Frequency (20) You will earn .5 points per post. If, for example, you have published 4 posts, you will have earned 2 points (4posts x .5points=2 points). You can win, at most, 20 points for this category (equivalent to 40 posts). Quality of Content (20) Your blog posts will be evaluated according to the following criteria: Relevance, Depth, Length, Flow, Maturity. Punctuation (20) Everyone will start with a full twenty points. You will be allowed up to one punctuation mistake PER POST without being penalized. For each additional error (more than one) you will be penalized one point. For example, if you have 4 punctuation errors, you will be penalized 3 points (the first is a freebie, and the next three would count against you). Grammar (20) Everyone will start with a full twenty points. If there are more than two grammatical (e.g., subject verb agreement, capitalization, etc.) errors PER POST, you will lose a point for each additional error. Basically, you have TWO freebies (unpenalized errors) per post. Shout outs (10 points) You will get one point per shout out (positive comment) that you write on your classmates’ blogs. Reader Comments You can earn up to five points for any comments left by a reader other than your classmates or Blog It teachers. Each reader comment will be worth .5 points. (e.g., 3 comments =1.5 points) Widgets (Max 5) You will receive one point for each widget you install on your blog (up to 5). EXTRAS As an added incentive to publicize your blog, you will earn one point for every “follower” of your blog (other than Ms. Fung, Mr. A, Mr. Goodman and Mr. G).
Judges' Criteria
ReplyDeleteFrequency (20)
You will earn .5 points per post. If, for example, you have published 4 posts, you will have earned 2 points (4posts x .5points=2 points). You can win, at most, 20 points for this category (equivalent to 40 posts).
Quality of Content (20)
Your blog posts will be evaluated according to the following criteria: Relevance, Depth, Length, Flow, Maturity.
Punctuation (20)
Everyone will start with a full twenty points. You will be allowed up to one punctuation mistake PER POST without being penalized. For each additional error (more than one) you will be penalized one point. For example, if you have 4 punctuation errors, you will be penalized 3 points (the first is a freebie, and the next three would count against you).
Grammar (20)
Everyone will start with a full twenty points. If there are more than two grammatical (e.g., subject verb agreement, capitalization, etc.) errors PER POST, you will lose a point for each additional error. Basically, you have TWO freebies (unpenalized errors) per post.
Shout outs (10 points)
You will get one point per shout out (positive comment) that you write on your classmates’ blogs.
Reader Comments
You can earn up to five points for any comments left by a reader other than your classmates or Blog It teachers. Each reader comment will be worth .5 points. (e.g., 3 comments =1.5 points)
Widgets (Max 5)
You will receive one point for each widget you install on your blog (up to 5).
EXTRAS
As an added incentive to publicize your blog, you will earn one point for every “follower” of your blog (other than Ms. Fung, Mr. A, Mr. Goodman and Mr. G).