for prof avril
ANSWER THE ATTACH WORKSHEET BELOW
SCI 100 Module Two Short Answer Guidelines and Rubric
Describing Evidence
Prompt: In this short answer assignment, youll identify the main idea of your chosen news story and describe the evidence that the author(s) uses to support it.
As you describe the evidence, be specific and objectivemeaning, discuss facts and data that support the main idea, not opinions.
Your work on this assignment will directly support Project 1, which is also due this week.
To complete this activity, answer the following questions:
1. What is the main idea or thesis of your chosen news story? Remember, this is the same article you chose from ScienceDaily in last weeks discussion.
2. Identify and describe the major pieces of evidence that support the main idea of the news story. Discuss at least two pieces of evidence from the story.
Anything that the writer uses to support the thesis of the story would be considered a piece of evidence.
3. Explain whether the information in the news story is valid and reliable. Think back to the source credibility activity you did in Module One. Is this
evidence supported by research, and could you get more information on the original research if you wanted to?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document. The length of your responses to each question may vary. A good response will
be about 12 paragraphs in total.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Main Idea Accurately identifies the main idea of
the news story
Identifies the main idea of the news
story, but it is inaccurate or lacking
detail
Doesnt identify the main idea of the
news story
25
Evidence Identifies and accurately describes
the evidence that supports the main
idea of the news story
Describes some evidence that
supports the main idea of the news
story, but description is unclear,
inaccurate or incomplete
Does not describe the evidence that
supports the main idea of the news
story
40
Validity and Reliability Explains whether the information in
the news story is valid and reliable
and supports response with evidence
Explains whether the information in
the news story is valid and reliable,
but explanation is unclear, inaccurate,
or unsupported
Does not explain whether the
information in the news story is valid
and reliable
25
Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key ideas and
thoughts in a short-answer response
Response needs clarification to
support understanding of key ideas
and thoughts
Key ideas or thoughts are not
understandable
10
Total 100% SCI 100 Topic Exploration Graphic Organizer
Topic (Describe the topic discussed in your news story, providing details about the background of the topic.)
Main Idea (Identify the main idea or thesis in the news story you selected.)
Supporting Evidence (Describe the evidence that supports the main idea or thesis of your news story.)
1)
2)
3)
Questions (Your questions should be based on the main idea and supporting evidence that you identified.)
1)
2)
3)
Information (Identify the types of sources that you could use to find more information about the topic discussed in your news story and the questions you posed.)
