Unit 4 Assignment Forum - Benefit or Harm?

Due Dates:

• By Friday of Unit 4, 11:59 p.m. EST – Post assignment to the forum. • By Sunday of Unit 4, 11:59 p.m. EST – Respond to a classmate.

Points: 100 Overview: For this assignment, you will take a stance for or against the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or pesticides in agriculture, and showcase an article that provides evidence for your claim. Instructions:

• Find an article that either supports or discredits the helpfulness of GMO’s or pesticides. The article should support your claim.

• Discuss at least three (3) pieces of evidence to support your stance. Some possible points of discussion include crop output, health and safety of humans and animals, water pollution, and economics.

Requirements:

• Upload your chosen article for your peers to evaluate your response. • Provide at least one (1) peer response that elaborates on your classmate’s ideas with further

comment or observation, presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration, and raises a question, or politely offers an alternative perspective.

• Include the citation of the article in the correct APA style.

• Post the assignment, article, and your response to the Assignment Forum by the due dates listed above.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

ENV110 – Exploring Environmental Issues

Unit 4 Assignment Forum – Benefit or Harm?

Evaluation Rubric for Benefit or Harm? Assignment Forum

CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Satisfactory Proficient

Evidence #1 (0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-22 Points) (23-25 Points)

Component is minimally or not addressed. Stance not supported.

Component somewhat supports stance. Missing significant details.

Component is fairly well addressed and supports stance, but may be missing some detail.

Component is thoroughly addressed and strongly supports stance.

Evidence #2

(0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-22 Points) (23-25 Points)

Component is minimally or not addressed. Stance not supported.

Component somewhat supports stance. Missing significant details.

Component is fairly well addressed and supports stance, but may be missing some detail.

Component is thoroughly addressed and strongly supports stance.

Evidence #3 (0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-22 Points) (23-25 Points)

Component is minimally or not addressed. Stance not supported.

Component somewhat supports stance. Missing significant details.

Component is fairly well addressed and supports stance, but may be missing some detail.

Component is thoroughly addressed and strongly supports stance.

Article Included and Reference Citation in APA Formatting

(0-2 Points) (3 Points) (4 Points) (5 Points)

Article citation was not present, and/or APA style formatting has significant errors.

Article citation was included and has some issues with APA style formatting.

Article citation was included, but has minor errors in APA style formatting.

Article citation was included and correctly formatted in APA style.

Peer Response

(0 Points) (6 Points) (8 Points) (10 Points)

No response post made to a classmate’s post.

Peer response provided, though minimal and lacking depth by restating or summarizing what was already expressed, details, and new ideas missing or lacking.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment but does not raise a question or offer an alternative perspective.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation; presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration; raises a question or politely offers an alternative perspective.

CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Satisfactory Proficient

Posting Due Dates

(0 Points) (5 Points) (10 Points)

The assignment and response were not posted by the due dates of the unit.

Either the assignment or the response was not posted by the due date of the unit.

Both the assignment and response were posted by the due dates of the unit.