Molecular Genetics Summative Assignment
Genetics Debates
One of the graded assignments for this Genetics Unit will be a series of debates which
will focus on the use of various genetic engineering techniques and procedures. You will
work in teams of one or two individuals.
Each team will be given a topic based on a draw system. You will not be allowed to
select the subject or position of your debate.
The topics that will be debated are:
i)
Canada should allow the use of transgenic livestock to produce
commercial products such as pharmaceuticals and to produce organs
for xenotransplants.
ii)
Canada should establish a law which allows parents to use
information that is discovered in the Human Genome Project in order
to abort a fetus which has a specific genetic disorder this is currently
incurable.
iii)
If a company sequences a section of the human genome, they should
be allowed to patent that plant as their product and be allowed to hold
all legal rights over its use.
iv)
Scientists, medical companies, governments, or even people that
simply have enough money to pay for the procedure, should be
allowed to clone humans for any reason.
v)
Humans have the ability to genetically modify our own species. We
should allow genetics engineering of human sperm and egg cells so
that we may select which traits our children have in order to increase
their “fitness”. This includes cross species genetics. Check out the
link below for some ideas.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3554822&ref=nf
Guidelines of The Debate
You will make one original and two responses by the due date.
Referencing
You must provide APA references for each of your posts.
Student Name(s):
CATEGORY
Respect for Other Team
(Comm.)
Information
(T/I)
Rebuttal
Genetics Debate
________________________________________
4
3
2
All statements, body
language, and responses were
respectful and were in
appropriate language.
Statements and responses
were respectful and used
appropriate language, but
once or twice body language
was not.
Most statements and
Statements, responses and/or
responses were respectful and body language were
in appropriate language, but
consistently not respectful.
there was one sarcastic
remark.
All information presented in
the debate was clear, accurate
and thorough.
Most information presented
in the debate was clear,
accurate and thorough.
Most information presented in Information had several
the debate was clear and
inaccuracies OR was usually
accurate, but was not usually not clear.
thorough.
All counter-arguments were
accurate, relevant and strong.
Most counter-arguments were Most counter-arguments were Counter-arguments were not
accurate, relevant, and strong. accurate and relevant, but
accurate and/or relevant
several were weak.
Every major point was well
supported with several
relevant facts, statistics and/or
examples which were
accurately referenced using
APA referencing.
Every major point was
adequately supported with
relevant facts, statistics and/or
examples which were
accurately referenced using
APA referencing.
Every major point was
Every point was not supported
supported with facts, statistics and/or referenced accurately.
and/or examples, but the
relevance of some was
questionable and/or were not
accurately referenced using
APA referencing.
All arguments were clearly
tied to an idea (premise) and
organized in a tight, logical
fashion.
Most arguments were clearly
tied to an idea (premise) and
organized in a tight, logical
fashion.
All arguments were clearly
tied to an idea (premise) but
the organization was
sometimes not clear or
logical.
References were provided for
ALL information requiring
them.
References were provided for
ALL but ONE of the pieces
of information requiring
them.
References were provided for References were provided for
ALL but TWO of the pieces
ALL but THREE of the pieces
of information requiring
of information requiring them.
them.
(T/I)
Use of Facts/Statistics
(K/U)
Organization
(Comm.)
References
(K/U)
Student Name(s):
CATEGORY
Respect for Other Team
(Comm.)
Information
(T/I)
Rebuttal
(K/U)
Organization
(Comm.)
References
(K/U)
Arguments were not clearly
tied to an idea (premise).
Genetics Debate
________________________________________
4
3
2
All statements, body
language, and responses were
respectful and were in
appropriate language.
Statements and responses
were respectful and used
appropriate language, but
once or twice body language
was not.
Most statements and
Statements, responses and/or
responses were respectful and body language were
in appropriate language, but
consistently not respectful.
there was one sarcastic
remark.
All information presented in
the debate was clear, accurate
and thorough.
Most information presented
in the debate was clear,
accurate and thorough.
Most information presented in Information had several
the debate was clear and
inaccuracies OR was usually
accurate, but was not usually not clear.
thorough.
All counter-arguments were
accurate, relevant and strong.
Most counter-arguments were Most counter-arguments were Counter-arguments were not
accurate, relevant, and strong. accurate and relevant, but
accurate and/or relevant
several were weak.
Every major point was well
supported with several
relevant facts, statistics and/or
examples which were
accurately referenced using
APA referencing.
Every major point was
adequately supported with
relevant facts, statistics and/or
examples which were
accurately referenced using
APA referencing.
Every major point was
Every point was not supported
supported with facts, statistics and/or referenced accurately.
and/or examples, but the
relevance of some was
questionable and/or were not
accurately referenced using
APA referencing.
All arguments were clearly
tied to an idea (premise) and
organized in a tight, logical
fashion.
Most arguments were clearly
tied to an idea (premise) and
organized in a tight, logical
fashion.
All arguments were clearly
tied to an idea (premise) but
the organization was
sometimes not clear or
logical.
References were provided for
ALL information requiring
them.
References were provided for
ALL but ONE of the pieces
of information requiring
them.
References were provided for References were provided for
ALL but TWO of the pieces
ALL but THREE of the pieces
of information requiring
of information requiring them.
them.
(T/I)
Use of Facts/Statistics
1
1
Arguments were not clearly
tied to an idea (premise).