253 How Seminars Will be Graded – Part II
When I grade the seminar, I will look for the following things in your question:
- The question is given a title that is a shortened version of the question. The title must end in a question mark.
- The question must actually include the phrase, “In your opinion.…”
- Information from the text is presented to introduce the question. This means that you must present specific facts about a topic. It is not enough to simply say the text talks about a given topic.
- The chapter and section of the introductory information from the text are given.
- Correct spelling is used.
A question will not count as one of the six required posts if it has any of the following problems:
- The question is posted on the last day of the module. If you post your question on the last day, you are not giving other students enough time to respond to it
- The question is similar to one that has already been posted. In other words there may be only one question about a given topic in the same seminar. Read all the other questions that have already been posted before you post your own. If another topic has already been taken, do not post a question about it.
- The question merely asks for facts from the text to be reproduced. It does not require a judgment to be made.
A Good Example of a Question
Subject: Is it good for the Court to hold the power of judicial review?
The text explains in Ch. 5-F that judicial review is an informal method of constitutional change. Judicial review includes the right of the Supreme Court to rule acts of Congress unconstitutional. In your opinion, is it good for the Court to have this right?
Remember: In each seminar you must post exactly one question.