6th Grade Water Pollution Research Paper

Due: Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Directions: Use the attached outline and scoring rubric to research information regarding one of the following topic choices:

BP Oil Spill (Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill)

Microbead Pollution

Overfishing

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Name______English 6-___

Date______

Water Pollution Research Paper

Research Question: State your topic in the form of a question.

Hook: What is interesting about this question? Hook your readers with an interesting fact that might make them curious about this topic.

Content Review:

Find 3 articles, videos, books, web pages about your topic and list relevant facts/evidence from each resource.

Resource 1:

Cite Evidence 1:

Elaborate/Explain:

Cite Evidence 2:

Elaborate/Explain:

Resource 2:

Cite Evidence 1:

Elaborate/Explain:

Cite Evidence 2:

Elaborate/Explain:

Resource 3:

Cite Evidence 1:

Elaborate/Explain:

Cite Evidence 2:

Elaborate/Explain:

Analysis: Analyze the multiple sources you researched. Compare the information you have gathered from the various sources and identify themes, similarities and differences.

Explain how the ideas are different or the same.

Conclusion: Go back to your introduction and finalize the research and decide how to wrap up the research for your readers.

You can share an example, a quote, state an opinion, reword the introduction or leave your reader with a lingering thought to take action:

Works Cited:

Name______Research Project Rubric

Criteria / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Research
Statement / Clearly and concisely states purpose, engaging and thought provoking, / Clearly states purpose. / States purpose. / Incomplete or unfocused
Introduction / Clearly and concisely states the main idea/topic and previews the structure of the paper. / Clearly states the main idea/topic and previews the structure of the paper. / States the main idea/topic and but does not preview the structure of the paper. / No clear main idea/topic, structure is missing.
Body / Thoughtful and relevant supporting detail sentences to develop the Main Idea/topic. / Relevant supporting detail sentences to develop the MI/topic. / Detail sentences to develop the Main Idea/topic. / Fails to develop the Main Idea/topic.
Organization
of Ideas / Logical sequencing of ideas through well-developed paragraphs; transitions are used to enhance organization. / Developed organized paragraphs, transitions used. / Somewhat organized paragraphs, lack of transitions. / Paragraphs are not fully or illogically developed.
Conclusion / Engaging/focused and restates research/thesis statement in a concluding paragraph. / Restates research/thesis statement in a concluding paragraph. / Somewhat restates research/thesis statement, lacking a concluding paragraph. / Incomplete/unfocused conclusion.
Mechanics / Few or no errors in CPS and sentence structure, above grade level word choice. / Some errors in CPS and sentence structure, grade level word choice. / Many errors in CPS and sentence structure. / Frequent Errors in CPS and sentence structure that interferes with readability.
Citations / All cited works are done in correct format with no errors. / All cited works are done in correct format with few errors. / All cited works are done in correct format with some errors. / All cited works are done in correct format with many errors.

(*CPS=capitals, punctuation, sentence formation)

Grade _____ /28 points