Writing Assignment/ Lab #1

Writing Assignment/ Lab #1 GRADING RUBRIC [10% towards your total grade]

Requirements:

Essay content in your own words: 500 word minimum – NOT including headings, titles, identifying information or any quoted material or references. [1 points]

Both the first part and second part of your paper should be clearly labeled (to do this use a heading like Part 1, Part 2) [1 points],

Paper Part 1:

· Description of one of the games in which your creature survived for a million years. [2 points]

· Written detail about the particular adaptations (describe them and their functions) that were crucial to the organism’s survival over a million years. [1 points]

· Written detail about the selection pressures (describe these and their effects on the game organisms) that made the organism’s particular adaptations crucial to it's survival over a million years. [1 points]

Paper Part 2:

· A picture of your imaginary organism (i.e., your own original creation), inserted into your document, illustrating its phenotypic features and adaptive traits. [2 points]

· Written detail about the specialized adaptive functions of your imaginary organism (specifically its physiological and/or behavioral adaptations). [1 points]

· Written detail about the selection pressures that made your imaginary organism’s specialized adaptations crucial to it's survival. [1 points]

Summary of 10 possible points:

Requirement	Possible	Earned
Original word count >= 500	1.00
parts 1 & 2 labeled	1.00
Description of successful game	2.00
Detail about adaptations	1.00
Detail about selection pressures	1.00
Picture of imaginary organism illustrating its phenotypic features and adaptive traits.	2.00
Written description of its complex adaptation(s)	1.00
Written description of selection pressures that shaped the complex adapation(s)	1.00
TOTAL	10