Beginning

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Developing
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Qualified
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Exemplary
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Score
Students will
create a timeline
of Dr. Seuss's
life
Timeline has 1
detail, has more
than 5 spelling
and grammar
errors and is not
in accurate
chronological
order.
Timeline has 2-3
details, has 3-4
errors in spelling
and grammar and
is in accurate
chronological
order.
Timeline has 3-4
details, has 2 or
less errors
in spelling and
grammar and is in
accurate
chronological
order.
Timeline has 5 or
more details, is
grammatically
correct with
correct spelling and
is in accurate
chronological
order.

Students will
create a Wordle
of descriptors for
Dr. Seuss
Wordle has less
than 3
descriptors, has
5 or
more spelling
and grammatical
errors and does
not accurately
describe Dr.
Seuss as based
on the video
interview of Mrs.
Geisel.
Wordle has 3-4
descriptors, has
3-4 spelling and
grammatical
errors and
accurately
describes Dr.
Seuss as based
on the video
interview of Mrs.
Geisel.
Wordle has 5-6
descriptors, has
only 2 or less
spelling and
grammatical
errors and
accurately
describes Dr.
Seuss as based
on the video
interview of Mrs.
Geisel.
Wordle has 7 or
more descriptors,
is spelled correctly
and accurately
describes Dr.
Seuss as based on
the video interview
of Mrs. Geisel.

Students will
create a
persuasive Google
presentation of
their favorite Dr.
Seuss book
Presentation has
1 or less slides,
uses less than 2
different points
to convince the
reader of why it
is the best book,
and does not
utilizes both
text and picture
content.
Presentation has
at least 2 slides,
uses 2 different
points to
convince the
reader of why it
is the best book,
and does not
utilizes both
text and picture
content.
Presentation has
at least 3 slides,
uses 3 different
points to
convince the
reader of why it
is the best book,
and utilizes both
text and picture
content.
Presentation has at
least 4 slides, uses
4 different points
to convince the
reader of why it is
the best book, and
utilizes both text
and picture
content.

Students will
create a
persuasive script
to accompany
their Google
presentation.
Script does not
enhance the
presentation and
does not provide
reasons for
slides. Script
contains more
than 5 errors in
spelling and
grammar.
Script sometimes
enhances the
presentation, and
attempts to back
up ideas with
reasons but not
for all slides.
Script contains
between 4-5
errors in spelling
and grammar.
Script somewhat
enhances the
presentation but
occasionally goes
off topic. Script
is persuasive and
convincing,
backed up with
at least one
reason per slide.
Script contains
only 2-3 spelling
and grammar
Script enhances
the presentation, is
persuasive and
convincing, backed
up with at least one
to two reasons per
slide. Script
contains correct
spelling and
grammar.


errors.
Students will
create a bar
graph depicting
student choices of
favorite Dr. Seuss
book.
Bar graph does
not use color,
axes are not
labeled, uses less
than 3 bars,
construction of
graph leaves the
reader unable to
understand the
data.
Bar graph uses
some color,
labels only 1 axis,
uses between 4-
6 bars,
construction of
graph leaves the
reader able to
understand some
but not all of the
data.
Bar graph is neat
with label axes,
uses color, at
least 7 bars are
spaced properly,
construction of
graph does not
take away from
understanding
the data.
Bar graph has 2
axis which are
labeled, at least 10
bars to represent
books, uses color,
is constructed
neatly, and bars
are spaced
properly. User is
able to understand
all of the data
presented.