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Question Building Part 1 (of 2)

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Our first Question Building (QB) assessment in class on Thursday, September 2nd.

Students respond to the following prompts:
A) What is something you have learned in our class?
B) What is something you would like to learn in our class?

In order to get full credit (10 of 10 possible points), answers needed to meet the following criteria:

Responses to part A:
– something we had either talked about in class or encountered in class materials (readings, videos, etc.) (can be about class itself) OR verifiable, true statement
– a piece of information (not just a topic)

Responses to part B:
– related to topics that will be covered in our class
– stated as a question

An example of a 10/10 response is:
A) I learned that a positive statement is a statement about the way the world is whereas a normative statement is about how someone wants the world to be.
B) I want to know: What is the relationship between GDP growth and job growth?

Students will have the opportunity to workshop their responses with other students and with Al. Students who did not complete the assignment in class should contact Al over email to schedule a time to complete the assignment (aeisenbarth@bmcc.cuny.edu).

There is nothing to turn in outside of class.

Reading Summary Instructions

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All students are expected to have read/watched/listened to the material, whether or not they are leading the class with a summary that day.

Additionally, each week, 3-4 students will come to class with questions for their classmates. This is the first thing that happens in class on Tuesdays.  All students will do this twice per semester. These should be short: 3-5 sentences. Each summary accounts for 5% of your final grade.

If you are looking for what weeks you are scheduled for, you can find this schedule here.

This is NOT a summary of everything that happened in one material or in all of the materials.

What it is:

  1. Ask an open question for your classmates about what you read. You can be creative in writing your questions but if you need a place to start, here are some suggestions:
    • The author talked about ______. Do you agree or disagree and why?
    • This article related to (current event). What side do you think the author would take?
    • This article reminded me of my own experience (at work/with my family/at school). Did anyone else see a similarity to their own life?
  2. Tell me a piece of information you learned (not a topic you learned about)
  3. Tell me your favorite part AND your least favorite part

Options for Turning it in (choose one):

  • During Class: Unmute and share
  • During Class: Type into chat box
  • Before Class: Post to our OpenLab on the Weekly Post

There is no late option for this assignment. You may only reschedule once.

Grade Rubric:

GradeReading Summary…
0/5 (F)… doesn’t happen at all (you miss it)
1/5 (F)… is a summary AND does not include part a, b, or c (outlined above)
2/5 (F)… includes only one of the three parts (a, b, and c)
3/5 (D-)… includes only two of the three parts (a, b, and c)
4/5 (B-)… includes all of three parts however a) is yes/no AND/OR b) is a topic AND/OR half of c) is missing OR all three parts are done well AND a summary is provided
5/5 (A)… all three parts meet the criteria of “What it is” above AND no summary