So here is how this will work: I will get the online discussion started by positing a consideration, offering an opinion, or posing a set of questions based on an article.
Each of you will not only respond to me first, but to at least three students after your first comment. We'll keep the language professional and academic, as is the case for your homework and in-class assignments. As for a minimum response, let's begin with an "oversized" paragraph of 5-7 sentences per response per individual.
Remember to:
- Proofread your work before you hit that "Publish" button.
- Create at least 4 comments (each between 5-7 sentences)—1 to me and 3 to your peers.
- Keep the language professional, academic, and on-point.
- Sign your full name at the bottom of each response you make.
- Comment within the appropriate post.
Reminders:
- Do not use IM language (e.g., ";-)," "u r kewl," "lol," "brb," etc.)--this is a college-level discussion, not a private conversation.
- Do not use slang--again, this is a college environment where people use professional and academic langauge.
- Do not state an opinion without stating why you think/feel the way you do.
- Do not re-phrase someone's comment or just agree with him in order to have something to say--"Think before you type" means exactly that.
This is what a typical student comment should look like:
Response to Alba: So in other words you're saying that people who are not beautiful have no opportunity in life to succeed because of the way we judge them. I think that is wrong. Children are very sensitive and they can sense when adults make fun of them or treat them differently because of their look. Those children are the same people, that when the grow up, they also become ungly from inside, as a result of the way they were treated when they were child. That is still one of the biggest taboo that we have, judge someone for their look, before we even give them a chance to talk.-- Yuleina Mac Donald
Lastly, the ideas presented in your responses should be your own, or you should be adding something new to the discussion. Hopefully, this weblog will grow as your skills grow and this will also serve to put a new spin on an old "tried and true" method of collegiate discussion.
Participation on this blog counts as an assignment. Inappropriate, rude, or offensive language is unacceptable and will be removed from our blog. Three such offenses during the semester will result in questionable comments being submitted on paper to me, a NC for each offense, and could also result in failure for the course.
Comments that do not meet the minimum requirements will be deleted.
5 comments:
Your first impression is probably your most important. I believe this because you usually judge a person within the first few minutes of observing them. The information you get from observing someone is usually what you'll base your feelings on getting to know them. If they don't seem at first someone you'd have something in common with you might be less inclined to talk to that person. It's just human to judge and label everything and first impressions have big impact on how you might immediately judge someone or something.
Joseph Belotti
I believe that your first impression is a very important one. Your first impression sometimes allow people to read who you really are. If someone get a bad impression from you that can sometimes be a lasting impression. Bad impressions can make you an ugly person. I think you should always make a good first impression.Jazmine Bowens
You can tell a lot about a person based on their first impression. It's not hard to read a person to tell what their about. Their facial expression and body language gives everything away. First impressions are not always accurate. I know my tone and my opinion might have changed from what I said in the beginning,but think about this. What if a person you just met lost a loved one, do you think that they would be the happiest person in the world?
In my opinion I believe that it's legitimate to use you first impression to make decisions about anyone without knowing them. That's like you heard your whole life never a judge a book by it's cover. The book can look boring on the outside but the inside can be very interesting. How can you make an impression on someone without first gettig to know them. I say you should gte to know them first then you judge them.
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