Module 9: Human-Environment Interactions; Deforestation and Desertification in Africa
Module 10: Cecil the Lion and Wildlife Policies in Africa
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Portfolio Rubric (1)
Assignment Instructions:
1. Complete a 500 WORD essay related to the topics covered in Modules 9 & 10.
2. Select a minimum of two topics- one from Module 9 and one Module 10 and relate these topics
to your chosen African country (i.e., the country you selected at the beginning of the semester).
3. Your essay should be written in proper essay format (i.e, indented paragraphs, proper grammar and
paragraph development).
4. Provide at least 2 scholarly sources and use in-text citations in APA style where appropriate in
addition to your listed ‘References Cited’ (this should come after the body of your essay). You may
use sources from your Annotated Bibliography or you are welcome to find/use additional sources.
5. Include Word Count at top of document with assignment heading/title.
6. Submit as an uploaded Microsoft Word (doc or docx) or PDF document(*MacBook ‘Pages’ not
accepted.)
3/19/2020 Portfolio Submission #4
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Criteria Ratings Pts
20.0 pts
10.0 pts
5.0 pts
30.0 pts
5.0 pts
Sources 20.0 pts
Includes at least 2 sources, all
sources are of acceptable
academic quality (ie peerreviewed)
10.0 pts
Includes enough
sources, but some
are not peer
reviewed
0.0 pts
Includes less than 2
sources OR all sources
are not peer-reviewed
Formatting 10.0 pts
Each source is cited both intext
and in a bibliography.
APA format is correct.
Document includes
title/heading and word count
at top.
5.0 pts
APA format of one or more entries is
not correct OR sources are not cited
in-text and in a bibliography OR
Document is missing title/heading
and word count at top.
0.0 pts
Mistakes
in 2 or
more
categories
Mechanics 5.0 pts
No mechanical or
grammatical or spelling
mistakes
3.0 pts
A few mistakes, but not enough to limit
reader’s ability to understand
0.0 pts
Many
mistakes
Content 30.0 pts
Paper discusses a
minimum of two
topics from the
indicated modules
and clearly identifies
these topics for the
reader. Selected
module topics are
effectively presented
and discussed for
the portfolio country.
Sources are used
effectively to support
claims made, but
direct quoting is kept
to a minimum.
20.0 pts
Paper discusses a minimum
of two topics from the
indicated modules but does
not clearly identify these
topics for the reader. Selected
module topics are effectively
presented and discussed for
the portfolio country, but
there may be some summary
of outside sources instead of
synthesis of information.
Sources are used effectively
to support claims made, but
contains a moderate amount
of quoting from sources.
10.0 pts
Only discusses
one topic from
the assigned
modules OR
does not
discuss the
selected topic
for the specific
portfolio
country OR
sources are
only used as
direct quotes
without
synthesis of
information by
the writer
0.0 pts
Content
is offtopic
Words 5.0 pts
Assignment is at least 500 words
0.0 pts
Submission is less than 500 words
3/19/2020 Portfolio Submission #4
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Total Points: 75.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
5.0 pts
Correct
country
5.0 pts
Assignment covers your selected
portfolio country
0.0 pts
Assignment does not address selected
country
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