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Big Questions Writing Assignment Big Questions Writing Assignment In this assignment you will practice your scientific writing skills by summarizing and interpreting a paper from the peer-reviewed literature. Rubric Code: NXBW369 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Big Questions Writing Assignment Descriptions
	Excellent 2 pts	Good 1 pts	Poor 0 pts
CONTENT
Summary of the study Why was the study conducted?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Summary of the study What did the study accomplish?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Summary of the study What previous work set the stage for this study?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Pick the most important display What is the take-home message of this item?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Pick the most important display Justify why you chose this item.	Excellent	Good	Poor
Conclusions and implications Are the authors' conclusions well supported?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Conclusions and implications What are the study's implications for the field?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Conclusions and implications What are the study's implications more broadly?	Excellent	Good	Poor
Conclusions and implications What study would you do next?	Excellent	Good	Poor
WRITING STYLE
Clearly organized	Excellent	Good	Poor
Good transitions between ideas	Excellent	Good	Poor
Grammatically correct	Excellent	Good	Poor
Effective topic sentences	Excellent	Good	Poor
Complete and thoughtful sentences	Excellent	Good	Poor
Spelling	Excellent	Good	Poor