Everglades Field Guide Rubric

Grade 8 Everglades Field Guide CATEGORY Content - Accuracy

A

B

C

D or below

All content is accurate. There Most of the content is are no factual errors. accurate, but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. Content- Requirements All of the required categories Missing 1 category. All assigned are included, if image sources and applicable. All image sources appropriate licensing are and appropriate licensing are included in research included in research document. document. The page has exceptionally The page has attractive Attractiveness & attractive formatting and formatting and wellOrganization well-organized information organized information. hierarchy. No more than 1 spelling or Spelling & Proofreading There are no spelling or grammatical errors. grammatical error.

The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. Missing more than 2 required categories. All image sources and appropriate licensing are included in research document. The page has well-organized information.

Content is confusing or contains more than one factual error.

No more than 2 spelling or grammatical errors.

More than 2 spelling or grammatical errors.

Images and background go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. Images are wellchosen to illustrate and support text. All images are clear and in focus.

Images go well with the text, but there are too few and page appears, "text-heavy". All images are clear and in focus.

Images do not go with the text or appear to be randomly chosen. One or more image is pixilated or not in focus.

All text is legible. Font selections, colors and sizes blend with graphics and serve to help organize material. There are no hyphens.

All text is legible. Little thought or effort apparent in font selection, size and color.

Images/ Background

Text

Writing- Voice

Deadlines are met

Page formatting

Images and background go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from content. Images are well-chosen to illustrate and support text. All images are clear and in focus. All text is legible. Font All text is legible. Font selections, colors and sizes selections, colors and sizes blend well with graphics and blend with graphics and serve to help organize serve to help organize material. Tracking and material. Tracking and kerning are effectively used. kerning are effectively used. There are no hyphens. There are no hyphens. Student has made an Student has made a excellent effort to report satisfactory attempt to information in his/her own report information in his/her words. own words.

Research is shared on time and is complete. All images are shared online and properly cited in research doc. Both first and final drafts are complete and exported to pdf by assigned deadlines. The page is tabloid size, resolution is 300 ppi and formatted to print in landscape mode.

Student has made an attempt to report information, but generally uses wording from research sources instead of stating in his/her own words. Research or first draft is late Research or first draft is by one day, but final draft is more than 1 day late, but complete and exported to final draft is complete and pdf by assigned deadline. exported to pdf by assigned deadline.

Missing more than 3 required categories, or missing 1 or more image credits.

The page formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Almost all information is copied from research sources without any effort to put it in student's own words.

Final draft is not complete and exported to pdf by assigned deadlines.

The page is the wrong size or resolution or orientation. If this box is checked, the work is unacceptable and will receive a failing grade.