iRubric: Research Rubric-Animal

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Research Rubric-Animal Research Rubric-Animal Students will choose an animal and research facts about habitat, appearance, food, and interesting facts Rubric Code: X9675X By Pamhale Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Research Writing
	Poor Level 1 1 pts	Fair Level 2 2 pts	Good Level 3 4 pts	Excellent Level 4 5 pts
Ideas and Content	Poor There is no clear or specific information to show research about your animal. The information lacks details and does not have a logical sequence. Less than two paragraphs.	Fair You put thought into this, but it is hard to tell what you are writing about. More information is needed to report on your animal. Only two paragraphs.	Good What you are writing about is clear. You have chosen the main ideas and added some support for the research in at least three paragraphs.	Excellent What you are writing about is clear from the start. You have chosen the main ideas and supported the research with facts in at least four paragraphs.
Organization	Poor There is no introduction. Few, or no, transitional words are used. Information, pictures and references are missing or disorganized and leaves the reader confused.	Fair Information, pictures, and references need to be organized in a more visually appealing manner.	Good Information, pictures, and references are mostly organized. Ideas have been presented and sorted in a logical order. More creative and unique details would have added interest.	Excellent Information, pictures and references are very organized. You have reported on your animal and given unique, creative details to support your writing which add interest.
Pictures	Poor Pictures were not present.	Fair Only one picture was present or multiple pictures present but don't add much to the research.	Good Pictures are present and add interest and information to the research.	Excellent Pictures are neat, accurate and clearly relate to the topic. They provide additional insight and add interest and information to the research.
Sentence Fluency	Poor Sentences are poorly structured.	Fair Some sentences are complete and easy to undersand.	Good Most sentences are complete and easily understood.	Excellent All sentences are complete and the information makes sense when read aloud.
Punctuation/Grammar	Poor Few end marks or capital letters. Capital letters used incorrectly. Many spelling errors.	Fair More than a few punctuation or capital letter mistakes. Spelling mistakes make the writing hard to read.	Good Minimal punctuation or capital letter mistakes. No or very few spelling errors	Excellent No punctuation or capital letter mistakes. No or very few spelling errors.