| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| BIO-220 | BIO-220-O505 | Water Quality Essay | 110.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | Less than Satisfactory (65.00%) | Satisfactory (75.00%) | Good (85.00%) | Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 85.0% |
| Obtain a water quality report from your local municipality within the last two years and discuss what you found in the report. | 15.0% | Essay does not obtain water quality report and does not discuss what was found. | Essay discusses items found in the water quality report, but is incomplete or missing relevant information. | Essay discusses items found in the water quality report; content is accurate and meets the basic criteria of the assignment. | Essay discusses items found in the water quality report; content is accurate, detailed, and utilizes at least one references. | Essay discusses items found in the water quality report; content is accurate, detailed, utilizes two or more references, and reflects critical thinking or a global view. |
| Identify a water quality issue happening in your community and where the pollution comes from. | 15.0% | Essay does not identify water quality issue and pollution source. | Essay identifies water quality issue in regards to pollution source, but is incomplete or missing relevant information. | Essay identifies water quality issue in regards to pollution source; content is accurate and meets the basic criteria of the assignment. | Essay identifies water quality issue in regards to pollution source; content is accurate, detailed, and utilizes at least one references. | Essay identifies a water quality issue in regards to pollution source; content is accurate, detailed, utilizes two or more references, and reflects critical thinking or a global view. |
| Describe how pollution source is impacting the environment and human health. | 15.0% | Essay does not describes how pollution source is impacting the environment and human health. | Essay describes how pollution source is impacting the environment and human health, but is incomplete or missing relevant information. | Essay describes how pollution source is impacting the environment and human health; content is accurate, provides one example of each, and meets the basic criteria of the assignment. | Essay describes how pollution source is impacting the environment and human health; content is accurate, provides two examples of each, and utilizes at least one references. | Essay describes how pollution source is impacting the environment and human health; content is accurate, provides two examples of each, utilizes two or more references, and reflects critical thinking or a global view. |
| Identify three management practices to minimize water pollution. | 15.0% | Essay does not identify three management practices to minimize water pollution. | Essay identifies one management practices to minimize water pollution, but does not provide three examples. | Essay identifies two management practices to minimize water pollution; content is accurate and meets the basic criteria of the assignment. | Essay identifies three management practices to minimize water pollution; content is accurate, detailed, and utilizes at least two references. | Essay identifies three management practices to minimize water pollution; content is accurate, detailed, utilizes two or more references, and reflects critical thinking or a global view. |
| Sources | 10.0% | No outside academic sources were used to support major points. | Few relevant sources beyond assigned readings were used to support major points. Important relevant sources were neglected. Sources were overused. | Sources were adequate, relevant, and extend beyond assigned readings. Sources support major points and writer's idea development. | Sources are academic, current and/or relevant to support major points. Sources effectively and consistently support the major points and writer's idea development. | Sources are academic, comprehensive, current, and/or relevant. Sources expertly support, extend, and inform ideas but do not substitute for the writer's own idea development. Sources are well synthesized to support major points. |
| Thesis Development and Purpose | 7.0% | Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. | Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear. | Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. | Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. | Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
| Argument Logic and Construction | 8.0% | Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent. | Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. | Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. | Argument shows logical progression. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. | Clear and convincing argument presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. |
| Format | 15.0% |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, and/or word choice are present. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used. | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Paper Format (1- inch margins; 12-point-font; double-spaced; Times New Roman) | 5.0% | GCU template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. | GCU template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent. | GCU template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. | GCU template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. | All format elements are correct. |
| Research Citations (In-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) | 5.0% | No reference page is included. No citations are used. | Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. | Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. | Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and GCU style is usually correct. | In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |
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