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, youll write about how deforestation disrupts the hydrologic (water) cycle.
In paragraph 4, youll 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.

Its permissible to use direct quotes from your reading, but dont 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