.

Asked at least one question (+1 point per blog)

Question is interesting and thought-provoking (+2 points per blog)

/ 15



TOTAL SCORE:

/ 105

Post It Here

Dear Lovely Period Five Students:

If you are having trouble posting to your group member's blogs, then post your response to their blog HERE. Just put:

To So-and-So:
asl;kdfjlaksjdflkajsdfjkaljkg <--- (your response)

They have not properly enabled their blog to receive posts from people with Google accounts.

Please also note:
I have attached the rubric for this assignment to the page. Take some time to look at it before Monday! Good luck.
I will only check this site again on Saturday, January 10th in the morning.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Don't Forget!!!

I will be checking this site off and on for the next few days. Don't forget to post your response to either of the three possibilities listed on the class website.

Your own blogs need to be developed and ready for me to view by 7am on Monday, January 11th.

Since part of your grade is to respond to your group members' sites, you need to do that ASAP -- it can't wait.

If you have questions, you can post them to this blog.

GOOD LUCK!