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Now that we have covered most of the oceanography unit, I want you to research the idea of a giant squid living in the very depths of the ocean. You are going to have to write a 2 page journal entry on this topic.

You are going to be given 2 days in the library to research this topic. I want you to pair up with one other student and see if you can help each other out, as far as information that was found on-line. Even though you are going to be researching with another person, you are going to be responsible for your own journal. You may also have different views; one may think that the giant squid can live in the very depths of the ocean, and one may not.

I do not need your information to be cited, but I would like at lease five different web sites from which you found your information to support your idea(s).

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. very few questions were answered

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 questions were answered

70

80 - Good

1. idea 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. all but one question were answered

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. all questions were answered

_________________ total points / 100

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