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Climate Change Essay Assignment

The document provides guidelines for a 1000-word essay assignment on climate change. Students must choose one of four essay topics and address both components of the chosen topic. They are instructed to use evidence from published sources to construct a strong argument. The essay should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Plagiarism will result in a zero mark. Students will be evaluated on addressing the topic, structure, content, argument, grammar and references.

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Climate Change Essay Assignment

The document provides guidelines for a 1000-word essay assignment on climate change. Students must choose one of four essay topics and address both components of the chosen topic. They are instructed to use evidence from published sources to construct a strong argument. The essay should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Plagiarism will result in a zero mark. Students will be evaluated on addressing the topic, structure, content, argument, grammar and references.

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Essay Assignment

Write an essay of no more than 1000 words on ONE of the following topics:

1. Evidence for contemporary climate change: arguing anthropogenic over natural causes.
2. The current and projected effects of modern-day climate change: who will be hit hardest?
3. What is the world doing to stop climate change, and will it be enough?
4. Putting the breaks on climate change: why is it really so hard to stop this high-speed train?

Guidelines

• Consider that each essay topic has two components. Make sure that you understand exactly what
the topic is saying/asking before you begin. Create a mind-map or outline of your essay before
beginning in order to make sure you are on track to address the essay topic in its entirety.
• Use evidence from good sources (published journal articles) to construct a strong argument.
Provide facts, figures, statistics. Try to avoid generalisations and sweeping statements. You can
log on through the library website to get free access to some good scientific journals.
• Your essay should have an Introduction, Body of paragraphs, and a Conclusion
• Even though the essay is short, it requires much research, attention, editing and reworking, in
order to get a good concise essay of less than 1000 words. Please note that I will stop reading if
the essay is longer than stipulated.

• DO NOT PLAGIARISE (this includes copying, colluding, using synonym generators, poor
paraphrasing and not citing sources). Plagiarised work may be given a mark of 0. No references
= 0 (fatal flaw).

• Implement what you have learnt in GEOV101 about writing essays.

• You will be marked on:

o The golden thread (have you kept closely on topic and synthesised the information in a
way that closely addresses the essay topic/answers the essay question?)

o Structure (have you followed the appropriate layout – is there clear evidence of an
introduction, body of paragraphs and conclusion?)

o Content (have you included good examples, facts and statistics to build your essay?)

o Argument (can I see that you have researched all sides of the issue/topic and presented
these in a logical way that progresses sensibly and weighs pertinent arguments against
each other?)
o Correct use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and full sentences.

o Correct referencing (in-text & final list) using SSAG method.

o Keeping to the topic (does your essay content match the topic you have presented?)

o Plagiarism will be heavily penalised.

• Remember that this essay may count up to 20% of your final mark, so do it well!
Rubric
Grammar, Number of mistakes: Negative
punctuation, spelling. 0-2 = no penalty marking
3-5 = -1
6-10 = -3
>10 = -5

Set document to South African or UK English; not American English.


Introduction It captures the problem/issue/argument at hand, and concisely sets a 4
clear direction to the essay.

Content • Is it on topic? Has the student addressed the topic thoroughly, 10


yet concisely? Was the overall impression of the content
good?
• Has the student gone beyond the textbook and beyond what
is easily available on Wikipedia/NASA/’easy Google’? Is there
evidence of wider reading from scientific articles?
• Has the student covered the major points required to address
the topic?
• Are there are good statistics, facts and examples to
substantiate arguments? Are statements backed up with
evidence?

0 = not acceptable 3 = poor 5 = acceptable 7 = good 10 = Excellent

Argument/Style • Is there a Golden Thread? 5


• Does the essay progress in a logical way that is well-
constructed around the topic?
• Where needed, does it show good discursive elements?
• Is the overall impression and take-home message of the essay
clear and powerful?
• Is the essay is well-written (avoiding informal/slang/blog-
style writing)?

Conclusion Convincingly ties up the argument/essay, highlighting any pivotal 2


points/deductions/observations, and brings the essay to a close.
Referencing • In-text (yes/no?) 4
• Reference list at end
o Consistent & correct formatting for both
• Suitable and sufficient references

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