Students responses to the discussion prompt must be submitted as a SINGLE POST/REPLY. The post/reply should include everything that is asked in the prompt. In other words, do not submit separate posts/replies to a discussion board question, even if there are separate questions asked. Submit your response as one post/reply only. (Consider crafting your full response in a Word document, and then copy and paste into the Canvas reply.)

Discussion boards also offer opportunities to exchange ideas with classmates. Feel free to respond to your classmates’ posts.

Typically, there are discussion questions within each module. You are graded on the quality of the contributions, so very simple, one-worded responses or vague, generic responses will not receive credit. Expand on your responses, offering relevant examples and evidence where needed, and draw from both lecture and reading materials where relevant. In other cases, you may want to draw from personal experiences, but make sure you understand that personal experiences and anecdotal “evidence” are typically insufficient forms of evidence and may represent exceptions or anomalies. In other cases, draw from current events. When you mention current events, make sure you provide details. So referring to “that Wisconsin event” is not enough. Provide the background for that event. What happened and why does it matter? More importantly, what sociological issue do you see in that event?

For all discussion responses, you want to ground your responses in evidence and provide sociological insight. Remember, the responses are not merely opinions, nor are they argumentative or position essays.

GRADING – POINT ALLOTMENT:

Each assignment is worth 100 points. So if a discussion board assignment has four questions, then each question is worth 25 points, for a total of 100 points. If a discussion board assignment has two questions, then each question is worth 50 points.

Your general thoughts about the film.
What in the film surprised you the most and why?
What lessons did you glean from this film?
Why do you think people commit suicide?
Is suicide ever justified? Explain.
What recourse does a person contemplating suicide have other than death?
If you could, how would you help a person contemplating suicide?
How does this film change your perception of death and dying? NOTE: Your answer CANNOT be: “This film does not change my perception of death and dying.”
How does this film change your perception of life in general? Your answer CANNOT be: “This film does not change my perception of life.” Think beyond surface level.