Science Articles A. González Topic: To be determined by students (Click here to see the rubric for this essay) Concept: Varies Directions: Students will choose from a variety of Earth Science topics. Questions that students have been curious about or that students want to learn about will be raised. Students will research their topics fully to answer their questions completely. The articles students write will be published in our Online Science Magazine. An effective writer may consider the following points: describe the problem and what questions were raised describe the research process summarize the information you found answer the question(s) you raised draw conclusions offer new questions for further research For your writing task, you will have the opportunity to follow all of the steps of the writing process: prewriting, writing a first draft, revising and editing your first draft, and writing a final draft. CHECK LIST FOR MY WRITING My writing will be most effective if I have a good design. In other words, I - used interesting, thoughtful, and essential information to communicate ideas about my topic. - used specific details - organized writing with a beginning, middle, and end. - used paragraphs - used transitions to connect ideas   have an interesting style - used words that helps the reader understands my ideas   follow conventions in writing. In other words, I - used complete sentences - used capitalizations and punctuations correctly - have subject/verb agreement - spelled correctly

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