GATTACA Bioethics Opinion Paper Rubric
DUE April 25th TEST GRADE
Turn Rubric in with Paper
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This assignment is a paper in which you will discuss your opinion of the concepts found
within the movie. There is no right or wrong opinion; you only need to use specific examples
to thoroughly justify the side you take.
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This paper should meet the following formatting requirements:
o Length needs to be at least 2 typed pages, double spaced.
o Use Times New Roman size 12 font
o Head your paper with your name, the date, and the period which you have me.
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For this assignment, to thoroughly discuss your opinion of the bioethics related concept of
genetically engineering our children, answer the questions in bold below in detail and
incorporate these within your paper. (Feel free to elaborate and include other things
related to the topic you wish to talk about or address that I did not list below).
1. Do you think it is ok (ethical) for people to have their children be genetically
engineered or designed (preferred hair color, eye color, shade of skin color,
intelligence, athleticism, overall health…) toward a certain liking of the parents,
instead of having children naturally and leaving things to “chance” or “fate”?
a) Why or why not?
2. If you lived in this future society and decided to have a child one day and were
given the opportunity to select for special traits you wanted in your children in this
manner, would you do so?
a) Why or why not?
Portion of Paper
Correct
Formatting
Present
Full Credit
(10 points) This portion of
the paper was completed
exactly according to
instruction above.
Partial Credit
Some of this portion of
the paper was completed
according to instruction.
No Credit
(0 points) This portion of
the paper not at all done
according to instruction.
Question 1
Addressed
Question 1a
Addressed
Question 2
Addressed
Question 2a
Addressed
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the paper was completed
exactly according to
instruction above.
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the paper was completed
exactly according to
instruction above.
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the paper was completed
exactly according to
instruction above.
(30 points) This portion of
the paper was completed
exactly according to
instruction above.
Some of this portion of
the paper was completed
according to instruction.
(0 points) This portion of
the paper was absent.
Some of this portion of
the paper was completed
according to instruction.
(0 points) This portion of
the paper was absent.
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the paper was completed
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(0 points) This portion of
the paper was absent.
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 The best way to structure your paper:
 Introduction
o (Tell a little about the movie, a little about what you will talk about in
your paper.)
o Needs to be at least 1 paragraph.
 Body
1. Address Question 1 and 1a together.
 Needs to be at least 1 paragraph, would be better if it were
two.
2. Address Question 2 and 2a together.
 Needs to be at least 1 paragraph, would be better if it were
two.
 Conclusion
o Sum up what you have talked about in your paper and why.
o Needs to be at least one paragraph.
A PARAGRAPH MEANS AT LEAST 4-6 SENTENCES.