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These assignments should take the form of a short essay with references. See the Critical Writing Rubric (Course Resources Module, below) for more details. They should be typed-up as a word document (.doc, .docx) and uploaded to Canvas by the posted due date.
PROMPTS/QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT
1. Read the article I reviewed in Tuesday’s lecture, linked here:
After Pushback, Oregon Scraps Report Linking Private Forests To Water Quality Risks (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
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2. Find another source that discusses the connection between water quality and timber harvest or forest health in general. This can be for any region around the world.
3. Discuss both articles
a. Who are the stakeholders? What are their interests? Economic, health? Do they live in the area affected?
b. Do you think there is solid evidence for timber harvest impacts on water quality? If not, what else is needed?
c. Do you think the ODF or the DEQ was right in the article above?
d. Why do you think this is such a controversial issue?
e. What should be done? Who should do it?
4. Use the CRITICAL WRITING GUIDELINES AND RUBRIC (see below) to evaluate the authors and apply skepticism to their positions.
GUIDLINES FOR CRITICAL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Critical Writing Guidelines and Rubric.pdf
Each critical writing assignment will consist of two parts, a response to the prompts or questions posed, including supporting citations from your own independent research, and a critical evaluation of the sources that you chose to use.
SUMMARY OF GUIDELINES
Each submission should include:
I. CRITICAL WRITING RESPONSE TO PROMPTS AND QUESTIONS (10 pts)
Follow the instructions provided for the assignment. Be sure to put everything in your own words. Summarize the topic and the content of any sources you cite.
II. CRITICAL EVALUATION OF SOURCES (10 pts)
Publisher/Organization/Author (2 pt)
1. Name/Title of organization/publisher
2. Type (government, educational, NGO, etc.)
3. Name of author
4. Authors qualifications, credentials
5. Is this source credible?
Purpose/Agenda/Bias (3 pts)
1. Does the source have an obvious purpose?
2. Does this lead to a biased view of the issue?
3. Does this bias affect the credibility of their position?
4. If you believe the source is unbiased, explain why
Skepticism (3 pts)
1. Are you skeptical about anything in this source?
Note that skepticism is not the same as doubt or cynicism; it is the application of your own judgement and knowledge to an argument and the pursuit of a more complete understanding.
2. Is any information confusing or misrepresented?
3. Is anything missing (information, an important viewpoint)?
4. Does the author provide sources? Are they credible (can you find the data, is it relevant)?
Citations (2 pts)
1. Author’s name, Title of article/video, Year published, URL
