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You have been given some information about hurricanes and tsunami through class. What I want you to do is write an article about the differences between hurricanes and typhoons. You will be given 1 day in the library and 1 day in the computer lab. In your article you should cover the following topics:

1. Where do hurricanes and a tsunami occur?
2. What kind of damage do they cause?
3. What are the warning signs of them?
4. Are the warning times long enough?
5. How many lives do they affect each year?

Please note that there are two sides to every question; a hurricane and a tsunami are different in nature. So please make sure that you are treating them differently when you are answering the questions! PLEASE DO NOT LUMP A HURRICANE AND A TSUNAMI TOGETHER!!!!!!

Your article must be written properly. Make sure that you use paragraphs, complete sentences, organize your ideas, and use your punctuation properly.

Your articles are going to be evaluated by your peers. There will be four people evaluating your article, and the four scores will be averaged. The average will be your final grade.

Name of person’s paper_____________

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. only answered a few questions required

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. most questions required were answered

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. all of the questions 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 of the questions were answered

Please note that if the person’s paper falls in between two categories you can give them the score listed in-between each section.(The first evaluator put a grade in #1 spot, the second evaluator in #2 spot and so on)

Copyright 2008, Jon Mueller. Professor of Psychology, North Central College, Naperville, IL. Comments, questions or suggestions about this website should be sent to the author, Jon Mueller, at jfmueller@noctrl.edu.