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Tsunami Essay

Students are to write a 1-page essay in response to the Tsunami video they viewed in class.

Rubric Code: N55556

By nicolene

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Tsunami Written component.
	Excellent achievement. Excellent investigative skills and written work excellently done. 8 pts	Very good achievement. Very good investigative skills and written work well done. 6 pts	Moderate achievement. Investigative skills were not evident at all times and written work did not fully achieved the requirements. 4 pts	Poor achievement. Investigation was poorly done and did not achieve the requirements. 1 pts
Cause of tsunamis.	Excellent achievement. The cause of tsunamis was clearly given with a thorough cause and effect explanation including a description of when, how, and why it happens.	Very good achievement. The cause of tsunamis was given, but without a thorough cause and effect explanation of when, how, and why it happens.	Moderate achievement. An attempt to describe the cause of tsunamis was made, but was not entirely appropriate.	Poor achievement. No attempt to describe the cause of tsunamis was made and the explanation was completely unclear.
Define a tsunami.	Excellent achievement. A tsunami was defined and explained in excellently defined wording and style.	Very good achievement. A tsunami was defined, but not completely described in well-defined language and style.	Moderate achievement. A tsunami was defined, but not completely evident in good, appropriate language and style.	Poor achievement. The definition of a tsunami was not given. No style evident.
Devastating Effect of tsunami X3	Excellent achievement. Used very good descriptive language through the use of adjectives and adverbs to explain why tsunamis are so devastating for humans.	Very good achievement. The learner used well- constructed sentences and descriptive words, but the point to explain why tsunamis are devastating for humans was not always made clear.	Moderate achievement. The learner attempted to produce well-constructed sentences , but had not fully understood what the requirements were. A point to explain why tsunamis are devastating for humans was not clear.	Poor achievement. Totally inappropriate language and did not attempt to use any descriptive words and sentences. Sentences were totally muddled and incoherent. A point to explain why tsunamis are devastating for humans was not mentioned.
Conclusion	Excellent achievement. A full and thorough conclusion was reached.	Very good achievement. A fairly good conclusion was reached.	Moderate achievement. A conclusion was reached, but was not very clear.	Poor achievement. No conclusion was reached.