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Natural Disaster Paper

Book Report

8th Grade Project after "Life as we Knew It"

Rubric Code: ZC6335

By melissawinters

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Natural Disaster Paper
	Not Completed 0 pts	Not Meeting Standard 1 pts	Approaching Standard 2 pts	At Standard 3 pts	Exceeding Standard 4 pts
Mechanics/Presentation 20 %	Not Completed No formatting, very difficult to read. 1 page or less. No sources listed or cited.	Not Meeting Standard All portions completed; difficult to read; difficult to follow; very poor spelling and grammar; 1-2 pages. Sources listed in improper format.	Approaching Standard Follows prescribed order; able to be read; many spelling or grammatical errors; 2-3 pages. Sources listed in improper format. Some internal citations.	At Standard Easy to read and follow; some spelling or grammatical errors; 3-5 pages. Sources listed in proper format. Some internal citations.	Exceeding Standard Very Readable; Free or nearly free of spelling and grammatical errors. 3-5 pages. Sources listed in proper format and cited properly within paper.
Description of Disaster 35 %	Not Completed Not completed. Plagiarized.	Not Meeting Standard Very basic information from one source. Too short to evaluate.	Approaching Standard Gives a basic description from 1-2 sources. Starts to paint a picture.	At Standard Uses at least 2 sources. Paints a picture of the disaster and starts to include verifiable factual information.	Exceeding Standard Uses at least 2 sources. Uses descriptive language as well as verifiable facts and data. Presented in a way that is both informational and easy to read.
Impact on Community 35 %	Not Completed Not completed. Plagiarized.	Not Meeting Standard Very general. No insights to new information beyond obvious. Too short to evaluate.	Approaching Standard Provides good information, using sources, but does not draw any original ideas from evaluating data.	At Standard Good, fact-based information, and begins to draw independent conclusions based on evaluating data found.	Exceeding Standard Draws conclusions and forms ideas based on data found. Original thoughts. Paints a picture of what it would be like to live in that place during that time.
Photos/Graphs 10 %	Not Completed Not completed	Not Meeting Standard Very general, not cited.	Approaching Standard Cited, and just "plopped" in the report, with no context.	At Standard Placed appropriately within the paper, cited appropriately, and discussed.	Exceeding Standard Used to enhance the writing, cited, thoughtfully placed, and adds to the overall feel of the project. Enhances picture painted with words.