iRubric: Animal Behavior rubric

~Remains focused on the topic.
~Students includes valid observations about the animals
~Students gives many details about both the crickets and anoles

~Remains focused on the topic.
~Student gives many details about the crickets and/or the anoles
~Students includes valid observations about the animals

~Generally focused on a main idea.
~Student dose not give many details about the organisms
~Most observations are valid

~Writing has no focus
~Student gives invalid information about the organisms
~Include little to no details about the observations made

Uses correct capitalization.
Uses a variety of end and internal punctuation correctly (ex. apostrophes, question marks, commas)
Uses spelling that is always correct, on common words.

Uses correct capitalization most of the time.
Uses correct end punctuation
Uses spelling that is usually correct, especially on common words.

Uses inconsistent capitalization.
Uses end punctuation inconsistently.
Misspells common words.

Uses incorrect capitalization.
Uses incorrect end punctuation; or omits punctuation
Makes frequent spelling errors that significantly impair readability.