The Task

As you know we have been studying about pollution, the different kinds and how it affects our daily life. As a final project for this unit you will create either a brochure demonstrating the content you have learned about pollution or write a letter to the editor of the Richmond Register stating your position on pollution and what you want the city to do about it. It is important that you do your very best on this assignment because it will be displayed for the public to see. This is a very big part of your unit grade. Please see the attached rubric for all the details your project must include. You have one week to complete this assignment.

Making the Brochure:

The brochures are going to be displayed at the Science Fair at a booth with our classes name on it. Not only will your friends see it but the parents of our school will too. In making the brochure, you must demonstrate everything you have learned about pollution over the last two-weeks. You must include graphics. Show what the different kinds of pollution do to our environment.

Writing a Letter to the Editor:

You are going to write and have published a letter to the editor of the Richmond Register for all of Madison County to read. In this article you are to express your feelings about the different kinds of pollution. You need to express to the editor why pollution is a problem in our city and tell them what you think they should do to correct the problems.

Rubric for Making a Brochure

Name________________________________________ Date__________________

CATEGORY

Spelling & Proofreading

______4: No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

______3: No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

______2: No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

______1: Several spelling errors in the brochure.

Content - Accuracy

______4: All facts in the brochure are accurate.

______3: 99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

______2: 89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

______1: Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

Attractiveness & Organization

_____4: The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.

_____3: The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.

_____2: The brochure has well-organized information.

_____1: The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Graphics/Pictures

_____4: Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.

_____3: Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.

_____2: Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy".

_____1: Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.

Total

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Rubric for Letter to the Editor

Name __________________________________ Date________________________

CATEGORY

Sentences & Paragraphs

_____4: Sentences and paragraphs are complete, well-constructed and of varied structure.

_____3: All sentences are complete and well-constructed (no fragments, no run-ons). Paragraphing is generally done well.

_____2: Most sentences are complete and well-constructed. Paragraphing needs some work.

_____1: Many sentence fragments or run-on sentences OR paragraphing needs lots of work.

Grammar & spelling (conventions)

_____4: Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling.

_____3: Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

_____2: Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling

_____1: Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling.

Capitalization and Punctuation

_____4: Writer makes no errors in capitalization and punctuation.

_____3: Writer makes 1-2 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

_____2: Writer makes 3-4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

_____1: Writer makes more than 4 errors in capitalization and punctuation.

Ideas

_____4: Ideas were expressed in a clear and organized fashion. It was easy to figure out what the letter was about.

_____3: Ideas were expressed in a pretty clear manner, but the organziation could have been better.

_____2: Ideas were somewhat organized, but were not very clear. It took more than one reading to figure out what the letter was about.

_____1: The letter seemed to be a collection of unrelated sentences. It was very difficult to figure out what the letter was about.

Total:

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