To earn the full number of points for your response, you will need to write a post of at least 200 words on the requested topic. This is what 200 words looks like: If I want to write 200 words, first, I need to know what that looks like: so as I am writing along, you will notice that each line of type contains anywhere from 20 to 30 words or so. So this means that in order to meet the two hundred word limit, you will need to type roughly about ten lines. Why do I ask you to type so many words? It is very difficult to create an effective response to a topic in fewer words than that. The point of the responses to the forum questions is that you are being asked to give thought to some issue and then record that thought. In some ways, this is like showing your work in math: but, more importantly, typing down as much of your thinking as you can capture makes it possible for you to not only know what you are thinking, but to retrace your steps and recapture your thinking as needed. Also, I want you to practice writing in this class. Therefore, there is no better way to practice writing than to do a lot of it. Remember that I don’t care about grammar, punctuation and so on.