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Create an Animal Fact Card

Create a unique animal and fact card with specific components. Description details include what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what it does, etc.

Rubric Code: HXC282B

By moerose

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Subject: Science

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Area of Focus
	Poor 0 5 pts	Fair 1 7 pts	Pretty Good 2 8 pts	Awesome Job! 3 10 pts
Animal Description	Poor Only one description of the animal is present on the fact card (where it lives, what it does, what it eats, other interesting facts).	Fair Two or three areas of description of the animal are present on the fact card (where it lives, what it does, what it eats, other interesting facts).	Pretty Good Four areas of description of the animal are present on the fact card (where it lives, what it does, what it eats, other interesting facts).	Awesome Job! More then four areas of description of the animal are present on the fact card (where it lives, what it does, what it eats, other interesting facts).
Animal Picture	Poor The picture is either missing, is of poor quality or is not an original image.	Fair The picture is small but is of good quality. It clearly shows what the animal looks like.	Pretty Good The picture is large but lacks quality. The image may be blurry or it may be hard to see the animal due to the background.	Awesome Job! The picture is large and of good quality. It clearly shows what this animal looks like.
Organization	Poor Work is messy and disorganized. Little effort is evident, or student has required extensive support to organize their work.	Fair Information is organized but could be better thought out. Most of the required information is included and there is some evidence of editing.	Pretty Good Information is well organized. It includes all required information and work has been edited.	Awesome Job! Information is very well organized. It includes all required data and some extra information.
Grammar/Mechanics	Poor No attempt is made at writing in complete sentences or using correct English language grammar.	Fair There are numerous grammar and spelling errors.	Pretty Good There are some spelling and grammar errors throughout the paper	Awesome Job! No errors exist in grammar and spelling.