Not All Blog Posts are Created Equal

Warning!!!

Just as not all Internet Cats are created alike  . . . 

not all blog posts are created equal !

Even if you are posting about cats and Internet Cats in all their majesty, points towards your blog score will not be counted unless it is a post with a degree of intellectual seriousness and substance

If you want to know what constitutes "intellectual seriousness and substance" when is comes to blog posts, you can refer to the rubric included in the blog guidelines which I posted to the MLS site. I am also including the rubric for grading here:

80-100. Excellent. Among other things, these very best posts will probably

demonstrate a complex, critical understanding of the themes of the course.

They will communicate very effectively, making excellent and creative use of

the possibilities of the form (including links, videos, and images), and may be

written with some skill and flair. They will address the assignment tasks in a

thoughtful way. They will make insightful connections between original

examples and relevant concepts. They will be informed by serious reading

and reflection, are likely to demonstrate originality of thought, and will

probably be rewarding and informative for the reader.

70-79 Good. Among other things, good posts will make a clear point in a

clear way. They will relate concepts to original examples in a straightforward

fashion. They will make effective use of the possibilities of the form (including

links, videos and images). They may also demonstrate a broader

understanding of the course's themes and concerns, and are likely to show

evidence of reading and thinking about the subject material.

60-69 Satisfactory. Among other things, satisfactory posts may try to relate

an idea from the course to an original example, but might not be very

convincing. They may waste space on synopsis or description, rather than

making a point. They may have spelling or grammatical errors and typos.

They might not demonstrate more than a single quick pass at the assignment,

informed only by lecture and/or cursory reading. They may suggest reading

but not thinking (or indeed the reverse).

50-59 Poor. Among other things, poor posts may just offer links without

real comment or apparent point. They may offer nothing more than poor quality

synopsis or description of material of dubious relevance. They may

have serious clarity problems (including dead links or random graphics)

which affect comprehension. They might be off-topic, private trivia, or of

unclear relevance.

Be like this cat:

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