Attendance without excuses

Or try awarding 10 points per day of attendance for the weekly writing assignment and 5 (6? 7?) points for the discussion makeup for those who miss. Extra credit to all for their responses above this requirement.

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For students who miss class regardless of the reason, give them an assignment on the discussion board to make up for that lost time. For example, write a two-paragraph commentary on the topic covered in class that day. The commentary would be due within a week of the missed class date, and it would have to meet the standards for a quality discussion post to count.

This requires strict enforcement of attendance policy. Points could be awarded for attendance to provide a value for each day. How would that fit into the competencies of the class?

Any student could reply to one of these messages with a comment to earn extra credit.