English
Task:
Each student decides on a problem from the main topic areas (Environment, Health, or Traffic). He / She defines the specific problem and brainstorm ideas about the problem, possible solutions, and how to make people aware of this problem. After the brainstorming, the students fine tune and group their ideas on this paper and submit this document to the instructor.
Grading Criteria for Brainstorming and grouping ideas
Category
Excellent 25
Average 20
Good 15
Poor 5
Score
Quality of ideas
More than 10 ideas are presented for problem and solution
More than 7 ideas are presented for problem and solution
More than 4 ideas are presented for problem and solution
Less than 3 ideas are presented for problem and solution
Variety of ideas
A wide variety of ideas are presented
A variety of ideas are presented
Little variety of ideas are presented
No variety of ideas are presented
Depth of Detail
All ideas are well supported with detail
Most ideas are supported with details
Some ideas are supported with detail
Few ideas are supported with details
Creativity of ideas
Numerous creative ideas
Several creative ideas
Some creative ideas
Few creative ideas
TOTAL:
My Problem area
1- What is the problem? Define the problem that you chose in about three six sentences.
2- Brainstorm for solutions. (use any of the pre-writing techniques that you learnt) Write at least 10 ideas
3- How to create awareness about the problem and its solution – Write at least 5 ideas.
Bonus Question (10%)
Find two articles that you can use when writing about your problem. Write the title of the article and the copy the link for this article here.
