Assignment Option One: Make a Written Piece Throughout this lesson you have explored anthropogenic or ‘human-made’ sounds in the ocean. Using what you know, or additional information from a variety of sources, create a written piece (such as an essay, report, or speech) that explores the following questions: Should all noise in the ocean be regulated? What will these regulations look like, and how will they be enforced? Which noises are the regulations intended to address, and how will they correct the issue? Be sure to answer these questions in your assignment: Should all noise be subject to the same regulations? Who will set those regulations, and how will they be set? Which noises are outside the regulations? Which are within them? Should different regulations apply if a noise only occurs in the short term? Should the regulations apply if humans cannot detect the noise? Should the regulations apply if they have the possibility to impact human safety? Criteria: 4 3 2 1 Stance on issue Opinions and Opinions and Opinions and ideas Opinions not is clear and ideas express a ideas are mostly need refining, some well discussed defined. well-rounded well-rounded ideas well or expressed. view while while keeping expressed. keeping focus focus and reader and reader engagement. engagement. Regulations and Possible impacts Some possible Possible impacts to Impacts to impacts are well to marine impacts to marine mammals marine explained and mammals are marine mammals are alluded to or mammals are connected to fully explained. are explained. barely touched on. not clear. position author’s stance. Author’s Author’s Author’s Author’s suggested suggested and suggested position is regulations are regulations are regulations are unknown. clear. not completely unknown. clear. Piece is Discussion is Discussion is Discussion is Piece is engaging and engaging and engaging, but present though not neither explores multiple acknowledges some engaging. engaging, nor perspectives and multiple perspectives are Important does it ideas. perspectives. missing. perspectives are address other missing. perspectives. Piece has been No mistakes. 1-2 mistakes. 2-4 mistakes. Many proofread for mistakes are spelling, evident. grammar, and accuracy, and includes name, date, and title.
Assignment Option One: Make a Written Piece Throughout this lesson you have explored anthropogenic or ‘human-made’ sounds in the ocean. Using what you know, or additional information from a variety of sources, create a written piece (such as an essay, report, or speech) that explores the following questions: Should all noise in the ocean be regulated? What will these regulations look like, and how will they be enforced? Which noises are the regulations intended to address, and how will they correct the issue? Be sure to answer these questions in your assignment: Should all noise be subject to the same regulations? Who will set those regulations, and how will they be set? Which noises are outside the regulations? Which are within them? Should different regulations apply if a noise only occurs in the short term? Should the regulations apply if humans cannot detect the noise? Should the regulations apply if they have the possibility to impact human safety? Criteria: 4 3 2 1 Stance on issue is clear and defined. Opinions and ideas express a well-rounded view while keeping focus and reader engagement. Opinions and ideas are mostly well-rounded while keeping focus and reader engagement. Opinions and ideas need refining, some ideas well expressed. Opinions not well discussed or expressed. Regulations and impacts are well explained and connected to author’s stance. Possible impacts to marine mammals are fully explained. Author’s suggested regulations are clear. Some possible impacts to marine mammals are explained. Author’s suggested regulations are not completely clear. Possible impacts to marine mammals are alluded to or barely touched on. Author’s position and suggested regulations are unknown. Impacts to marine mammals are not clear. Author’s position is unknown. Piece is engaging and explores multiple perspectives and ideas. Discussion is engaging and acknowledges multiple perspectives. Discussion is engaging, but some perspectives are missing. Discussion is present though not engaging. Important perspectives are missing. Piece is neither engaging, nor does it address other perspectives. Piece has been proofread for spelling, grammar, and accuracy, and includes name, date, and title. No mistakes. 1-2 mistakes. 2-4 mistakes. Many mistakes are evident.