week2-2D

WILL PROVIDE

RESPONSES     TO RESPOND   TO DAY              BEFORE 

Reflect:

Before writing,

• Review the term you selected in Week 1 – Discussion 2.
• Consider what you think the definition of that term is.
• Be sure to write down this definition before looking up the dictionary definition.

Write:

In at least 300 words, address each bullet point below:

• Explain your personal definition of the word you chose.
• Look up and post a definition from the Merriam-Webster (Links to an external site.) dictionary website.
  • Share whether the definition contained any words that were unfamiliar.
  • Be sure to look up any of those unfamiliar wordsthat happens a lot!
  • Create an example of course instructions that might contain that word in one to two sentences. Imagine the word you chose was construct. A sentence from course instructions might be, Construct an argument to support you view on climate change.
• Discuss the similarities and differences between your personal definition of the word and the dictionary definition.
• Describe how misunderstanding a word might impact your future assignments.

Guided Response:

Respond to your peers by completing the following:

• Review several of your peers posts. Before reading the entire post, reflect on the word your peer selected and what you think it means.
• Reply to a minimum of two peers.
• Share whether your interpretation of your peers chosen words was similar or different from both their initial interpretations as well as the dictionary definition.
• Your responses should be at least 100 words each.
• Consider posting your required replies early in the week to provide opportunities for interaction and further discourse within this forum.
• You are encouraged to monitor the discussion forum through Day 7 and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post.