LitMUSE

The top five reasons for poor grades on forums:

Not posting enough; you need to post a minimum of twice per forum. Remember that doing the minimum will likely earn you the minimum grade, perhaps lower.
Starting a new thread on the same or similar topic. This shows me you’re not reading. If you start a new [...]

I have finished evaluating the forums for both of my World Lit sections, and I must say I disappointed. Once again (am I sounding like a broken record, yet?) I’d like to remind you that you cannot receive full credit for a forum unless you post more than once. I’ll remind you to have another [...]

The first grades have been posted for my online section of ENGL 2112: World Literature 2. While we had some fine observations on the first Tartuffe forum, the “Viewing Tartuffe Forum” had a class average of 1.6. Ouch. Be sure you understand how to write in the forum: that all forums are worth 10 points [...]

In posting to the forum, please keep the following in mind. Please note: a “forum” contains “posts” or, even more accurately, “threads.”
Write using paragraphs. No big blocks of rambling text. Yes, this is an informal response, but you must still consider good writing. Have a point to make; this is called a thesis statement in [...]

A major portion of any study of literature or cultural texts is interpretation. For this, there is the blog or forum requirement. Each blog or forum entry should:

address a work of literature, text, or topic you have been assigned to read or discuss for class
apply a critical approach that we have discussed in class to [...]

Consult your individual course requirements for the specifics of your daily writing. In general, blog entries and forums should have a minimum of 350 words per entry or thread, respectively. See also Blogging: Some Considerations and Some Notes on Forums. You might also have a look at Tips for Writing.
Comments should always be thoughtful and considerate. [...]