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Synthesizing information on biodiversity in the rainforest

Students synthesized information from an interview, article, and documentary to teach readers about the unique animals in the Rainforest of the Western Hemisphere.

Rubric Code: FX762X9

By moniqueander

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: K-5

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	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Prewriting	Excellent Completed all portions of all graphic organizer. Information was correct and clear.	Good Organizer was completed, but information was unclear or poorly planned.	Fair Most of the organizer was completed, but information was not correct or showed little effort.	Poor No effort to complete graphic organizer, or either missing from submission.
Composing	Excellent Paragraphs include a topic sentence, sentences that support the main idea, and a concluding sentence.	Good Paragraph is good but lacks development in either the topic sentence, supporting sentences or concluding sentence.	Fair Paragraphs have no apparent topic, lack supporting evidence, or does not offer a concluding sentence	Poor There are random sentences that are seemingly unconnected and do not support the topic.
Revising/Editing	Excellent Demonstrates thoughtful consideration and imporvement of first draft. At least 2 areas of the draft were improved.	Good Students did not make significant corrections on their rough draft, but the final draft was still better than the rough draft.	Fair There were very few corrections on the rough draft. The final draft was about the same as the rough draft.	Poor No effort to make corrections.
Publishing: Spelling/Grammar	Excellent Sentences begin with a capital letter, have correct punctuation, and grammar is appropriate for the level of paper.	Good A few spellling or grammar errors.	Fair Several spelling and grammar errors.	Poor Unacceptable ammount of spelling and grammar error.
Publishing: Handwriting/Conventions	Excellent Neat handwriting, appropriately sized, and had adequate spacing. Paper included the proper heading, indentations, alignment, and spacing.	Good Handwriting was neat but did not conform to expectations of spacing and size, or errors were present in paragraph format	Fair Handwriting was fair but did not conform to expected neatness. Paragraphs were poorly formatted.	Poor Handwriting was poor. Paragraphs did not adhere to proper formatting.