However, marks for forum contributions will be given to students who follow instructions closely and demonstrate genuine effort. Be sure to follow the instructions carefully.
If you are struggling, send your teacher a MIO message as early as possible. Your teacher does not check messages in the evening or on weekends.
Importantly, unless expressly permitted by the teacher, the use of digital writing tools is not allowed in forums. Focus on communicating your own imperfect ideas, not on perfect writing.
Marks for forum contributions will only be awarded strictly for COMPLETE submissions that:
★ Were planned, thought out, and written entirely by you. No AI-assistance.
★★ Are posted on time, usually before our next class
★★★ Meet the minimum required word-count and sentence-count*
★★★★ Include one or more replies to peers, if required
* Words quoted directly from a story do not count as your words or sentences.
* Filler words and phrases used only to take up space, without adding anything specific or thoughtful, will not count toward the word requirement.
