10th Grade Project
Addictions
Step 1
Choose an addiction you want to learn more about. You are going to
write a magazine article about the addiction you chose. You can use
your book INSIGHTS (Unit 2 It Can't Happen to Me!) to get ideas for an
addiction.
Here are some Internet sites that you can use:
http://www.addictionsearch.com/
http://www.soberrecovery.com/links/adolescenttreatment.html
http://www.drug-rehabs.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addictions
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/addictions.html
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/53102.html?welcome=1209310572
http://www.surfnetkids.com/safety/common_internet_addictions_for_teens21839.htm
Step 2
Find two articles connected to addictions. You can look in the Internet,
magazines or newspapers. You must print out the articles and keep
them at all times.
Step 3
In order to summarize your articles, mark the sentences that you used.
You cannot copy whole sentences from the articles. You must use your
own words. Make sure you add a dictionary definition of the word
addiction to your article. Include a solution for the addiction.
Step 4
You can work either alone or with a partner. If you work in pairs, one
does the introduction and half of the project and the other one does
half of the project and the conclusion. Each one must write 200-300
words.
Step 5
Give your summary a title and hand in your first draft with your sources
printed out.
Step 6
Correct your first draft and print the project.
Step 7
Hand in your project. It must include the following:
a. It must be in a plastic file
b. It must have a cover page which includes:
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
- title of project
- student’s name
- class
- teacher’s name
- date
table of contents
introduction
the final typed and printed copy.
conclusion
bibliography
your first draft with the corrections
a copy of the original articles which you printed (Step 2)
Checklist
STEPS
STEP 1: I found my articles.
STEP 2: I printed out my articles and the sources.
STEP 3: I marked the important sentences.
I summarized my articles.
I used my own words to summarize.
STEP4: I wrote between 200-300 words.
I counted my words.
STEP 5: I handed in my first draft with my printed
articles.
STEP 6: I corrected my first draft and rewrote it
as the final draft. I printed it.
STEP 7: I handed in my project. It is:
-typed and printed
-in a plastic file
-with a title page
-with a copy of the articles used
-with the first draft
-with the final copy
-with the table of contents
-with introduction
-with bibliography
-with conclusion
I handed my project in on time.
DATE
DUE
I DID
IT
Addictions
10th Grade Project
Evaluation Rubric
25
Project format
*plastic file
*cover page
*copies of articles
*final copy printed
*has bibliography
*table of contents
*first draft
*introduction
*conclusion
15-25
15-20
2 or 3 things
missing
0-10
*work not satisfactory
*not well organized
*copied from articles
*not about topic chosen
*has introduction
*work satisfactory
*work is about topics
chosen
*work well organized
*written in own words
*uses some of
author’s words
*work organized
Language
*uses correct verbs
*good sequence of
events in paragraphs
*sentences well
written
*minimal spelling,
punctuation, capital
letter mistakes
10-15
*shows evidence of
Process
Handed in on
Time
editing, drafting and
revision
*hands in all drafts of
work
Only 3 things
handed in.
10-15
Content
And
Organization
15-30
0-15
8-15
0-8
*confuses verbs
*mistakes interfere with
*paragraphs not
connected
*sentences need
work
*some spelling,
punct., capital
letter mistakes
understanding of text
*paragraphs not logical
*sentences not correct
*many mistakes in
capital letters, spelling,
punctuation
5-10
*some evidence
of editing
*has some drafts
of work
5 points
0-5
*no evidence of editing
*does not include drafts