Ocean Pollution Advocacy Campaign Rubric

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Brainstorming - Students identify Students identify at Students identify at Students identify
Problems more than 4 least 4 reasonable, least 3 reasonable, fewer than 3
reasonable, insightful problems insightful problems reasonable,
insightful problems from a type of from a type of insightful problems
from a type of ocean pollution that ocean pollution that from a type of
ocean pollution that needs to change. needs to change. ocean pollution that
needs to change. needs to change.

Brainstorming - Students identify Students identify at Students identify at Students identify

Solutions more than 4 least 4 reasonable, least 3 reasonable, fewer than 3
reasonable, insightful possible insightful possible reasonable,
insightful possible solutions/strategies solutions/strategies insightful possible
solutions/strategies to encourage to encourage solutions/strategies
to encourage change. change. to encourage
change. change.

Research/Statistical Students include 4 Students include at Students include at Students include

Data or more high-quality least 3 high-quality least 2 high-quality fewer than 2 high-
examples or pieces examples or pieces examples or pieces quality examples or
of data to support of data to support of data to support pieces of data to
their campaign. their campaign. their campaign. support their
campaign.

Campaign/Product Students create an Students create an Students create an The product is not
original, accurate accurate product accurate product accurate.
and interesting that adequately but it does not
product that addresses the adequately address
adequately issue. the issue.
addresses the
issue.

Sources - Quality Students include 4 Students include 2- Students include 2- Students include
or more high quality 3 high quality 3 sources but some fewer than 2
sources. sources. of are questionable sources.
quality.

Sources-Citation Information in all Information in all Information in The information is

source citations is source citations is almost all source often incorrect OR
correct and in the correct but there citations is correct there are major
format assigned. are minor errors in AND there are errors in formatting.
formatting. minor errors in
formatting.