Endangered Species Brochure Rubric

Name(s) ______CATEGORY (20) Excellent (15) Good (10) Almost (5) Not Yet Attractiveness & The brochure has The brochure has attractive The brochure has well- The brochure's formatting Organization exceptionally attractive formatting and well- organized information. and organization of material formatting and well- organized information. are confusing. organized information. Content - Accuracy All facts in the brochure are The brochure is 90% The brochure is 80% The brochure is less than accurate. accurate. accurate. 80% accurate. Mechanics and All of the writing is done in Most of the writing is done in Some of the writing is Incomplete sentences and Spelling complete sentences. complete sentences. Most done in complete several spelling errors. Capitalization, spelling, and capitalization and sentences. Some of the punctuation are correct punctuation are correct. capitalization and throughout the brochure. Three or less misspelled punctuation are correct. words. Three misspelled words. Graphics/Pictures The graphics go well with the The graphics go well with the The graphics go well with The graphics do not go with text and there is a good mix text, but there are so many the text, but there are too the accompanying text or of text and graphics. that they distract from the few. appear to be randomly text. chosen. Content All information is complete 90 % of the information is 70 % of the information 60 % of the information is and questions answered. complete is complete complete Panel 1 The name of the animal with The name of the animal with The name of the animal Name and picture only are Picture / Taxonomy a picture of the animal in its a picture of the animal in its with a picture List at least on the panel. Classification natural habitat. List the natural habitat. List three to two of the taxonomy of complete taxonomy of the six of the taxonomy of the the animal. animal. animal or genus and species not written correctly. Panel 2 There are at least 3 citations There are 2 citations from a There is one citations Incomplete citations are Sources from a variety of sources variety of sources accurately accurately listed on the listed on the brochure. accurately listed on the listed on the brochure. brochure. brochure. Panel 3 All questions listed and Three or four questions listed Two questions listed and One question listed and Quesions answered. and answered. answered. answered. Panel 4 Colored graph or chart is Graph and chart is complete. Graph and chart is Graph and chart is included Graph or Chart / complete with key. Paragraph somewhat explains included. Paragraph with no explanation. Paragraph Paragraph explains chart or chart or graph. explains little of the chart graph. or graph. Panel 5 A picture of the continent A picture of the continent A picture of the continent A picture of the continent where the species lives and where the species included. where the species lives where the species lives and colored map included. Paragraph somewhat and map included. map included. Paragraph Paragraph completely describes the area or location, Paragraph describes little not included. describes the area or location, climate, and environment of about the area or location, climate, and environment of the species. climate, and environment the species. of the species.

Panel 6 Persuasive paragraph Some information or Little information or No information or evidence includes compelling evidence on how the evidence on how the on how the organism can be information on how the organism can be saved. organism can be saved. saved organism can be saved.

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