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African Continent Research Paper

Students will research the African continent and explain its geographical features using geography terminology. The people who inhabit the continent and what their lives are generally like . How the continent has change physically over the past fifty years. Give evidence .

Rubric Code: WX4W53C

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Subject: Geography

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Africa - research paper
	Unsatisfactory Little or no effort 1 pts	Needs Improvement Good but.... 2 pts	Meets Proficiency All requirements met. 3 pts	Exceeds Expectations Excellent work! 4 pts
Location - Geography	Unsatisfactory Incorrect or missing information	Needs Improvement Information as to location is vague. Some physical or human characteristics were used to help with description. Incomplete information.	Meets Proficiency Continent's location is explained using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and relative location information. Physical characteristics were used to help describe the continent .	Exceeds Expectations Continent's location is explained very well using accurate lines of latitude and longitude and relative location information. Student used many physical and human characteristics to accurately describe the continent.
Bodies of water	Unsatisfactory Incorrect information and or lack of information.	Needs Improvement Some information regarding water on the continent .	Meets Proficiency Most major bodies of water are covered. Some information or explanation of the types and water are given.	Exceeds Expectations Most major bodies of water are covered. Excellent descriptions and water locations are explain in good detail.
Human-Environment Interaction	Unsatisfactory Incorrect information and or lack of information.	Needs Improvement Some information regarding human-environmental interaction is given. Incomplete information.	Meets Proficiency Most areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Some information explanation given.	Exceeds Expectations Most areas of human-environmental interaction are covered. Full and complete information explanation given.
Research Question	Unsatisfactory Incorrect information and or lack of information.	Needs Improvement Some information regarding change in the last fifty years is given. Incomplete information.	Meets Proficiency A number examples of change over the last fifty years are given. Some information and explanation given.	Exceeds Expectations Many examples of change over the last fifty years are given. Full and complete information and explanations given.
Organization / Grammar	Unsatisfactory Lack of organization. Numerous spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.	Needs Improvement Includes an introduction or a conclusion. Body of paper has some organization but is hard to follow. Contains errors in grammar, spelling , and punctuation.	Meets Proficiency Includes an introduction and conclusion. Body of paper is organized and easy to follow. Few errors.	Exceeds Expectations Includes and introduction and conclusion that open and close the paper well. Body of paper is well-organized and easy to follow. Error - free
Visual Aids	Unsatisfactory Contains no visual aids.	Needs Improvement Includes a map of the continent	Meets Proficiency Includes a neat, easily-read map of the continent. Includes at least one other visual aid (picture, chart, graph).	Exceeds Expectations Includes a neat, easily read map of the continent. Includes at least two other visual aids (pictures, charts, graphs).
Bibliography	Unsatisfactory No Bibliograhy.	Needs Improvement Bibliogrphy, some attempt made.	Meets Proficiency Bilography two or more sources given -proper citiation format,	Exceeds Expectations Bilography three or more sources given -proper citiation format used.
Google Doc -Apps	Unsatisfactory Student did no use the Google Docs App.	Needs Improvement Student used the Google Docs application and some of it features.	Meets Proficiency Student used the Google Docs application and it features. The student was able to share, edit and use its tool adequately for their research paper.	Exceeds Expectations Student used the Google Docs application. Student used all its features, and was able to share, edit and use the higher end tools of the application to enhance thier research paper.

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World Geography

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