Description:

Create a pair of news articles about volcanoes and glaciers. Each article should describe how
Glaciers and volcanoes are changing/affecting the Earth. You may focus on one example or talk
about multiple examples in telling your story. Each article should be no more than one page double
spaced in length (150-200 words max) (often the best articles are short and to the point) and include
at least one image on the same page as the article..

Instructions:
 Choose a real volcano(es), and learn about it
o Where is it?
o When was it’s most recent eruption?
o Is it still active?
o How did/is it affecting life around it?
o Find a map and an image of it

 Choose a real glacier(s) and learn about it

o Where is it?
o Is it currently advancing or retreating?
o Does it terminate on land or water?
o How is it affecting the Earth?
o How is climate affecting it?
o Find a map and an image of it

 Create news stories about volcanoes and glaciers

o Choose how you will write your stories
▪ What will you write about?
▪ What do you want your audience to learn?
▪ Will it focus on one example and talk about it in detail
OR
▪ Will it focus on multiple examples to illustrate your point
o Choose a template/look for your article
o Plan your article
▪ Introduction
▪ Detailed points
▪ Examples from your example(s) highlighting your points
▪ Conclusion, wrapping up your key points
o Select appropriate images
▪ Are they relevant to what you’re writing?
▪ Include one image and one map, showing where your subject is on the Earth
▪ They should occupy no more than 1/3 of your page
 o Write your article
▪ Use spelling and grammar check
▪ Help each other out
▪ Proof-read your work
▪ Include links to your sources in your article
▪ Put the author’s name on each article
o Combine your articles into one Google Doc

 Submit your completed articles in D2L

Please see the rubric on the next plage for further guidance on how you will be graded
 Success Criteria Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Thinking __/10  You have made  You have made  You have made  You have made
Your articles show many great at least 4 good at least 3 at least 2
that you that you connections connections connections connections
have thought between between between between
about how volcanoes, volcanoes, volcanoes, volcanoes,
volcanoes and glaciers and glaciers and glaciers and glaciers and
glaciers affect the our planet our planet our planet our planet
Earth and life on
our planet
Application __/10  You have  You have  You have  You have
Your articles are included 4+ included 3 good included 2 included less
researched, using good sources in sources in your acceptable than 2
good resources your work work sources in your acceptable
and appropriate  Your chosen  Your chosen work sources in your
images that images are images are  Your chosen work
connect to your highly relevant relevant to images are  Your chosen
story to your articles your articles partially images are not
relevant to very relevant to
your articles your articles
Communication  Your article  Your article  Your article  Your article
__/10 shares many shares many shares ideas shares ideas
Your articles ideas very ideas clearly with some with limited
clearly clearly  Your work is clarity clarity
communicates  Your work is free from  Your work has  Your work has
ideas and free from spelling or some spelling spelling and
information with spelling and grammar or grammar grammar
your readers grammar errors errors errors
errors
Knowledge __/10  Your articles  Your articles  Your articles  Your articles
Your articles include many include good include some include few
include factual good facts facts about facts about facts about
information about about volcanoes and volcanoes or volcanoes or
volcanoes and volcanoes and glaciers glaciers glaciers
glaciers, and help glaciers  You have  You have  You have
the reader to learn  You have accurately described how described how
something new accurately described how volcanoes and volcanoes and
about them described how volcanoes and glaciers work glaciers work
volcanoes and glaciers work with some with limited
glaciers work in accuracy accuracy
detail

Total: 40/