ENGL 104 Unit 3 – Discussion Board
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
First off, I don’t know how someone could talk to anyone in that way let alone their boss. The impact that would have come from this would have been a negative impact. George would have gotten in trouble, he would have probably been pulled in and talked to about the disrespect in the email and how it was not ok to send an email like that. Georges job could be on the line from this. His boss could still go and tell him that you still need to come into work or this will be a written warning or even result in termination of job. There is not a ton of detail on exactly what happened but if George submitted a request and the boss denied it or he didn’t even get around to it then George should have went and talked to him face to face or sent a better email asking why his request was denied or informing his boss that he put a request in and he never approved it or denied it. George could have not given enough notice to his boss and therefor it was too late for the boss to change the schedule and grant George that time as well. Either way George should have went to the manager face to face to address the situation or wrote a more appropriate email asking why and stating that his family had plans.
show up on the weekend but he has a bad explanation and like he’s demanding that it happens and him saying to Frank that he messed up for setting him up for the weekend.
Primary Response is due by Thursday (11:59:59pm Central), Peer Responses are due by Saturday (11:59:59pm Central).
Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
In the world we live in today, a lot of our writing happens in the digital space—such as texting, e-mail, and social media. And, many times, it is easy to send or post something quickly without thinking it through first. The consequences can vary. The audience may be offended, or may even misinterpret the message. Going through a step by step process when we write can help us get our point across to our audience with the desired intent.
Consider the following example of an email sent by George to his supervisor (Frank) after finding out that he has to work the upcoming weekend that he planned to take off:
Hi, Frank,
Are U kidding me? I need this weekend off me and my family are goin out of town. I don’t have time for this!
PLEASE REPLY ASAP!!!
George
- Describe the impact of sending the above message and the potential consequences for George.
- What could George have done differently to achieve the intended goal (to have the weekend off)?
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 50–100-word reply about their Primary Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following question:
- What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.
Discussion Board Rubric
| Expectation | Points Possible | Points Earned | Comments |
| Application of Learning Material Content: Post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content. |
20 |
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| Application of Course Knowledge: Post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or examples from discipline. |
20 |
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| DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community. |
20 |
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| Organization: Post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic. |
8 |
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| Professional Language: Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. (APA formatting is not required.) |
7 |
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Total Points |
75 |
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Total Points Earned |
View a downloadable version of the Discussion Board Grading Rubric.
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Important information for writing discussion questions and participation
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Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.
I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!
Hi Class,
Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.
Contact me if you have any questions.
Important information on Writing a Discussion Question
- Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
- There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
- Include in-text citations in your response
- Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
- Follow APA-7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor
- A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
- Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
- Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
- Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
- Follow APA 7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
- Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
- Here are some helpful links
- Student paper example
- Citing Sources
- The Writing Center is a great resource