source of energy

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Emerging

Proficient

Exemplary

Assignment Criteria

Identify three primary types of energy that powers your home as well as all of the homes in your community. (Course Objective [CO] 2)

Identification of the three primary types of energy that powers one’s home as well as all of the homes in one’s community is incomplete, inaccurate, and/or not based on factual data.

Identification of the three primary types of energy that powers one’s home as well as all of the homes in one’s community is complete, but unclear.

Identification of the three primary types of energy that powers one’s home as well as all of the homes in one’s community is clear, accurate, and based on factual data.

Identification of the three primary types of energy that powers one’s home as well as all of the homes in one’s community is clear, accurate, and based on factual data.

In addition, several details are included with regards to the power needs of the city and how they were identified.

Explain how your current sources of energy impact the environment, and answer all additional required questions in the assignment.

(CO 2)

Explanation of how one’s current sources of energy impact the environment and the answers to all additional required questions in the assignment are incomplete, inaccurate, and/or not based on sound research.

Explanation of how one’s current sources of energy impact the environment and the answers to all additional required questions in the assignment are somewhat clear, but several errors or omissions are present, and the way the answers were determined is unclear.

Explanation of how one’s current sources of energy impact the environment and the answers to all additional required questions in the assignment are clear, complete, accurate, and based on sound research.

Explanation of how one’s current sources of energy impact the environment and the answers to all additional required questions in the assignment are clear, complete, accurate, and based on sound research. In addition, several insightful details are included with regards to the environmental impacts.

Determine how much energy your house uses each month and calculate the energy consumption for your entire city.

(CO 5)

Determination of how much energy one’s house uses each month and the calculation of how much the energy consumption is for the whole city are unclear, inaccurate, and not based on facts.

Determination of how much energy one’s house uses each month and the calculation of how much the energy consumption is for the whole city are somewhat clear, and partially accurate, but the process used to determine energy use was vague.

Determination of how much energy one’s house uses each month and calculation of how much the energy consumption is for the whole city are clear, accurate, and based on facts.

Determination of how much energy one’s house uses each month and the calculation of how much the energy consumption is for the whole city are clear, accurate, and based on facts. In addition, several insightful details are included with regard to how the estimations were made.

Recommend a realistic renewable resource to power your city, using your calculated power needs. Justify your response.

(CO 5)

Recommendation of a realistic renewable resource to power one’s city, using the calculated power needs, is unclear, inaccurate, and not based on facts.

Justification is either not present or unclear and illogical.

Recommendation of a realistic renewable resource to power one’s city, using the calculated power needs, is only somewhat clear, but sufficient details and supporting examples are lacking.

Justification is somewhat unclear and illogical.

Recommendation of a realistic renewable resource to power one’s city, using the calculated power needs, is clear, accurate, and based on facts.

Justification is clear and logical.

Recommendation of a realistic renewable resource to power one’s city, using the calculated power needs, is clear, accurate, and based on facts.

Justification is clear and logical, and several credible sources are utilized.

Explain how realistic this new resource is for your area, what the expense to convert energy sources would be, and whether you feel that people would support an energy conversion.

(CO 2)

Explanation of how realistic this possibility is for one’s area, what the expense would be to convert sources, and whether one feels that people would support an energy conversion is unclear, inaccurate, and not based on credible sources.

Explanation of how realistic this possibility is for one’s area, what the expense would be to convert sources, and whether one feels that people would support an energy conversion is somewhat clear, but sufficient details and supporting examples are lacking.

Explanation of how realistic this possibility is for one’s area, what the expense would be to convert sources, and whether one feels that people would support an energy conversion is clear, accurate, and based on credible sources.

Explanation of how realistic this possibility is for one’s area, what the expense would be to convert sources, and whether one feels that people would support an energy conversion is clear, accurate, and based on credible sources. In addition, several insightful details are included.

Explain how this new energy source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion.

(CO 5)

Explanation of how this new source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion is unclear, inaccurate, and not based on credible research.

Explanation of how this new source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion is somewhat clear, but sufficient details and supporting examples are lacking.

Explanation of how this new source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion is clear, accurate, and based on credible research.

Explanation of how this new source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion is clear, accurate, and based on credible research. In addition, several insightful details are included.

Presentation Components

Organization

Introduction

Thesis

Transitions

Conclusion

Introduction is limited or missing entirely.

The paper lacks a thesis statement.

Transitions are infrequent, illogical, or missing entirely.

Conclusion is limited or missing entirely.

Introduction is present but incomplete or underdeveloped.

The paper is loosely organized around a thesis that may have to be inferred.

Transitions are sporadic.

Conclusion is present, but incomplete or underdeveloped.

Introduction has a clear opening, provides background information, and states the topic.

The paper is organized around an arguable, clearly stated thesis statement.

Transitions are appropriate and help the flow of ideas.

Conclusion summarizes the main argument and has a clear ending.

Introduction catches the reader’s attention, provides compelling and appropriate background info, and clearly states the topic.

The paper is well organized around an arguable, focused thesis.

Thoughtful transitions clearly show how ideas relate.

Conclusion leaves the reader with a sense of closure and provides concluding insights.

Usage and Mechanics

Grammar

Spelling

Sentence structure

Writing contains numerous errors in spelling, grammar, and/or sentence structure that severely interferes with readability and comprehension.

Errors in spelling and grammar exist that somewhat interfere with readability and/or comprehension.

Writing follows conventions of spelling and grammar throughout. Errors are infrequent and do not interfere with readability or comprehension.

The paper is basically error free in terms of mechanics. Grammar and mechanics help establish a clear idea and aid the reader in following the writer’s logic.

APA Elements

Attribution

Paraphrasing

Quotations

No attempt at APA format.

APA format is attempted to paraphrase, quote, and cite, but errors are significant.

APA format is used accurately to paraphrase, quote, and cite in many spots throughout when appropriate or called for. Errors present are somewhat minor.

APA format is used accurately to paraphrase, quote, and cite throughout the presentation when appropriate or called for. Only a few minor errors present.

Style

Audience

Word Choice

Writing often slips into first and/or second person.

Word choice is consistently inaccurate, unclear, or inappropriate for the audience.

Writing sometimes slips into first and/or second person.

Word choice is sometimes inaccurate, unclear, or inappropriate for the audience.

Writing remains in third person throughout.

Word choice is accurate, clear, and appropriate for the audience.

Writing remains professional in third person throughout.

Word choice is precise, appropriate for the audience, and memorable.

Subtotal

Timeliness

Late work penalty:

Total Score

/ 300 pts