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In 2010, Stephen Colbert sat down with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson at
Montclair Kimberly Academy to talk for 90 minutes about science, society, and the universe.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ers2SPaTFTg

Make a comprehensive reflection on the interview as mentioned earlier. Topics

addressed include the following:
1. Is it better "to know" or "not to know?"
2. Why is there something instead of nothing?
3. The ethics behind man/animal hybrids.
4. The "complexity" of evolutionary processes versus the tenets of Creationism.
5. Whether science is a thing, a way to look at the world, or both.
6. Lab-grown meat.
7. The plausibility of a multiverse.
8. The latest discoveries in astrophysics, including "Mars farts."
9. The importance of promoting science literacy.

Note: Please be guided by the attached rubric.

RUBRIC

Exceeds Meets Nearly Meets Need Does Not

Criteria Standard Standard Standard Improvement Meet
Standard
5 4 3 2 1
Ideas Excels in A solid Adequate Does not have a Does not
responding paper, but weaker clear central respond to
to responding and less idea or does not the
assignment. appropriatel effective, respond assignment
Interesting, y to possibly appropriately to , lacks
demonstrate assignment. responding the assignment. central
s Clearly less well to Paper may be idea, and
sophisticatio states a assignment. too vague or may
n of thought. central idea, Presents obvious to be neglect to
Central idea but may central idea developed use sources
is clearly have minor in general effectively. where
communicat lapses in terms, often Paper may necessary.
ed, worth developmen depending misunderstand
developing; t. on platitudes sources.
limited Begins to or clichés.
enough to be acknowledg Usually does
manageable. e the not
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Paper complexity acknowledge

recognizes of central other views.
some idea and the Shows basic
complexity: possibility of comprehensi
may other points on of
acknowledge of view. sources,
its Shows perhaps with
contradiction careful lapses in
s, reading of understandin
qualifications sources, but g.
, or limits may not
and follow evaluate
out their them
logical critically.
implications.
Understands
and critically
evaluates its
sources.
Organizati Uses a logical Shows a May list May have No
on & structure logical ideas or random appreciable
coherence appropriate progression arrange organization, organizatio
to paper's of ideas and them lacking internal n; lacks
subject, uses fairly randomly paragraph transitions
purpose, sophisticate rather than coherence and and
audience, d using any using few or coherence.
and transitional evident inappropriate
disciplinary devices; e.g., logical transitions.
field. may move structure. Paragraphs may
Sophisticated from least to May use lack topic
transitional more transitions, sentences or
sentences important but they are main ideas, or
often idea. Some likely to be may be too
develop one logical links sequential general or too
idea from may be (first, specific to be
the previous faulty, but second, effective.
one or each third) rather
identify their paragraph than logic-
logical clearly based. While
relations. It relates to each
guides the paper's paragraph
reader central idea. may relate to
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through the central idea,

chain of logic is not
reasoning or always clear.
progression Paragraphs
of ideas. have topic
sentences
but may be
overly
general, and
arrangement
of sentences
within
paragraphs
may lack
coherence.
Support Uses Begins to Often uses Depends on Uses
evidence offer generalizatio clichés or irrelevant
appropriately reasons to ns to support overgeneralizati details or
and support its its points. ons for support, lacks
effectively, points, May use or offers little supporting
providing perhaps examples, evidence of any evidence
sufficient using varied but they may kind. May be entirely.
evidence and kinds of be obvious personal May be
explanation evidence. or not narrative rather unduly
to convince. Begins to relevant. than essay, or brief.
interpret the Often summary rather
evidence depends on than analysis.
and explain unsupported
connections opinion or
between personal
evidence experience,
and main or assumes
ideas. Its that
examples evidence
bear some speaks for
relevance. itself and
needs no
application
to the point
being
discussed.
Often has
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lapses in
logic.
Style Chooses Generally Uses May be too Usually
words for uses words relatively vague and contains
their precise accurately vague and abstract, or very many
meaning and and general personal and awkward
uses an effectively, words, may specific. Usually sentences,
appropriate but may use some contains several misuses
level of sometimes inappropriat awkward or words, and
specificity. be too e language. ungrammatical employs
Sentence general. Sentence sentences; inappropria
style fits Sentences structure sentence te
paper's generally generally structure is language.
audience and clear, well correct, but simple or
purpose. structured, sentences monotonous.
Sentences and focused, may be
are varied, though wordy,
yet clearly some may unfocused,
structured be awkward repetitive, or
and carefully or confusing.
focused, not ineffective.
long and
rambling.
Mechanics Almost May contain Usually Usually contains Usually
entirely free a few errors, contains either many contains so
of spelling, which may several mechanical many
punctuation, annoy the mechanical errors or a few mechanical
and reader but errors, which important errors errors that
grammatical not impede may that block the it is
errors. understandi temporarily reader's impossible
ng. confuse the understanding for the
reader but and ability to reader to
not impede see connections follow the
the overall between thinking
understandin thoughts. from
g. sentence to
sentence.