Why should we be worried about the disappearance of the bee population? What are the environmental factors that contribute to their decline?

Your assignment is to use the research sources provided to write a multi-paragraph informative response that answers these questions. Make sure you establish an informational claim and support that claim with reasons and details from the sources you have read. Clearly organize your response and elaborate on your ideas. Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from sources. Be sure to identify the sources by author, title, or number when using details or facts directly from the sources.

Informational Scoring:

Your informational response will be scored using the following:

Organization/purpose: How well did you state and maintain your claim with a logical progression of ideas from beginning to end? How well did your ideas thoughtfully flow from beginning to end using effective transitions? How effective was your introduction and or conclusion?
Elaboration/evidence: How well did you integrate relevant and specific information from the sources? How well did you elaborate your ideas? How well did you clearly state ideas in your own words using precise language that is appropriate for your audience and purpose? How well did you reference the sources you used by author, title, or number?
Conventions: How well did you follow the rules of grammar usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling?Why should we be worried about the disappearance of the bee population? What are the environmental factors that contribute to their decline?

Your assignment is to use the research sources provided to write a multi-paragraph informative response that answers these questions. Make sure you establish an informational claim and support that claim with reasons and details from the sources you have read. Clearly organize your response and elaborate on your ideas. Develop your ideas clearly and use your own words, except when quoting directly from sources. Be sure to identify the sources by author, title, or number when using details or facts directly from the sources.

Informational Scoring:

Your informational response will be scored using the following:

Organization/purpose: How well did you state and maintain your claim with a logical progression of ideas from beginning to end? How well did your ideas thoughtfully flow from beginning to end using effective transitions? How effective was your introduction and or conclusion?
Elaboration/evidence: How well did you integrate relevant and specific information from the sources? How well did you elaborate your ideas? How well did you clearly state ideas in your own words using precise language that is appropriate for your audience and purpose? How well did you reference the sources you used by author, title, or number?
Conventions: How well did you follow the rules of grammar usage, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling?