Neurological Disorders



Neurological Disorders

Using the provided rubric as a guide you will research a neurological disorder and write a paper explaining the disorder.

Your paper must include (and site) at least 2 separate sources of information.

Your paper should include

5 Description of the disease:

6 Causes

7 Treatments

8 Symptoms

9 Current Research

Your final paper must be no less than 2 typed pages and no more than 4 typed pages.

11 If typed use 12 point font and double space.

12 Cover page does not count to 2 page total.

Site sources properly in paper.

Wikipedia is not a valid source to site for information.

Due Dates:

March 19

17 Specific disorder chosen turned in to Mrs. Jones

March 19/20

19 Class Time Computer Lab for Research

March 24

21 Final paper due.

Grading:

Disorder Decision turned in on March 19 by end of class as part of Employability Grade.

Final paper will be graded on a 0-4 scale.

25 Grading will be based on included scoring rubric

All grading will be subject to due dates. Grade will be reduced 10% for each calendar day late.

Scientific Report Rubric

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Title of Report ________________________

Author’s name: ________________________

| |Beginning |Developing |Accomplished |Exemplary |Score |

| |NY1 |2 |3 |4 | |

|Introduction |Does not give any |Gives very little |Gives too much |Presents a concise | |

| |information about what |information. |information--more like a |lead-in to the report.| |

| |to expect in the report.| |summary. | | |

|Research |Does not answer any |Answers some questions.|Answers some questions and |Answers most questions| |

| |questions suggested. | |includes a few other |and includes many | |

| | | |interesting facts. |other interesting | |

| | | | |facts. | |

|Purpose/Problem |Does not address an |Addresses a |Addresses an issue somewhat|Addresses a real issue| |

| |issue related to |neurological issue |related to research. |directly related to | |

| |neurological disorders. |which is unrelated to | |research findings. | |

| | |research. | | | |

|Data & Results |Data table and/or graph |Both complete, minor |Both accurate, some |Data table and graph | |

| |missing information and |inaccuracies and/or |ill-formed characters. |neatly completed and | |

| |are inaccurate. |illegible characters. | |totally accurate. | |

|Conclusion |Presents an illogical |Presents an illogical |Presents a logical |Presents a logical | |

| |explanation for findings|explanation for |explanation for findings |explanation for | |

| |and does not address any|findings and addresses |and addresses some of the |findings and addresses| |

| |of the questions |few questions. |questions. |most of the questions.| |

| |suggested in the | | | | |

| |template. | | | | |

|Grammar & Spelling |Very frequent grammar |More than two errors. |Only one or two errors. |All grammar and | |

| |and/or spelling errors. | | |spelling are correct. | |

|Attractiveness |Illegible writing, loose|Legible writing, some |Legible writing, |Word processed or | |

| |pages. |ill-formed letters, |well-formed characters, |typed, clean and | |

| | |print too small or too |clean and neatly bound in a|neatly bound in a | |

| | |large, papers stapled |report cover, illustrations|report cover, | |

| | |together. |provided. |illustrations | |

| | | | |provided. | |

|Timeliness |Report handed in more |Up to one week late. |Up to two days late. |Report handed in on | |

| |than one week late. | | |time. | |

| | | | |Total | |

| | | | | | |

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