Environmental Impacts of Deforestation
Jennifer Croft

Your essay should include five paragraphs, as follows:

• Paragraph 1 is your lead paragraph. It will contain an overview of what you have to say about these three topics: disruption of the carbon cycle, disruption of the hydrologic (water) cycle, and the reduction of species diversity.
• Paragraphs 2, 3, and 4, are your body paragraphs.
  • Paragraph 2 should describe how deforestation disrupts the carbon cycle.
  • In paragraph 3, you’ll write about how deforestation disrupts the hydrologic (water) cycle.
  • In paragraph 4, you’ll explain how deforestation is related to declining species diversity.
• Paragraph 5 is your conclusion paragraph. Here, you can describe how you feel about the three effects of deforestation discussed, and what we might do about it.

It’s permissible to use direct quotes from your reading, but don’t use too many. One to three such quotes should be your limit. Be sure to put a direct quote in quotation marks. For example: According to Smith, “Carbon dioxide is both our friend and our enemy.”

Begin by writing a first draft. Then, edit and rework your material to make it clear and concise. After you have reached a final draft, proofread the essay one last time to locate and correct grammar and spelling errors.

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Rubric Name: Assignment 4 Rubric

This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.CriteriaExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptableCriterion ScoreLead Paragraph10 points

Student provides a clear, logical overview of the disruption of the carbon cycle, disruption of the hydro (water) cycle, and the reduction of species diversity.

8 points

Student provides a mostly clear, logical overview of the disruption of the carbon cycle, disruption of the hydro (water) cycle, and the reduction of species diversity.

5 points

Student provides a weak or unclear overview of the disruption of the carbon cycle, disruption of the hydro (water) cycle, and the reduction of species diversity.

0 points

Student provides a poor overview of the disruption of the carbon cycle, disruption of the hydro (water) cycle, and the reduction of species diversity.

/ 10Paragraph 2: How deforestation disrupts the carbon cycle20 points

Student provides a clear, logical description of how deforestation disrupts the carbon cycle.

15 points

Student provides a mostly clear, logical description of how deforestation disrupts the carbon cycle.

10 points

Student provides a weak or unclear description of how deforestation disrupts the carbon cycle.

0 points

Student provides a poor description of how deforestation disrupts the carbon cycle.

/ 20Paragraph 3: How deforestation disrupts the hydro (water) cycle20 points

Student provides a clear, logical description of how deforestation disrupts the hydro (water) cycle.

15 points

Student provides a mostly clear, logical description of how deforestation disrupts the hydro (water) cycle.

10 points

Student provides a weak or unclear description of how deforestation disrupts the hydro (water) cycle.

0 points

Student provides a poor description of how deforestation disrupts the hydro (water) cycle.

/ 20Paragraph 4: How deforestation is related to declining species diversity20 points

Student provides a clear, logical description of how deforestation is related to declining species diversity.

15 points

Student provides a mostly clear, logical description of how deforestation is related to declining species diversity.

10 points

Student provides a weak or unclear description of how deforestation is related to declining species diversity.

0 points

Student provides a poor description of how deforestation is related to declining species diversity.

/ 20Paragraph 5: Conclusion10 points

Student provides a clear, logical explanation of how he/she feels about the three (3) effects of deforestation and what could be done about it.

8 points

Student provides a mostly clear, logical explanation of how he/she feels about the three (3) effects of deforestation and what could be done about it.

5 points

Student provides a weak or unclear explanation of how he/she feels about the three (3) effects of deforestation and what could be done about it.

0 points

Student provides a poor explanation of how he/she feels about the three (3) effects of deforestation and what could be done about it.

/ 10Mechanics – Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling5 points

Student makes no errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

4 points

Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

2 points

Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

0 points

Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling that distract the reader from the content.

/ 5Writing Style – Organization, Transitions, Tone5 points

The assignment is written with excellent organization, thoughtful transitions, and the appropriate tone.

4 points

This writing assignment is adequately organized, but has some errors in the transitions or the tone.

2 points

This writing assignment is poorly organized, or it contains ineffective transitions and/or inappropriate tone.

0 points

This writing assignment displays little to no organization or transitions, and/or does not use the appropriate tone.

/ 5APA Format – Margins, Font, Spacing, Headings and cover page.5 points

The margins, font, spacing, headings, and cover page are all formatted properly.

4 points

There are 1-2 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.

2 points

There are 3-4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.

0 points

There are more than 4 errors in the formatting of the margins, font, spacing, headings, or cover page.

/ 5APA Format – Citations and References5 points

All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, and the references and in-text citations are all properly formatted. Each reference has an in-text citation and in-text citation has a reference.

4 points

All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited, but slight errors are present in the format of the in-text citations or references. Or there may be one in-text citation or reference missing.

2 points

Some sources used for quotes and facts are either not credible or there are significant errors in the in-text citations and/or references. Or there are multiple missing in-text citations or references.

0 points

The sources used for quotes and facts are not credible and/or not cited. The in-text citations and/or references are not present.

/ 5Rubric Total ScoreTotal/ 100