Unit 2 Mini-Lesson
Hey class,
Here is a link to our Unit 2 mini lesson. Enjoy and remember that I’m here to answer any questions!
-Hayden
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DB Grading Tips
Hey everyone!
I hope you are all wrapping up unit 2 successfully. You are nearing the halfway point of this course and most of you are in really good shape. I’ve been very pleased with the effort that you have been putting into your discussion board posts and Intellipath. I know I say this with pretty much every message, but be sure to reach out to me if you have any questions so I can help you out.
| Assignment Criteria | Proficient Descriptor | Points |
| Quality of Main Post 20 Points Total | Student’s main post meets or exceeds the following requirements:Responds completely to all of parts of discussion question (5 points)Communicates content information accurately and/or logically (5 points)Delivers a thoughtful response demonstrating insights and reflections (5 points)Connects to both key content concepts and personal experiences (5 points) | /20 pts. |
| Response to Peers 16 Points Total | Responds to a minimum of two peers (8 points per response)Substantive response (4 points)Furthers the conversation with peers. Examples could include (4 points):Provides additional resourcesConnects to key conceptsShares personal or professional experiencesContributes new information or perspectivePresents a competing viewpoint | /16 pts. |
| Support from Learning Resources 2 Points Total | At least one post refers to course learning resources. | /2 pts. |
| Professional Writing 2 points | Response is well-organized, clear, and free of grammatical and mechanical errors. Posts demonstrate courtesy and respect for others. | /2 pts. |
| Total | 40 points possible | /40 pts. |
Above this paragraph you’ll see a familiar sight, the Discussion Board rubric. I include this as a comment when I post your DB grades. Two sections that a lot of you have been losing points on are ‘Support from Learning Resources’ and ‘Professional Writing’. I know both of these sections are only worth 4 points combined, but that is 10% of your grade for this assignment!
For the ‘Support from Learning Resources’ section, remember to refer to course learning resources. Use and cite your reading materials to get these points.
For the ‘Professional Writing’ section, be sure to proof read your post before posting. This isn’t a writing course, but I still expect your posts to be free of major typos and grammatical errors. Try running it through a spellchecker or Grammarly before posting it.
Thanks again for the effort you’ve been giving. Good luck with this unit and, as always, let me know what I can do to help!
-Hayden 🙂
DB Post
- Describe a time when you had to deliver a difficult message that you knew would upset or disappoint your audience.
- Discuss how you prepared and delivered your message and what the end result was.
The most difficult message I ever had to deliver was when my wife and I found out we lost our first pregnancy.
It was a Tuesday. I was rounding up my first 4.0 semester of college, I had just been offered a great new job, and to top it off, I was going to see my baby for the first time. For the past few months weeks, I was a daddy. It was all I could think about. It was my heart’s true desire. It was my motivation for getting out of bed every day. It was truly my dream come true.
Arriving at the women’s clinic, my wife and I were filled with excitement and anticipation. We didn’t sleep well the night before, but instead spent the evening talking about our unborn child and what he or she would be like. Eagerly waiting in the lounge, we could hardly wait for the nurse to call us back. When the call finally came, it took everything in us to not sprint straight for the ultrasound machine. Trying to maintain a cool demeanor, we smiled and clinched each other’s hand tight as we were ushered to our room.
The nurse took my wife’s vitals, weighed her in, and said the ultrasound technician would be in shortly. When the ultrasound technician entered the room, I felt a sense of excitement rush over me that I had never before experienced. She fired up the machine, got out her tools, and started her examination. Looking at the computer monitor provided little clarity to the situation; I couldn’t tell the difference from a fetus and my wife’s gallbladder. Instead, I watched the technician because I knew the smile on her face would reveal the moment my baby was on the screen.
I watched her for what seemed like an hour, but was less than a few minutes. I looked and stared, but that smile never came. Avoiding eye contact, the technician headed for the door and said she needed to grab the doctor.
Our doctor entered the room cautiously. I immediately knew what he was about to say, but I didn’t want to hear it. I knew exactly what was coming, but prayed that it wouldn’t. He sat down in front of my wife, explained that our baby stopped growing, probably because its heart never fully developed, and died. He said this sort of thing was common. He said he would give us some time. He said everything would be okay. Unable to speak, my wife and I sat together and embraced.
Letting our families know what happened was easy enough, as I just sent my mother and mother-in-law a text that said, “We lost the baby.” But what was most difficult was for the next three or four months, friends and acquaintances would come up to us and ask how Summer was feeling and when we were due. It felt like every time we left the house, we had to relive the pain of that day because we were constantly explaining what happened to our baby. It never really got easier, but, eventually, people stopped asking, and we were able to get pregnant again. Finally, in May 2013, our beautiful daughter Avery was born. It made it easier to talk about what happened, but the sting has never really gone away.
Hayden Coombs 