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Children's Disease Book

Children's Communicable Disease Book

Students will create an illustrated children's book to demonstrate knowledge of a disease.

Rubric Code: BX677C5

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Subject: Health

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Category
	Beyond Mastery 4 pts	Mastery 3 pts	Near Mastery 2 pts	Remediation 1 pts
Book Design
Book Dimensions	Beyond Mastery At least, 2.5” x 5” in SIZE but no larger than 8.5” x 14”, has one straight edge with a margin of at least 1"	Mastery	Near Mastery Improper size but has one straight edge with a margin of at least 1"	Remediation To large or small, no straight edge or margins less than 1"
Cover Material	Beyond Mastery Front and back cover made of material of at least poster board thickness but thin enough to bind	Mastery	Near Mastery Cover made of paper, or something unbindable.	Remediation No cover present.
Front Cover	Beyond Mastery Includes an appropriate, creative title and a picture tied to the story. Cover is neat and well executed.	Mastery Includes a title and a picture tied to the story. Cover is neat.	Near Mastery Includes a title and a picture but they are either not relevant to the story, or it is not neat.	Remediation Missing either a title and/or picture. Messy or illegible.
Back Cover	Beyond Mastery Includes an about the author section that describes you, your interests and your goals. Includes a picture of you. Cover is neat and well executed.	Mastery Includes an about the author section that provides partial description of you. Includes a picture of you. Cover is neat.	Near Mastery Includes an about the author section that provides minimal information or lacks a picture. Cover is not neat.	Remediation Includes an about the author section that lacks information and/or picture. Messy.
Book Organization	Beyond Mastery First and last pages are blank. Includes a title page and pages are numbered. (Not including Reference Page or Title page)	Mastery Includes a title page and pages are numbered. (Not including Reference Page or Title page)	Near Mastery Lacks either a title page or page numbers.	Remediation Lacks both a title page and page numbers
Neatness / Creativity	Beyond Mastery Layout is organized and makes sense. All text is legible, spelled correctly, and properly spaced. I had no trouble reading and understanding the information as it was presented.	Mastery Layout is organized, but could have been better. Cover includes a title. Most text is legible, spelled correctly and properly spaced. I had some trouble reading and understanding the information as it was presented.	Near Mastery Layout is disorganized (folds in wrong spot, opens backwards, etc.) Cover is present, but doesn’t make sense. Some text is legible, spelled correctly, poorly spaced. I had trouble reading and understanding the information…	Remediation Layout is not organized. There might be a cover. Most of the text is illegible, spelled incorrectly, or poorly spaced. I had a lot of trouble reading and understanding the information…
Content/Story
Content	Beyond Mastery Disease is identified and the parts of the body affected are mentioned as is how each part is affected. The etiology of the disease is addressed as is the how the disease is treated? Medications (which ones?)-- if none exist, this needs to be acknowledged). How effective is treatment?	Mastery Disease is identified and the parts of the body affected are mentioned. The etiology of the disease is addressed as is the how the disease is treated? Medications (which ones?)-- if none exist, this needs to be acknowledged).	Near Mastery Disease is identified. Treatment of the disease is addressed.	Remediation Disease is identified.
Story	Beyond Mastery Story is very interesting and age appropriate for targeted audience. The information presented is accurate and informative for the reader. The text is in a story format.	Mastery Story is relatively interesting and accurate. Story may be age appropriate for the target audience. The text is in a partial story format.	Near Mastery Story is not interesting and there are some inaccuracies in the information. Story may not be appropriate for target audience. The text may not be in story format.	Remediation There is no story. There are facts which may or may not be accurate or age appropriate.
Illustrations	Beyond Mastery Book includes color illustrations that make up, at least, 75% of EACH page that explain and complement the story. They are neatly and appropriately placed in the story and are age appropriate.	Mastery Book includes color illustrations that make up 75% of EACH page, but they do not help to explain the story or are not age appropriate.	Near Mastery Book has minimal use of pictures or graphics which may or may not compliment the story.	Remediation Book has no pictures or graphics.
Bibliography	Beyond Mastery Bibliography included with 3-4 references properly cited in MLA format	Mastery Bibliography included with 2-3 references cited in MLA format	Near Mastery Bibliography included with 1-2 references cited	Remediation Bibliography not included

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