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Animal Informative Text 
Students research a wild animal and write an informative text displaying their findings.
Rubric Code: H23CB79
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Subject: Science  
Type: Writing  
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Powered by iRubric Animal Informative Text
  4

4 pts

3

3 pts

2

2 pts

1

1 pts

Physical Characteristics

4

Text includes more than three details about the animal's physical characteristics plus a photograph.
3

Text includes three details about the animal's physical characteristics and a photograph.
2

Text includes two details about the animal's characteristics and a photograph.
1

Text only includes one detail about the physical characteristics, and does not include a photograph.
Habitat

4

Text includes more than three details about the animal's habitat.
3

Text includes three details about the animal's habitat.
2

Text includes two details about the animal's habitat.
1

Text only includes one detail about the animal's habitat.
Reproduction

4

Text includes more than three details about the animal's reproduction.
3

Text includes three details about the animal's reproduction.
2

Text includes two details about the animal's reproduction.
1

Slide does not include details about the animal's reproduction.
Diet

4

Text includes more than three details about the animal's diet.
3

Text includes three details about the animal's diet.
2

Text includes two details about the animal's diet.
1

Text does not include details about the animal's diet.
Organization

4

Student clearly identifies and uses sub-titles to organize information for each section. Sub-title names are creative.

Paragraphing is evident for all sections.
3

Student clearly identifies and uses sub-titles to organize information for each section.

Paragraphing is evident for all sections.
2

Subtitles are not effective or evident.

or

Paragraphing is not evident.
1

Subtitles are not effective or evident.

and

Paragraphing is not evident.
Sentence Structure

4

Student effectively uses a variety of simple and complex sentences.

and

Student uses a variety of sentence starters.
3

Student uses a variety of simple and complex sentences; however, there may be some errors in the structure of the sentence.

Student uses a variety of sentence starters.
2

Student uses only simple sentences or complex sentences have many errors in structure.

Student attempts to use a variety of sentence starters.
1

Student has difficulty with simple and complex sentences.

Student does not use a variety of sentence starters.
Conventions

4

No errors with capitalization or end of sentence punctuation.
Grammar learned in class has been applied properly.
Words in model text or in personal dictionary are spelt correctly.
3

Few errors with capitalization or end of sentence punctuation.
Grammar learned in class has been somewhat applied properly.
Words in model text or in personal dictionary are mostly spelt correctly.
2

Several errors with capitalization or end of sentence punctuation.
Grammar learned in class has not been applied properly.
Some words in model text or in personal dictionary are spelt correctly.
1

No use of proper capitalization or end of sentence punctuation.
Grammar learned in class has not been applied properly.
Few words in model text or in personal dictionary are mostly spelt correctly.




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