HUM 105 Discussion Forum 10 What is this play about?

HUM 105 Discussion Forum 10 What is this play about?

HUM 105 Great Ideas of World Civilizations

Here it is! This is our last official discussion
forum. For this week, we will be talk about Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Prince of
Denmark. I’ve chosen this as our last reading assignment for the semester
because, as I hope you’ll see, the play deals in some way with every topic we
have discussed throughout the semester: gender and sexuality, power and
justice, certainty, faith and doubt, and self-awareness. Therefore, I want you
to use the play to look back at the questions and the many possible answers to
them that we’ve discussed, and re-examine them one more time, this time through
the lens of this one play.

Between now and 11:59 pm, Thursday, April
25th, please post your first response
to the question below. In your first response, include at least one quotation
from the play in support of your answer.
You can also use quotations from other sources, but you must use a line
from Hamlet at least once. Then, wait until your classmates have posted their
first responses. Read them, and choose one of your classmates’ posts to respond
to. Have this one done by 11:59 pm,
Sunday, April 28th. Again, use a
quotation from the play, and make sure that it’s different from the quotation
you already used in your first post.

As always, make sure you do at least one of
the following for each of your posts:

Be the first to post an answer to the
question. (You get extra credit if you do!)

Agree, but then add to what someone else
has already said.

Disagree with something already said, but
explain why you disagree.

Add a new element or new idea to the
discussion.

Again, do not just agree, disagree, go off
on an unrelated tangent, or base your argument on “It’s just my
opinion”. Give reasons.

Here’s this week’s question:

Of the issues that the play raises, what
is, for you personally, the most important issue that the play Hamlet
confronts? Why do you see this as the most important issue? What does the play
seem to say about it? What do you think about what the play seems to be saying?

As in our past discussions, make sure you
post at least twice. Use a quotation from the play in each of your posts this
time. The first one is due by Thursday night. Your second post, your response
to a classmate, should be posted by the end of the day, Sunday.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.

Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.

One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.

I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.

In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.

Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).

Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).

Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.

I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.

As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.

It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

Lopes Write Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.

Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.

Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?

Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.

Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.

If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.

I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.

As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.

Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.