CATEGORY

Beginning

Developing

Accomplished

Exemplary

Content

Includes few basic facts about the Antarctic climate and penguin habitat.

Includes facts about the Antarctic climate and penguin habitat.

Includes many important facts about the Antarctic climate and penguin habitat. Begins to include information beyond the basic facts.

Includes important, descriptive facts about the Antarctic climate and the penguin habitat. Adds own opinion and ideas to show a higher level of thinking.

Group Work

Communicated and shared work with partner on a limited basis.

Shared work and communicated with partner with teacher direction.

Communicated and shared work with partner without teacher direction.

Communicated and shared work with partner to enhance project and learning experience.

Mechanics

Beginning to develop sentence structure and mechanics. Some spelling errors.

Cohesive sentences, self editing is occuring and spelling is grade appropriate.

Paragraph structure is developing, self editing without assistance, spelling is grade appropriate and above.

Developed paragraph structure, self editing without assistance, no spelling errors in text.

Technical- Hyperstudio

Simple text box with picture on each card.

Edited text box, picture and background included in card.

Edited, creative use of text box, picture, and background on each card.

Each card contains an edited text box, with background, picture, and edited button.