Appendix A: Biology Grading Rubric for Bird Adaptations Report

CATEGORY

Masterful

Thorough All topics are addressed and an explanation of connections between adaptations to en ironment is included with at least "#$ sentences about each!

Considered All topics are addressed% and effort was mad to ma&e a connection between adaptations to the en ironment with '#( sentences about each!

Aware One or more topics were not addressed! )ittle to no connection was made between adaptations and en ironment!

Amount of Information All specified topics are addressed and a complete explanation of connections between adaptations to en ironments is included with at least a paragraph for each adaptation! *ualit+ of Information Information clearl+ relates to the main topic! It includes se eral supporting details and,or examples! .iagrams / Illustrations .iagrams and illustrations are neat% accurate and add greatl+ to the reader01s understanding of the topic! All sources 3information and graphics4 are accuratel+ documented in the desired format!

Information clearl+ relates to the main topic! It pro ides '#( supporting details and,or examples!

Information clearl+ Information has little or relates to the main nothing to do with the topic! -o details and,or main topic! examples are gi en!

.iagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader01s understanding of the topic!

.iagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and somewhat add to the reader01s understanding of the topic!

.iagrams and illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader01s understanding of the topic!

2ources

All sources 3information and graphics4 are accuratel+ documented% but a few are not in the desired format!

All sources 2ome sources are not 3information and accuratel+ documented! graphics4 are accuratel+ documented% but man+ are not in the desired format! A few grammatical Man+ grammatical% spelling% or punctuation spelling% or punctuation errors! errors!

Mechanics

-o grammatical% Almost no spelling or punctuation grammatical% spelling errors! or punctuation errors

5low of report

All paragraphs include introductor+ sentence% explanations or details% and concluding sentence And easil+ connect ideas to one another in a cohesi e manner!

Most paragraphs include introductor+ sentence% explanations or details% and concluding sentence and allow the reader to easil+ mo e from idea to idea!

6aragraphs included related information but were t+picall+ not constructed well! Readabilit+ is low and there is great shift in ideas or focus of paragraphs!

6aragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not t+picall+ related within the paragraphs! Ideas are not connected and,or are 7umbled throughout!