Assignment Option One: Write a Letter the Throughout this lesson, you have explored the question: “How can improvements be made to you know, soundscape of marine mammals through action, legislation, and information?” Using what or additional information from a variety of sources, write a letter that would make a difference. Make sure you include facts, statistics, examples, or experiences to support your ideas. Be sure to address the following in your letter: Where will you send the letter? Magazine or specialty publication Newspaper Person of influence, such as a CEO (chief executive officer of a company), politician, or public figure What issue do you want addressed, and what evidence will you use to validate your opinion? What response do you expect, and what value will that response bring to the recipient? Category 4 3 2 1 Focus and The focus and intent is The focus is stated, The focus is The focus is intent. clearly outlined and the but not completely difficult to discern unknown. work stays on topic. followed. within the work. Supporting Includes three or more Includes three or Includes two Includes one evidence.. pieces of evidence (facts, more pieces of pieces of piece of statistics, examples, or evidence (facts, evidence that evidence and it experiences) that support statistics, examples, support the may be ideas. The writer anticipates experiences) that ideas. questionable. writer’s the and support the reader’s arguments writer’s provides ideas. arguments. Audience. Demonstrates a clear Demonstrates Demonstrates It is not clear understanding of the general some who the author potential reader and uses understanding of the understanding of is writing for. appropriate vocabulary and potential reader and the reader, but uses vocabulary and occasionally arguments to provides support these ideas. arguments that are unsuitable for the audience. Evidence All of the evidence is Most of the evidence At least one piece Evidence and and specific, relevant, and and examples are of evidence examples are examples. includes examples of how specific, relevant, provided, and not relevant, each piece of evidence and show how each examples are nor are they supports the piece of evidence relevant and explained. author’s position. supports the show evidence of support for the author’s position. author’s position. Sources Source information Sources are Sources are Very little collected for all elements, collected for most collected, though source including quotations and is sources and are in some may be information presented in the proper the required format. missing, and they included. format. are not in the required format.
Assignment Option One: Write a Letter Throughout this lesson, you have explored the question: “How can improvements be made to the soundscape of marine mammals through action, legislation, and information?” Using what you know, or additional information from a variety of sources, write a letter that would make a difference. Make sure you include facts, statistics, examples, or experiences to support your ideas. Be sure to address the following in your letter: Where will you send the letter? Magazine or specialty publication Newspaper Person of influence, such as a CEO (chief executive officer of a company), politician, or public figure What issue do you want addressed, and what evidence will you use to validate your opinion? What response do you expect, and what value will that response bring to the recipient? Category 4 3 2 1 Focus and intent. The focus and intent is clearly outlined and the work stays on topic. The focus is stated, but not completely followed. The focus is difficult to discern within the work. The focus is unknown. Supporting evidence.. Includes three or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, or experiences) that support ideas. The writer anticipates the reader’s arguments and provides Includes three or more pieces of evidence (facts, statistics, examples, experiences) that support the writer’s ideas. Includes two pieces of evidence that support the writer’s ideas. Includes one piece of evidence and it may be questionable. Audience. Demonstrates a clear understanding of the potential reader and uses appropriate vocabulary and arguments. Demonstrates general understanding of the potential reader and uses vocabulary and arguments to support these ideas. Demonstrates some understanding of the reader, but occasionally provides arguments that are unsuitable for the audience. It is not clear who the author is writing for. Evidence and examples. All of the evidence is specific, relevant, and includes examples of how each piece of evidence supports the author’s position. Most of the evidence and examples are specific, relevant, and show how each piece of evidence supports the author’s position. At least one piece of evidence provided, and examples are relevant and show evidence of support for the author’s position. Evidence and examples are not relevant, nor are they explained. Sources Source information collected for all elements, including quotations and is presented in the proper format. Sources are collected for most sources and are in the required format. Sources are collected, though some may be missing, and they are not in the required format. Very little source information included.