Geology in the News - Assignment

Grading Rubric

Each essay will be graded using this rubric. Points are awarded as outlined below. perfect score: (10+ 10)/2 = 10 =maximum number of points possible for this exercise. For detailed instructions see assignment instructions.

Value
0-.24
.25-.49
.5-.99
1
Topic I
Topic II

 

Articles

0

<3 articles
not much substance, repetitious

3-4 articles
(value depends on depth of articles)

>4
good articles, good content

____/1
____/1

Grammar and paragraph structure

 

-poor spelling
-poor grammar
-poor paragraph structure
-hard to read

readable but not spell checked, awkward phrasing and paragraph structure
minor problems
spell checked, lucid, excellent paragraph and sentence structure
____/1
____/1

Step 4:

Organization

-not typed
-wrong font and spacing
-no header
-Articles not arranged by topic

missing two or more formatting criteria lacking one formatting criteria followed all formatting criteria
____/1
____/1
Bibliography
no bibliography

-one or more elements (author, date, title. source)

-inconsistent organization

missing one element but mostly complete, organization is consistent -complete and consistent -includes auxiliary references
____/1
____/1
Value
0-1

2-3

4-5
6

Discussion

-none

-Failed to relate topic to geology

-Did not bother to address discussion topics (a-d)

-Missing more than one discussion topic.

-Paraphrasing out of context.

-Large sections of quoted text

-Discussed with understanding and little paraphrasing. 

-Missing one of discussion topics (a-d)

Discussion demonstrates a clear understanding and insight. All discussion topics (a-d) are clearly covered.

____/6
____/6
Grade = Total number of points/2
____/10
 ____/10