Unit 6 Assignment Forum - Ecotourism Project

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Due Dates:

• By Friday of Unit 6, 11:59 p.m. EST – Post assignment to the forum. • By Sunday of Unit 6, 11:59 p.m. EST – Respond to a classmate.

Points: 100 Overview: In this assignment, you will identify a type of ecotourism in a particular biome and discuss how this can help ensure the sustainability of that natural resource. Instructions:

• Research a type of ecotourism and discuss the activities described. Which habitat (biome) will you be traveling through and which animals you will find in your selected location?

• Make connections between the particular biome and the types of ecotourism that are offered due to the particular climate (temperature and precipitation) of the area.

• Reflect upon the ecotourism and whether it supports conservation or preservation and how the geographic location or the animals are ultimately benefiting.

Requirements:

• Provide multiple pieces of supporting evidence in your claims, using at least two (2) scholarly resources.

• Provide at least one (1) peer response that elaborates on your classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation, presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration, and raises a question, or politely offers an alternative perspective.

• Include all references and citations formatted correctly in APA.

• Post the assignment and your response to the Assignment Forum by the due dates listed above.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

ENV110 – Exploring Environmental Issues

Unit 6 Assignment Forum – Ecotourism Project

Evaluation Rubric for Ecotourism Project Assignment Forum

CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Satisfactory Proficient

Discussion of Ecotourism and Biome

(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 Points)

Ecotourism is discussed, but location and activities are not mentioned or are unclear.

Ecotourism and the location are accurate, but the biome and activities are not accurate or are not fully discussed.

Location and biome are clearly presented, and the type of ecotourism is accurate, but activities are not fully described.

Location and biome are clearly presented, and the type of ecotourism is accurate and correct activities are described.

Connections (0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-22 Points) (23-25 Points)

Ecotourism is discussed with some connection to climate but is not clear.

A connection explaining how ecotourism fits the location due to climate is discussed with no detail explaining precipitation, temperature or plants, and animals.

A clear connection explaining how the ecotourism fits the location due to climate, but weather and precipitation or flora and fauna are not fully discussed.

A clear connection explaining how the ecotourism fits the location due to climate (weather and precipitation) and local flora and fauna are fully discussed.

Reflection (0-14 Points) (15-19 Points) (20-22 Points) (23-25 Points)

Reflection is missing or only discusses the ecotourism and does no provide a clear connection between the activity and how the environment is benefiting.

Reflection discusses ecotourism and how the animals or the location are benefitting.

Reflection discusses the ecotourism and whether it supports conservation or preservation.

Reflection discusses the ecotourism and whether it supports conservation or preservation and how the location or the animals are benefiting.

Resources in APA Formatting

(0-5 Points) (6-7 Points) (8 Points) (9-10 Points)

Reference citations were not present, and/or APA style formatting has significant errors.

Some scholarly citations were missing, and/or citations have some issues with APA style formatting.

At least two scholarly resources were used and included, but citations have minor errors in APA style formatting.

At least two scholarly resources were used and included, correctly formatted in APA style.

CRITERIA Deficient Development Needed Satisfactory Proficient

Peer Response

(0 Points) (6 Points) (8 Points) (10 Points)

No response post made to a classmate’s post.

Peer response provided, though minimal and lacking depth by restating or summarizing what was already expressed, details, and new ideas missing or lacking.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment but does not raise a question or offer an alternative perspective.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation; presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration; raises a question or politely offers an alternative perspective.

Posting Due Dates

(0 Points) (5 Points) (10 Points)

The assignment and response were not posted by the due dates of the unit.

Either the assignment or the response was not posted by the due date of the unit.

Both the assignment and response were posted by the due dates of the unit.

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