ASSIGNMENT

OUMH2103
ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL PURPOSES
SEMESTER SEPTEMBER 2019

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English.

2. Number of words : 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date : 4 November 2019 until 17 November 2019

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PART A (30 marks)

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Assignment statement

Global warming is the result of our irresponsibility in the manner in

which we exploit the resources of our world.

Assignment task

Based on the assignment statement above, write an essay to show your stand.

1. Your essay should contain the following:

- An introductory paragraph (some background information about the topic and a
thesis statement- an introductory sentence in the body of the essay).
- Body of essay (Three body paragraphs—each explaining the cause and effects of
global warming. All sources used to further explain each cause and effect must be
properly referenced).
- Concluding paragraph (a restatement of the thesis/ prediction of future
consequences).

2. Your paragraph will be evaluated using the rubric given.

3. Write an essay based on the topic given above. Your essay should have the following
parameters.
 Length: 1000 to 1500 words long
 Format: standard essay format. To be submitted in electronic form.
 Use appropriate transition and connectors to signals in your writing.
 Your paragraph will be evaluated using the rubric given.

PART B (20 marks)

Download the articles below containing statistical data and reports in the state of global
warming today.
1. https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

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 2. https://list25.com/25-alarming-global-warming-statistics/
3. https://www.livescience.com/topics/global-warming
4. https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-global-warming-facts.php
5. https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/global-climate-change-statistics/
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where needed. Relate the information to the topic in Part A. .

1. Analyse the content of these articles.

2. Write an essay describing the information in the articles. Your essay should have the
following parameters.
a. Length: 1000 to 1500 words
b. Format: standard essay format. To be submitted in electronic form.
3. Use appropriate transition and connectors to signals in your writing.
4. Your paragraph will be evaluated using the rubric given.

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 ATTACHMENT
ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
OUMH2103 ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL PURPOSES / SEPTEMBER 2019
RUBRIC FOR PART A
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0
INTRODUCTION 1.25 The introduction is The introduction clearly The introduction states There is no clear No introduction. 5
inviting, states the states the main topic and the main topic, but does introduction to the main
main topic and previews the structure of not adequately preview topic or structure of the
previews the structure the paper, but is not the structure of the paper.
of the paper. particularly inviting to the paper nor is it
reader. particularly inviting to
the reader.
BODY OF ESSAY/ 2.5 There is one clear, well- The main ideas of both One of the paragraphs The main ideas in all There is no body of 10
REFERENCING focused topic. Main paragraphs are clear. Most has a clear main idea. paragraphs are not clear. essay / referencing.
idea stands out and is supporting details are Only some supporting There is a strong
supported by detailed appropriate and relevant. details are appropriate evidence of plagiarism.
information. All outside Most outside sources are and relevant. Most
sources are properly properly cited/ referenced. outside sources are not
cited/ referenced. cited/ referenced
properly.

CONCLUSION 1.25 The conclusion is The conclusion is The conclusion is There is no clear No conclusion. 5
strong and leaves the recognizable and gives recognizable, but does conclusion, the paper
reader with a feeling closure to the essay. not effectively close the just ends.
that they understand essay.
what the writer is
"getting at."
COHERENCE 1.25 Details are placed in a There are clear attempts to There are attempts to Writing contains major Nil. 5
logical order and the use cohesive devices to use cohesive devices, but mistakes in the use of
way they are presented link details, but in one or the writing lacks cohesive devices that
effectively keeps the two places, writing direction that affected affected general

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 interest of the reader. appears incoherent. reader’s comprehension. understanding.

LANGUAGE/ GRAMMAR 1.25 The writer makes no The writer makes minimal The writer makes some The writer makes a lot of Nil. 5
errors in grammar or errors in grammar, errors in grammar, errors in grammar,
spelling that distracts structure and spelling that structure, or spelling that structure or spelling that
the reader from the do not affect the reader’s affects reader’s affects reader’s
content. understanding. understanding. comprehension.

Total 7.5 30

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RUBRIC FOR PART B
Unsatisfactory
Excellent Good Fair Poor Or
Max
No response
Criteria Weight Marks
4 3 2 1 0
TOPIC SENTENCE 2.5 The topic sentence The topic sentence states The topic sentence is not The topic sentence does Topic sentence is not 10
clearly and effectively the topic and/or the focus clear and/or it is not not introduce the topic provided.
states the topic and the of the paragraph. apparent. or it may not be a
focus of the paragraph. complete sentence or
has not been included.

BODY OF PARAGRAPH 2.5 There is one clear, well- The main idea is somewhat The main idea is not clear, The information does There is no information 10
focused topic. The clear but the supporting and there is a seemingly not aid the reader in provided.
steps provide detailed information still random collection of understanding the topic.
information and inadequate. There are information that does not The process is not
examples to aid in the examples to aid in the aid in the understanding explained clearly. There
understanding of the understanding of the of the process being are many confusing
process being process being discussed. discussed. elements in the
discussed. paragraph.

COHERENCE/ SEQUENCING 1.25 Details are placed in a Only some details are not Many details are not in a The absence of a logical Nil. 5
logical order and the in a logical order or logical or expected order. order makes the
way they are presented expected order, and thus There is little sense that paragraph difficult to
effectively keeps the to a certain extent the writing is organized. read. There is no logic to
interest of the reader. distracts the reader. the sequencing of the
sentences and the
paragraph is very
confusing.

LANGUAGE: GRAMMAR & 1.25 The writer makes a few The writer makes some The writer makes many Writing contains a lot of Nil. 5
SPELLING or no errors in errors in grammar or errors in grammar or subject-verb agreement
grammar or spelling spelling but these errors spelling that distracts the mistakes, spelling errors,
that distract the reader do not distract the reader reader from the content. verb usage errors, and
from the content. The from the content. Some of The process is not written other grammatical errors
process is written in the steps are not written in in the passive form. that make the paragraph
the passive form. the passive form. difficult to read and
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 understand. The process
is not written in the
passive form.

Total 7.5 30