Blog Post Summary Assignment Directions

History of Thought:  Summary Blog Assignment

http://historyofthought.blogspot.com/

You will e-mail your blog post to bbollingerdanielson@spa.edu and I will post it with your first name and last initial. 

Tasks:

1.       A student will be assigned the responsibility to write a blog post after each seminar discussion.  The post can be 3 to 5 paragraphs in length.

2.      The blog post directions:

a.      Have the assigned reading’s title and author. 

b.      The post will be a summary review of the topics introduced in the reading and processed in our discussion.  The post should summarize the main points of the reading and the main question(s) explored by the author.  The blog could be used as an excellent test review.

c.      The post will provide a review of our discussion.  What interesting points were made?  What were the interesting questions? 

d.      Personal commentary.  What was your opinion of the reading?  Is it important?  What are your thoughts?  Critiques? 

e.      A connection made.  Describe a connection from the philosophy studied to a scene/a situation/a moment in a popular culture (Youtube, TV show, Movie, Song) or to a general theme in a work of literature, art, or other medium.  Make the connection and provide the clip if possible.

Assessment:  Here are the questions that will be asked to determine the blog posts score:

1.       Was the post well written?

2.       Was it interesting?

3.       Was it well informed?

4.      Did you find and make an interesting connection?

5.      Was it appropriate?