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Oceanography - Journal Task

 

Explore Inc.

To Oceanography Student:

You have been selected from a long list of students to be part of the Atlantis expedition. On this expedition you are going to have to keep a journal of all information that you come across supporting the theory that there was a city of Atlantis. Along that journey, you are responsible for logging in your information in the form of a journal. It is in that journal that you will write any information that you find supporting the fact that Atlantis was indeed a city of great size.

All information must be typed and cited. We ask that you limited your journal entry to 5 pages in length. We also encourage you to use as many resources as possible. If you have any questions our representative in your area is Mrs. Dickson; you may contact her at Cary-Grove High School for more information.

Thank you for your continuing interest in the oceans and their many untold stories.

Sincerely,

Jon Mueller

President of Explore Inc.

 

Atlantis Journal Rubric

0 - Did not attempt

40 - Highly flawed

    1. ideas poorly communicated
    2. Sentences are not complete
    3. incorrect use of punctuation
    4. Paragraphs are not used correctly
    5. information was not cited

50

60 - Needs work

    1. ideas were organized poorly
    2. sentences were fragmented and/or run-ons
    3. punctuation was used, but only sporadically
    4. some paragraphs were used correctly
    5. some of information was cited

70

80 - Good

    1. ideas were organized
    2. sentences were written well with very few fragments or run-ons
    3. punctuation was used correctly the majority of the time
    4. paragraphs were used correctly
    5. information was cited, but incorrectly

90

100 - Excellent

    1. ideas were clearly organized
    2. sentences were all complete with no run-ons or fragments
    3. punctuation was used correctly
    4. paragraphs were used correctly
    5. information was cited correctly

 

 

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