Modern Literature
Class participation is important to your grade, however a few of you would rather risk a grade reduction than play the “participation game”. It is never my intention to set any student up for failure, so here is yet another opportunity to earn class participation points without the worry of speaking up in class. We will call this “virtual participation”. I will count comments posted in this forum as class participation. The discussions will be based on the topics we are studying in class. This forum will be an opportunity for you to expand on the information learned or to make connections to previously learned information. You may also choose to ask for clarification of information. Keep in mind I will not use this forum for reteaching, however, any student that wishes to comment to post for clarification feel free to become a “virtual teacher”. You are not required to participate in this forum, however, you may want to keep up with the conversation to gain more insight into topics of discussion.
I am trusting the maturity of each of you that participates. Keep the posts appropriate and focused. Having been a part of many online forums I highly encourage you to spend some time reading the post and even responding with insightful comments. The information gained in this type of environment is as valuable as the traditional classroom.
