GEOG 442

Song of the Dodo Grading Form

Student name: _______________________________________________

CONTENT
   1. Conceptual summary of main ideas in book ........ _____     10
   2. Connections with course, e.g., .................. _____     10
      a. Medical geography
      b. Evolution of micro-organisms
      c. Habitat destruction
      d. Movement of exotics (lab animals, diseases)
      e. Evolutionary theory
        f. The nature of science
        g. The politics of science-based issues
      TOTAL CONTENT EVALUATION: ....................... _____     20
   
WRITING MECHANICS
   1.  Is the paper very well organized and
       integrated?  Disorganized panic writing = 0
       Organized and not too hard to follow = 1
       Extremely good flow, like a professional
       publication = 2   .............................. _____      2
   2.  Spelling
       Wholesale misspellings = 0
       A few misspellings = 1
       No misspellings at all = 2  .................... _____      2
   3.  Grammar (subject-verb agreement; consistency
       in tense)  ..................................... _____      1
   4.  Correct, complete, and varied sentences
       Bad = 0; mostly okay = 1; perfect = 2  ......... _____      2
   5.  Punctuation and capitalization (commas
       seem especially problematic) ................... _____      1
   6.  No sexist usage anywhere -- consult the
       guidelines for the paper  ...................... _____      1
   7.  Student has elegant and publishable
       style -- unusual sophistication in the
       use of language.  VERY rare -- maybe 1 or
       2 students show this caliber of writing,
       and it presupposes everything else is
       virtually perfect .............................. _____      1

       TOTAL WRITING MECHANICS:  ...................... _____     10

COMPUTATION OF OVERALL POINTS:

   1.  Total content points  .......................... _____     20

   2.  Total writing mechanics ........................ _____     10 

   3   Now, add these numbers ......................... _____     30

   4.  Multiply total by 20 and divide by 30 .......... _____     20

   5.  Late points, if any ............................ -____
     
   6.  TOTAL WEIGHTED POINTS .......................... _____     20


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