Tips for a high score. 

• Restate the question in the form of a statement to answer it.  

• Support your answer with text evidence, connections to other things you've read or seen, or real life examples to elaborate in a few sentences.

•  Edit your response before you post.  

• Make sure to capitalize the word "I". 

• You can post again for a new score on any discussion board. 

Rubric

Here is the rubric I use to grade discussion posts.