Overview
Watch the video from the History Channel: Grand Canyon: How the Earth Was Made.
5 minute video
Essay requirements:
- Your name on the first line – nothing else.
- Essay typed in 12-font, double spaced with 1-inch margins.
- Write a minimum of a full one-page essay summarizing the following:
- The main points of the video.
- Explanation of how the video relates to Historical Geology.
- Most interesting part of the video for you and why.
- The essay must be created in an acceptable format for upload to TurnItIN. Word or PDF are the best. DO NOT submit a .pages file (Mac). That will definitely NOT work.
- Upload the Essay to this Drop Box
- The essay must be reviewed by Turnitin which checks for plagiarism. You must make sure that the essay will open in Turnitin ,
- If it does not open in Turnitin, I will not be able to read it and you will not receive credit.
Grading Rubric
Requirement | Points Available |
Essay: A quality summary of the video content is provided | 2 |
Essay: The relationship to Historical Geology | 2 |
Essay: The most interesting part of the video to you is included | 2 |
Essay is a minimum of one full page in length – name, etc., is on a separate title page | 2 |
Essay is correctly formatted | 1 |
Essay contains no spelling or grammar errors | 1 |
TOTAL | 10 |