Understanding critical environmental and social issues affecting human health, populations, biodiversity, and resource conservation.
Please address the following questions in your document. This should be in paragraph form as you will be graded for paragraph and sentence structure, grammar, and spelling.
Provide the title, author (or organization), and date of the article.
Give a summary of the article. You should explain the purpose of the research, research technique/strategies, results, and how these findings are significant. See the attached rubric for scoring guidelines.
Explain how the article relates to a topic that we studied in class this semester.
*see rubric for exact expectations
Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance
Student’s choice of article applicable to course content.
4 pts
Advanced
Article applicable; related to subject content of course
0 pts
Unacceptable
Article not relevant to subject or tied to class in any form
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCurrent
Student reported date of article to be less than six months of age.
4 pts
Advanced
Article from a current publication; must give date in source
2 pts
Average
Article older than 6 months; must give date and source
0 pts
Unacceptable
No date provided
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeParagraph
Student used correct writing style and stated relevance to class.
4 pts
Advanced
Great structure with introduction and relevance to class clearly stated
3 pts
Proficient
Good introduction and relevance to class stated
2 pts
Average
Lacking introduction or relevance to class
1 pts
Minimal
Paragraph structure hard to follow
0 pts
Unacceptable
No introduction and no relevance presented
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary
Student restated researcher’s words in their own words.
4 pts
Advanced
Presented: summary of major points, named researchers, goals of project and relevance of information
3 pts
Proficient
Missing one of the major points
2 pts
Average
Missing two of the major points
1 pts
Minimal
Missing three of the major points
0 pts
Unacceptable
No major points present
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDirections
Student complied with instructions of instructor.
4 pts
Advanced
Great article analysis, paragraph and sentence structure, no grammatical or spelling errors
3 pts
Proficient
Missing one of the major items
2 pts
Average
Missing two of the major items
1 pts
Minimal
Missing three of the major items
0 pts
Unacceptable
No major items present
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePLO3.EnvironmentalSocialIssues
4 pts
Advanced
The student scored 18 – 20 on the above criteria.
3 pts
Proficient
The student scored 15 – 17 on the above criteria.
2 pts
Emerging
The student scored 12 – 14 on the above criteria.
1 pts
Beginning
The student scored 11 or below on the above criteria.
4 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePLO3.EnvironmentalSocialIssue
The student will analyze a crucial environmental and social concern that impacts human health, populations, biodiversity, and resource conservation.
threshold: 3.0 pts
4 pts
Advanced
3 pts
Proficient
2 pts
Emerging
1 pts
Beginning
4 pts
Total Points: 28
Follow the rubric as much as possible and please try to make everying fit on one page. Should just be like one or two paragraphs.
Link to the article below:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240529144212.htm
