"Park Rangers supervise, manage and perform work in the conservation and use of resources in national parks and other federally-managed areas."
- Job description for a national park ranger
provided by the National Park Service
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- Job description for a national park ranger
provided by the National Park Service
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INSTRUCTIONS
4 EASY STEPS TO BLOGGING
1) FIND IT: Find a blog post by clicking on the "Joining the Conversation" Blog page above.
2) READ IT: Next, review the current news story posts, and choose one of them to read and comment on. Click on the post's header (e.g., "First Days at Mather" on the sample blog page). Read both the story and the comments already submitted.
3) WRITE IT: Write your comment at the bottom of the post's page where it reads, "Leave a Reply." FIRST, you must ENTER YOUR NAME in the appropriate field by typing your first name and your class period. For example, if your name is Alex and you are in my first period class, you will type "Alex1." Do not enter your last name, and do not type in the "Email" and "Website" fields. SECONDLY, you must ENTER YOUR COMMENT in the large text box. A thoughtful comment will do one of the following:
1) Discuss how the issue in the article affects you directly.
2) Discuss how the issue in the article affects your local community.
3) Discuss how the issue in the article affects the citizens of Chicago.
4) Discuss how the issue in the article affects the citizens of Illinois.
5) Discuss how the issue in the article affects the citizens of USA.
6) Discuss how the issue in the article affects people living all over the world.
5) SUBMIT IT: Lastly, once you have reviewed your comment for spelling and grammatical errors, you are ready to submit it to me for review. To do this, click the "Submit" button. Congratulations - you have finished your part! I will read your comment to see that it meets the grading requirements described below. Once approved, it will be graded and added to the list of comments for that post.
***Please be aware that I reserve the right to close the comment box for certain articles prior to the assignment deadline if I notice that the other articles for that week have little or no responses.
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1) FIND IT: Find a blog post by clicking on the "Joining the Conversation" Blog page above.
2) READ IT: Next, review the current news story posts, and choose one of them to read and comment on. Click on the post's header (e.g., "First Days at Mather" on the sample blog page). Read both the story and the comments already submitted.
3) WRITE IT: Write your comment at the bottom of the post's page where it reads, "Leave a Reply." FIRST, you must ENTER YOUR NAME in the appropriate field by typing your first name and your class period. For example, if your name is Alex and you are in my first period class, you will type "Alex1." Do not enter your last name, and do not type in the "Email" and "Website" fields. SECONDLY, you must ENTER YOUR COMMENT in the large text box. A thoughtful comment will do one of the following:
1) Discuss how the issue in the article affects you directly.
2) Discuss how the issue in the article affects your local community.
3) Discuss how the issue in the article affects the citizens of Chicago.
4) Discuss how the issue in the article affects the citizens of Illinois.
5) Discuss how the issue in the article affects the citizens of USA.
6) Discuss how the issue in the article affects people living all over the world.
5) SUBMIT IT: Lastly, once you have reviewed your comment for spelling and grammatical errors, you are ready to submit it to me for review. To do this, click the "Submit" button. Congratulations - you have finished your part! I will read your comment to see that it meets the grading requirements described below. Once approved, it will be graded and added to the list of comments for that post.
***Please be aware that I reserve the right to close the comment box for certain articles prior to the assignment deadline if I notice that the other articles for that week have little or no responses.
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GRADING RUBRIC
Comments must meet grade requirements #1 and #2 to be posted, and higher scores will be given to those comments meeting grade requirements #3 through #6. A comment not meeting at least the first two grade requirements will not be posted, and the student will receive an "F" for the assignment. Please remember: I will read all comments before they are posted on this site. Inappropriate comments will not be posted, and any student that submits an inappropriate comment is subject to penalty.
GRADE REQUIREMENTS
"D" to "C" Range:
1) Your comment must be written using complete sentences and in Standard English with few grammatical errors, and
2) Your comment must relate to the topic of the assigned post.
"C" to "B" Range - #1 and #2, plus...:
3) Adds a new idea or expands on an idea expressed in my post or the comment of another student, and
4) Makes a direct reference to information in the article (e.g., a quote).
"A" Range - #1 through #4, plus...:
5) Your idea or thought must be explained well enough for others to understand what you're trying to say (e.g., includes examples).
GRADE REQUIREMENTS
"D" to "C" Range:
1) Your comment must be written using complete sentences and in Standard English with few grammatical errors, and
2) Your comment must relate to the topic of the assigned post.
"C" to "B" Range - #1 and #2, plus...:
3) Adds a new idea or expands on an idea expressed in my post or the comment of another student, and
4) Makes a direct reference to information in the article (e.g., a quote).
"A" Range - #1 through #4, plus...:
5) Your idea or thought must be explained well enough for others to understand what you're trying to say (e.g., includes examples).