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Drug and Alcohol Essay

Using the 4-square method of writing an essay. The essay must include facts and opinions about drugs and alcohol. The essay must also have a prevention part where the student explains ways to keep their school and community drug free.

Rubric Code: UX2577X

By kameshaq

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Subject: Health

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Drug and Alcohol Essay
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Alcohol	Poor 1.Gives very little to no information on how alcohol effect the body 2. No information on mental/emotional effects of alcohol 3. No information on addiction and/or alcoholism	Fair 1. Gives some information on the physical effects of alcohol. 2. Gives little information on the mental/emotional effects of alcohol 3. Brief description of alcoholism and/or addiction	Good 1.Talks about most of the ways alcohol effects the body. 2. Gives good information on the mental/emotional effects of alcohol. 3. Gives a clear understanding of what addiction is	Excellent All topics are covered and goes beyond a basic and general definition of each.
Drugs	Poor 1.Gives very little to no information on how drugs effect the body 2. No information on mental/emotional effects of drugs 3. No information on addiction	Fair 1. Gives some information on the physical effects of drugs. 2. Gives little information on the mental/emotional effects of drugs 3. Brief description of addiction	Good 1.Talks about most of the ways drugs effect the body. 2. Gives good information on the mental/emotional effects of drugs. 3. Gives a clear understanding of what addiction is	Excellent All topics are covered, descriptive details and names of drugs are given.
Prevention	Poor Gives no ideas of how they can make a difference to keep themselves and/or others free of drugs.	Fair Gives an idea of how they can make a difference to keep themselves and/or others free of drugs.	Good Gives ideas on how to keep their community/school drug free.	Excellent Goes into great detail about drug free plans and how they can contribute to their community/school to keep it drug free.