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Researched Animal Story You will research new facts about an animal, type an MLA works cited page, and then use the facts in your own story. Rubric Code: F5XWC4 By hartingb Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Researched Animal Story
	Poor 1 pts	Average 5 pts	Excellent 10 pts
10 new facts	Poor Three or less facts are in the story.	Average Only five new facts are in the story.	Excellent Ten new and interesting facts about the student's animal are used in the story.
Length	Poor The story has three paragraphs or less.	Average The story has less than five paragraphs.	Excellent The story is at least five paragraphs long.
Typed	Poor The essay is not typed in Times Roman font and it is not in 12 point.	Average The essay is not typed in Times Roman font or it is not 12 point.	Excellent The essay is typed in Times Roman font, 12 point.
Form	Poor The essay has three or fewer paragraphs.	Average The essay has less than five paragraphs.	Excellent The story has five paragraphs: 1. Introduces the character and problem 2-4. Describes how the character overcomes the problem 5. Finishes the story for either a happy or a sad ending.
Voice	Poor The writer's voice is not present.	Average The writer's voice is weak; it is written as if the facts are just placed into sentences.	Excellent The writer's voice is obvious; it is written as if the person were talking to the reader.
Grammatical Errors	Poor more than 5 errors present	Average 2-5 errors are present	Excellent No apparent errors are present: capitalization, punctuation, or grammar usage.
Title Page	Poor The title page is missing three items.	Average The title page is missing two items.	Excellent The title page includes the student's name, the year, an appropriate title, and an appropriate photograph or clip art.
Works Cited	Poor Less than two sources are used; there are at least ten mistakes on the works cited page.	Average Less than three sources are used; there are five mistakes on the works cited page.	Excellent At least three sources are used and then documented properly according to the MLA style.