<p>Holmes/ Biology Name:______8 Characteristics of Living Things Posters</p><p>Using the web-based poster creation web-site, Glogster, create a poster that CREATIVELY displays the 8 characteristics shared by every living organism.</p><p>Requirements:</p><p>1. Title your poster 2. Must show all 8 Characteristics of living things 3. Must have at least one picture for each characteristic (this means at least 8 pictures!) 4. Each picture must be clarified with a one-word or short phrase description explaining how the picture displays a quality of living organisms. 5. Example: a. Living things obtain and use energy:</p><p>ENERGY!</p><p>Keep it simple and don’t make this harder than it really is!</p><p>Grade: Glogster Poster: 50% Presentation: 30% Participation: 20% Holmes/ Biology Name:______</p><p>Oral Presentation Rubric : 8 Characteristics of Living Things Student Name: ______CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Preparedness Student is completely Student seems The student is Student does not prepared and has pretty prepared somewhat seem at all obviously rehearsed. but might have prepared, but it is prepared to needed a couple clear that rehearsal present. more rehearsals. was lacking. Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or distinctly all (100-95%) distinctly all (100- distinctly most can not be the time, and 95%) the time, but ( 94-85%) of the understood OR mispronounces no mispronounces time. mispronounces words. one word. Mispronounces no more than one more than one word. word. Posture and Stands up straight, Stands up straight Sometimes stands Slouches and/or Eye Contact looks relaxed and and establishes eye up straight and does not look at confident. Establishes contact with establishes eye people during the eye contact with everyone in the contact. presentation. everyone in the room room during the during the presentation. presentation. Uses Always (99-100% of Mostly (80-98%) Sometimes (70- Rarely speaks in Complete time) speaks in speaks in complete 80%) speaks in complete Sentences complete sentences. sentences. complete sentences. sentences. Content Shows a full Shows a good Shows a good Does not seem to understanding of the understanding of understanding of understand the topic. the topic. parts of the topic. topic very well. Volume Volume is loud enough Volume is loud Volume is loud Volume often too to be heard by all enough to be enough to be soft to be heard by audience members heard by all heard by all all audience throughout the audience members audience members members. presentation. at least 90% of the at least 80% of the time. time. Stays on Topic Stays on topic all Stays on topic Stays on topic It was hard to tell (100%) of the time. most (99-90%) of some (89%-75%) of what the topic was. the time. the time. Time-Limit 4+ minutes 3 minutes 2 minutes 1 minute Holmes/ Biology Name:______</p>