ENG/121 ENG121 ENG 121 Week 5 - Discussion 1

Two Options

Your first post for this discussion thread is due on Thursday, Day 3 of this week. Your responses to your classmates are due on Monday, Day 7.

Option One: Reflection on the peer-review process

Prepare: As you prepare to write your first discussion for this week, take a few moments to:

• Read the comments you received from your classmates and instructor.
• Review the Grading Rubric for this discussion.

Reflect: Take time to reflect on the review process and the feedback you received.

Write: Based on the feedback you received in Week Three during the peer-review process, as well as the feedback you received from your instructor and your classmates throughout the course, address the following in your post:

• Describe the main areas of your paper that you need to work on as well as areas that your reviewers felt you did well on.
• How will/did you remedy any areas of weakness in your paper?
• Did your reviewer feel you did a solid job addressing your purpose in the personal essay?
• Did you effectively reach your audience? Why, or why not?

 Please view the video Accessing Feedback in the Gradebook for guidance on how to review your instructor’s feedback when the post is graded.

Option Two: My Ashford University Playbook

Prepare: Review the handout, “My Ashford University Course Playbook.”

 Please view the video Downloading a Document for guidance on accessing “My Ashford University Course Playbook.”

Reflect: Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses in writing and reading as you have experienced them in this course.

Write: Based on your experience taking our course, fill out the “My Ashford University Course Playbook” handout.

• Fill out the section of the document entitled “ENG121: English Composition 1.”
• Each portion of the table should be 100 to 200 words in length.
• Upload a copy of your playbook to the discussion forum.

 Please view the video Attaching Documents to Discussions for guidance on how to upload a copy of your “My Ashford University Course Playbook.”

Reflection posts must be 300 to 400 words in length and posted by Day 3. Please address only one of the options, and clearly title your post with the option you have chosen. You are not required to respond to your peers, but you may do so if you choose. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult “About Discussions” under the Course Home menu. You are not required to support your claims with additional scholarly sources; however, should you decide to use additional sources, make sure you properly cite any references. Refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Citation and Reference Guide for guidelines on citing sources in APA style.

 Please view the video Accessing Feedback in the Gradebook for guidance on how to review your instructor’s feedback when the post is graded.

Two Options

Your first post for this discussion thread is due on Thursday, Day 3 of this week. Your responses to your classmates are due on Monday, Day 7.

Option One: Reflection on the peer-review process

Prepare: As you prepare to write your first discussion for this week, take a few moments to:

• Read the comments you received from your classmates and instructor.
• Review the Grading Rubric for this discussion.

Reflect: Take time to reflect on the review process and the feedback you received.

Write: Based on the feedback you received in Week Three during the peer-review process, as well as the feedback you received from your instructor and your classmates throughout the course, address the following in your post:

• Describe the main areas of your paper that you need to work on as well as areas that your reviewers felt you did well on.
• How will/did you remedy any areas of weakness in your paper?
• Did your reviewer feel you did a solid job addressing your purpose in the personal essay?
• Did you effectively reach your audience? Why, or why not?

 Please view the video Accessing Feedback in the Gradebook for guidance on how to review your instructor’s feedback when the post is graded.

Option Two: My Ashford University Playbook

Prepare: Review the handout, “My Ashford University Course Playbook.”

 Please view the video Downloading a Document for guidance on accessing “My Ashford University Course Playbook.”

Reflect: Reflect on your strengths and weaknesses in writing and reading as you have experienced them in this course.

Write: Based on your experience taking our course, fill out the “My Ashford University Course Playbook” handout.

• Fill out the section of the document entitled “ENG121: English Composition 1.”
• Each portion of the table should be 100 to 200 words in length.
• Upload a copy of your playbook to the discussion forum.

 Please view the video Attaching Documents to Discussions for guidance on how to upload a copy of your “My Ashford University Course Playbook.”

Reflection posts must be 300 to 400 words in length and posted by Day 3. Please address only one of the options, and clearly title your post with the option you have chosen. You are not required to respond to your peers, but you may do so if you choose. If you have questions about how to participate in discussions, consult “About Discussions” under the Course Home menu. You are not required to support your claims with additional scholarly sources; however, should you decide to use additional sources, make sure you properly cite any references. Refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Citation and Reference Guide for guidelines on citing sources in APA style.

 Please view the video Accessing Feedback in the Gradebook for guidance on how to review your instructor’s feedback when the post is graded.