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Ocean Origins Graphic Novel

Students will create a graphic novel to illustrate the cosmic and geologic events that lead from the birth of the universe to the creation of the ocean with life in it.

Rubric Code: XCWA64

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Ocean Origins Graphic Novel
	Unacceptable Product demonstrates a lack of effort or large misconceptions 0 pts	Developing Student has begun to develop skills, but is still performing below expectations. 2 pts	Achieving Student is performing acceptably. 4 pts	Advanced Student exceeds expectations. 6 pts
Title	Unacceptable Title is absent.	Developing Title is centered and informative.	Achieving Title is centered, informative, and larger than other text.	Advanced Title is creative, informative, centered, larger than other text, and colored.
Frame Number	Unacceptable Graphic novel is told in at less than 10 separate frames that illustrate some of the scope of natural history between the Big Bang and oceans of life on earth.	Developing Graphic novel is told in at least 10 separate frames that illustrate some of the scope of natural history between the Big Bang and oceans of life on earth.	Achieving Graphic novel is told in at least 15 separate frames that illustrate much of the scope of natural history between the Big Bang and oceans of life on earth.	Advanced Graphic novel is told in at least 20 separate frames that fully illustrate the scope of natural history between the Big Bang and oceans of life on earth.
Captions	Unacceptable Less than 50% of frames have well written captions.	Developing Some captions (50-75%) have a well-written caption that clearly explains the events depicted in the frame.	Achieving Most frames (85-95%) have a well-written caption that clearly explains the events depicted in the frame.	Advanced Every frame has a well-written caption that clearly explains the events depicted in the frame.
Accuracy	Unacceptable Less than 50% of frames accurately depict events, OR multiple frames are in the wrong chronological order, OR multiple frames depict disconnected or less important events that fail to bridge frames accurately.	Developing Most frames (50-85%) accurately depict events and the entire graphic novel is in the correct chronological order. Most frames were carefully selected to reveal the most important events.	Achieving Most frames (85-95%) accurately depict events and the entire graphic novel is in the correct chronological order. Frames were carefully selected to reveal the most important events.	Advanced All frames accurately depict events and the entire graphic novel is in the correct chronological order. Frames were carefully selected to reveal the most important events.
Drawing	Unacceptable Multiple frames are poorly drawn and difficult to interpret. Color and artistic shading are largely absent.	Developing Some lines are unclear or smudged and distract somewhat from the visual experience OR frames are not colored or artfully shaded.	Achieving Lines are clear. There are a few smudges or erasures, but they do not greatly distract from the visual experience. Frames are colored or display shading of artistic quality.	Advanced Lines are clear and not smudged. Frames are colored or display shading of artistic quality.

Keywords:

cosmology ocean origins

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Science

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