Reducing Our Ecological Footprint

SHORT ESSAY ASSESSMENT

	Excellent (18-20)	Good (16-17)	Fair (12-15)	Needs Improvement (11> X)	TOTAL 100
Essay Question 1 (1^st Paragraph)	-Answer reflects in-depth analysis and is insightful -issues addressed were highly significant -paragraph is well-composed, well-written & free of spelling mistakes (contains topic sentence, body and concluding sentence).	-Answer reflects solid understanding of the issue -general issues pertaining to the question were addressed -paragraph is well-written though it could use some refinement	-Answer reflects a very basic grasp of the issue -some of the major issues addressed, though some key points may have been over looked (more detail required) -paragraph is coherent, though clarity needed -research is not referenced -spelling mistakes present	-Answer reflects confusion -student did not address key issues -paragraph lacks clarity -research is not referenced -spelling mistakes present	/20
Essay Question 2 (2^nd Paragraph)	-Answer reflects in-depth analysis and is insightful -issues addressed were highly significant -paragraph is well-composed, well-written & free of spelling mistakes (contains topic sentence, body and concluding sentence).	-Answer reflects solid understanding of the issue -general issues pertaining to the question were addressed -paragraph is well-written though it could use some refinement	-Answer reflects a very basic grasp of the issue -some of the major issues addressed, though some key points may have been over looked (more detail required) -paragraph is coherent, though clarity needed -research is not referenced -spelling mistakes present	-Answer reflects confusion -student did not address key issues -paragraph lacks clarity -research is not referenced -spelling mistakes present	/20
Final Paragraph (Relating to activity)	-Summary provides in-depth analysis and is related back to topic questions in insightful ways -Student offers their own insightful conclusions -paragraph is well-composed, well-written & free of spelling mistakes (contains topic sentence, body and concluding sentence).	-Summary reflects a good understanding of the topic and relates to topic questions. -paragraph is well-written though it could use some refinement	-Summary reflects a basic, general understanding of the relevance of their field research. -Student missed some opportunities to relate their field research to their topic questions in obvious ways. -paragraph is coherent, though clarity needed -research is not referenced -spelling mistakes present	-Summary is somewhat confusing at times -summary frequently does not relate to back to topic questions in obvious situations where it should have. Answer reflects confusion -paragraph lacks clarity -research is not referenced -spelling mistakes present	/20
Data Representation / Analysis	-Raw data was gathered on a very-well conceived table that enabled student to record highly relevant statistics -Table of statistics OR graph OR descriptive table included with the essay (copy/pasted from excel) enhances concepts addressed within the essay	-raw data was gathered using a table that enabled the student to gather relevant statistics -Table of statistics OR graph OR descriptive table included with the essay (copy/pasted from excel) is consistent with the topic at hand	-raw data was recorded though the statistics not as relevant as they could have been -Table of statistics OR graph OR descriptive table included with the essay though it is not conceptually clear or lacks some relevance	-raw data lacked depth and was poorly recorded in a non-structured manner (no well-conceived recording sheet used) -Table of statistics OR graph OR descriptive not provided OR the data lacks meaning	/20
Research / References	Three scholarly references cited (relating to paragraph work)	Two scholarly references cited (relating to paragraph work)	One scholarly reference cited (relating to paragraph work)	-No references provided or references were not relevant or scholarly	/20
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