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Your Grade in Williams' Economics Class
 * 50% **Unit Presentations
 * Assessments will consist of multiple choice, short and long response, data and document based questions, and free response questions (AP only).
 * Assessments will consist of multiple choice, short and long response, data and document based questions, and free response questions (AP only).

**30%** Quizzes and Commentaries (for IB Econ).


 * 20% ** Contributions to the Econ Wiki, and your class blog and Key Questions from textbook.

The Wiki and the Blog as part of your grade During each weekly unit, each student is required to sumit online a [|"Wiki and Blog Log"], for which you must:
 * contribute to the unit's Wiki,
 * respond to or begin at least one thread in the wiki's discussion forum,
 * post comments to at least three posts on the class blog, and
 * Write at least one post on the class's blog.

**Total Wiki/Blog grade for each unit =** ** 60 points **
 * Wiki Grade components:**
 * 1) Contributed to at least three pages from the the current Unit's Wik: 5 points per contribution = **15 points**
 * 2) Responded to or start at least one thread in the wiki's discussion forum: **10 points**
 * 3) Commented on at least three blog articles: **15** points
 * 4) Authored at least one new post for your class's group blog relating to the topics covered in the class: **20 points**

Wiki and Blog Rubric
 * Student: _ __Unit:__ _ __Period:___**

of response** **(5 marks)** || Less than three posts, comments do not meet the word requirement, comments are reasonably well thought **0-3** || 3 posts commented on, 75-150 words each, clearly articulated response to blog post, referencing previous comments **(5 marks)** || Comments make only minimal reference to blog posts. Little attempt is made to respond to previous comments and/or discussion questions. **4-5** || from class** **(5 marks)** || Comments demonstrate only minimal connections between topics from class and the post and previous comments. **0-3** || Comments contain clear references and connections between the posts and topics learned or discussed in class **4-5** ||
 * Blog comment rubric: **
 * **Criteria** || **Low marks** || **High marks** ||
 * Length and quality
 * Length and quality
 * 4-5 ** ||
 * References to blog post and previous comments**
 * References to blog post and previous comments**
 * 0-3 ** || Comments contain concise reference to the blog post. Student responds clearly to previous comments and/or discussion questions.
 * References to topics
 * References to topics
 * Total score for blog comments: _/15**

to syllabus** **(2 marks)** || Post EITHER does not relate to the current unit OR is not between 400-600 words **0-1** || Post relates to the current unit AND meets the word limit of between 400-600 words **2** || presentation** **(4 marks)** || Post is poorly organized and presented. Quotes from article are missing or used only minimally **0-2** || Post is well organized and presented. Author makes effective use of quotes from the article **3-4** || **(5 marks)** || The post demonstrates minimal use of appropriate economic terminology and there are only limited attempts to define terms **(5 marks)** || The application or analysis of relevant concepts and theories has been attempted, but the linkages to the article are inappropriate or superficial **0-3** || Relevant concepts and theories have been identified and suitably applied in the blog post. **4-5** || **(4 marks)** || The author attempts to evaluate the economic theories and concepts applied, but the evaluation is limited **0-2** || The author demonstrates evaluation of the economic theories and concepts applied with
 * Blog post rubric: **
 * **Criteria** || **Low marks** || **High marks** ||
 * **Length, connection
 * **Organization and
 * ** Economics Terminology **
 * 0-3 ** || The post demonstrates appropriate use of economic terminology. Terms requiring definitions are correctly defined.
 * 4-5 ** ||
 * Application and Analysis of Economic concepts and theories**
 * Application and Analysis of Economic concepts and theories**
 * Evaluation**
 * Evaluation**
 * 3-4 ** ||


 * Total score for blog post: _/20**

**__Wiki and Forum contributions:__** Added new content or edited existing content at least three wiki pages: **1 - 2 - 3 /15**

Created or contributed to at least one thread in the discussion forum: **YES - NO /10**


 * Total Wiki & Blog Score: / 60

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