Responding to a classmate’s thread requires both the addition of new ideas and a

Responding to a classmate’s thread requires both the addition of new ideas and analysis. A
particular point made by the classmate must be addressed and built upon by your analysis in
order to move the conversation forward. Thus, the reply is a rigorous assignment that requires
you to build upon the thread to develop deeper and more thorough discussion of the ideas
introduced. As such, replies that merely affirm, restate, or unprofessionally quarrel with the
previous thread(s) and fail to make a valuable, substantive contribution to the discussion will
receive appropriate point deductions. 250 WORDS Each reply