Scientific Summer Essay

Scientific Summer Essay
 Write a five paragraph essay about your summer.
•The first paragraph is the introduction.
•Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 are the body.
•Paragraph 5 is the conclusion.
•Write about how your summer was related to Science.  What did you do over the summer that was related to Science?  Use your What is Science? list to assist you.
This assignment will be your Portfolio #1 entry.

	4	3	2	1	0	Total Points
Heading, Neatness, Overall Organization	The loose leaf is neat, the heading is legible, the work is organized	There is some disorganization.		Parts of the heading are missing.	There is no heading.  The loose leaf is torn.  It is disorganized.
Introduction	There is an Introduction paragraph with at least five sentences.	There is an Introduction paragraph with only four sentences.	There is an Introduction paragraph with only three sentences.	There is an Introduction paragraph with only two sentences.	There is no Introduction.
Conclusion	There is a Conclusion paragraph with at least five sentences.	There is a Conclusion paragraph with only four sentences.	There is a Conclusion paragraph with only three sentences.	There is a Conclusion paragraph with only two sentences.	There is no Conclusion.
Body Paragraphs	There are three body paragraphs with five sentences each.	Incomplete	Incomplete	Incomplete	There are no body paragraphs.
Use of Science Words	There are at least ten Science words used.	There are 8-9 Science words used.	There are 6-7 Science words used.	There are 4-5 Science words used.	There are less than four Science words used.