Q Week 1 Online Discussion Assignment: “Complaining” by Maya Angelou Discussion Assignment Week 1: “Complaining” by Maya Angelou Read Maya Angelou's essay "Complaining;” click here to access Download "Complaining;” click here to access. Also read and think about the questions under “Thinking about the Essay.” For the Discussion Assignment, please post responses to the questions below. Also, please respond to at least one other posting. Be sure to proofread, spellcheck, and use correct sentence structure and grammar. Complete initial posting by 11:55pm on Saturday, May 16th, 2020; complete all comments by11:55pm on Monday, May 18th, 2020. The Discussion Assignment will be graded according to the instructions and rubric below. 1. Look up information about Maya Angelou and post at least one interesting fact about her. Be sure to include your source in the posting; if you quote directly, place the quoted material inside quotation marks. Based on the information you found, about how old do you think Maya was when this story took place? 2. List one (or more) new words used in the essay that you did not previously know. Locate the definitions of these words. How did Angelou use this word (or these words) to enhance the descriptions in the essay? 3. Even though this essay tells a story, it has a thesis statement – a main point. However, the thesis is not located in the first paragraph. Please quote the essay’s thesis statement, using quotation marks. Where is it located? 4. Please answer the last question under #1 in “Thinking about the Essay”: “[I]f you were the proverbial visitor from another planet where whining did not exist, how would you describe a whiner after reading about the two whiners in Angelou’s essay?” (Arlov, 2016, p. 122) ENGLISH 010 Instructions for Discussion Assignments All responses must consist of at least five Responses must be proofread for grammar and spelling before posting. Post responses by the due date(s). Responses posted after the due date will receive a grade of zero (0). Post your answer(s) to the discussion question(s) by the due date. Respond to at least two classmates’ postings by the due date. In at least 5 sentences, include not only agreement or disagreement (as appropriate) but also why you agree, disagree, or both, with your classmate’s response. Be kind and respectful! ENGLISH 010 Grading Rubric for Discussion Assignments Points 8 - 10 4 - 7 1 - 3 0 Quality of Posting Appropriate comments: thoughtful, reflective, and respectful of others’ postings. Appropriate comments and responds respectfully to others’ postings. Responds, but with Minimum effort. (e.g. "I agree with Bill") No posting. Relevance of Posting Posts topics related to discussion topic; prompts further discussion of topic. Posts topics that are related to discussion content. Posts topics which do not relate to the discussion content; makes short or irrelevant remarks. No posting. Contribution to the Learning Community Aware of needs of community; attempts to motivate the group discussion; presents creative approaches to topic. Attempts to direct the discussion and to present relevant viewpoints for consideration by group; interacts freely. Does not make effort to participate in learning community as it develops. No feedback provided to fellow student(s). Adapted from https://topr.online.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IDL6543_Discussion_Rubric.pdf (University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL)