Discussion+Board+Rules

Discussion Board Rules

1. Students are expected to contribute meaningful information to the discussion board. Posts such as "I agree" or "Ditto" are useless.

2. Classroom rules reguarding appropriate language/behavior remain in effect. You may disagree with an opinion but absolutely no personal attacks are permitted.

3. Please do not post any personal information. If you are relating an idea to a personal experience, please leave out the names of any individuals.

4. Students are expected to use proper grammar. No text language.

Extra Credit


 * Choose a debate topic from the "Debates" section on the wikispace.
 * Your article summary should be at least 4 paragraphs.
 * Paragraph # 1: Introduce the topic that is being debated
 * Paragraph # 2: Position # 1
 * Paragraph # 3: Opposing position
 * Paragraph # 4: Your position and summary
 * The title of your post should be "Debate Question: Your topic for debate"
 * ex: Debate Question: Should the Driving Age be Raised?
 * New posts are worth 5 points
 * Students can also attain extra credit points by responding to classmates debate posts
 * Response posts are worth 1 point each.
 * Response posts must be at least 5-6 sentences long.