Name: ______________ Date: ___________
| Point Values | 0 points | 1 point | 2 points | 3 points | TOTAL |
| Activity 1 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER | Student did not complete the Graphic Organizer | Student has one inaccurate animal group characteristic | Student has accurate animal group characteristics, but has less than two characteristics per group | Student has two characteristics for each of the three animal groups, all characteristics are accurate. | |
| Activity 2 POSTER | 0 points | 1 point | 2 points | 3 points | . |
| Described group characteristic of animal group being researched | Student did not include any of the group characteristics | Has any inaccurate animal group characteristics | Student listed only 1 animal characteristic | Student has at least 2 animal characteristics for the group being researched. | . |
| Listed 7 animals from the group being researched | Student did not list any animals | Student has one inaccurate animal or has 3 or less animals listed | Student has accurate animal group characteristics, but has less than 3 animals listed. | Student has 7 animals listed, all animals are accurate.. | . |
| Visual Appeal of Poster | Student did not submit a poster for evaluation | Student poster does not show any effort to make visual appealing | Student has 3 or more spelling errors OR Poster does not reflect a neat, colorful appearance. | Student has put forth effort to create a neat and colorful poster with no spelling errors. | . |
| . | . | . | . | OVERALL POINTS | . |
Print TWO copies.