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Myths on Fruits and Seeds

TLW compose a myth about a chosen fruit or seed of their choice after learning the differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms.

Rubric Code: HX3732

By waldroffb

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Subject: Biology

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Organization	Poor Missing title, paragraph structure, introduction or conclusion.	Fair Is missing some elements of the essay structure.	Good Has nearly all of the elements of a proper essay.	Excellent Is in complete essay format - Name, title, introduction and conclusion.
Mechanics	Poor Many misspelled words, lack of structure, poor word choice, incoherent or rambling.	Fair Frequently misspelled words, sentences that run-on, poor word choice or sentence/paragraph structure.	Good Little to no misspelled words, 1 or 2 run on sentences, decent word choice and structure.	Excellent Clean piece, with no misspelled words, clear sentences, and excellent structure.
Handwriting	Poor Handwriting is illegible. Cannot discern what has been written what so ever.	Fair Some words are discernible, while most remain unreadable.	Good Close to all of the piece is readable with small amounts that are unreadable.	Excellent Piece is clean, readable and neat.
Explanation	Poor Does not explain why seed or fruit is designed or looks the way it does.	Fair Some explanation is given, but still leaves a fair amount to the imagination.	Good The reason to why the seeds or fruit is shaped the way that it is nearly explained, with small gaps.	Excellent The explanation is full and complete. Leaves no gaps and is understandable.