Week two Discussions
Week 2 Discussion (50 points/5% of the final grade)
The grade for this week’s work will be your 250-word essay in response to this question:
Describe how the institution of slavery in N. America developed from 1619 to 1789. What laws, beliefs, and customs shaped it as a “normal” part of life in N. America, becoming an integral part of what became the United States in 1776 (Declaration of Independence) and in 1789 with the passage of the Constitution.
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Your Initial Post is worth 30 points and should be 250 words in length, which is equal to about 1 page of double-spaced writing in Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman 12 point font in a Word document.
Please make sure to follow the scoring rubric.
Here is the Rubric that will be used for the Student Essay and Responses in the Weekly Discussions.
Initial Post – 30 points weekly, 10 criteria worth 3 points each:
| Criteria | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| Answered question by the deadline with required 250-word minimum | |||
| Cited required readings at least 3 times using correct MLA-style method including a Works Cited List | |||
| Included no factual errors or misreading of the course materials | |||
| Used quotations only for effect and comprised less than 20% of the post | |||
| Included an explicit thesis statement | |||
| Explained main points from the readings cited | |||
| Provided 3 detailed examples to support his/her answer | |||
| Provided 3 insights that furthered knowledge of the discussion topic | |||
| Communicated the post clearly with good paragraph organization and no grammatical or spelling errors | |||
| Clearly described and expressed his/her own conclusions |
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