Title: Halfway-Point Forum
Course: BC - Literary Studies 11 - 1.1 > Section: Unit 4 - Dystopian Literature

Choose only one of the following questions to write a 100-150 word post on, clearly indicating in your title and first sentence which of the four books you are writing about, and which of the four questions here you have chosen to answer:

1. How does the dystopian or post-apocalyptic world presented so far in your novel differ most from our present world?

2. With what element does your novel’s protagonist struggle the most about the lived reality of the dystopian or post-apocalyptic world they find themselves in?

3. What has changed the most about the human experience in the dystopian or post-apocalyptic world presented in your novel? What things about humanity have changed the least?

4. Based on what you have read so far, what do you predict will happen to your protagonist in the second half of your novel? Make sure to base your response on information you already know about your character, using it to make an educated guess about where their motivations, feelings, and experience might take them. (Please avoid spoilers if you’ve read ahead or are commenting on a post about a novel that you have read).

After you have written your post, comment on one other of your classmate’s posts, offering a further insight, connection, quotation, or charitable difference or approach you see on the topic. When commenting, do not just say, “Good job; I agree!” but instead offer a robust remark about specific elements of the original post, and your unique contribution to the content of the original comment.

Forum Post Rubric

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Initial Post | Not complete | Demonstrates lack of awareness of the topic. Comments are off topic or irrelevant. Demonstrates thinking that is confused or off-topic. Doesn’t make any reference to the lesson material. | Demonstrates awareness of the topic but offers little reflection on it. Provides mostly relevant comments. Demonstrates thinking that is mostly clear and organized. Occasionally references the lesson material to support reasoning. | Demonstrates consideration of the topic. Provides relevant comments. Demonstrates thinking that is clear and organized. References the lesson material to support reasoning. | Demonstrates thoughtful consideration of the topic. Provides relevant and insightful comments. Demonstrates exceptional logic and organization. Clearly references lesson material to support reasoning.
Response Posts | Not complete. | Responses demonstrate a lack of comprehension of the original post or are disrespectful. | Responses are respectful but do not add much to the conversation. | Responses are purposeful and respectful, adding to the conversation. | Responses are thoughtful, insightful and respectful,  adding meaning and depth to the conversation.
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