The student has exceeded all of the requirements and the product is of excellent quality.
10 pts
The student has met all of the requirements and the final product is of great quality.
9 pts
The student has met some of the requirements and the final product is of good quality
7 pts
The student has not met the requirements and the final product is of fair quality.
5 pts
The student must include background information on his/her energy resource and provide a clear thesis statement.
The student must include three paragraphs. - The first must include the local and global environmental and economic advantages of the energy source. - The second must include the local and global environmental and economic disadvantages of the energy source. -The third must be a rebuttal to the negative side of using the chosen energy resource.
The student must restate the thesis and include a call-to-action for the reader to help implement the new energy resource.
-The student must include a minimum of one credible resource per paragraph and have his/her topic approved by the teacher. -The student includes a 'Work Cited' page at the end and includes appropriate in-text citations in MLA format.
-The student uses appropriate scientific terminology and is relatively free from grammatical and syntactical errors. -The student uses coherent, appropriate academic writing style. - The student has created an essay that is cohesive, organized, and easy to read.
The student uses the class time give to work on the essay. This includes any combination of the following: research, writing, revision, writing workshops, and conferences with the teacher about the essay.