Performance

Criteria

Excelling

Advancing

Improving

Emerging

(I seek feedback of
how to improve)

(strategic or
purposeful use of
strategies knows
why and when ).

(needs
prompting and
directing)

Student identifies an
organism that lives in an
extreme environments such
as Antarctica or a desert
(ACSSU094)
Location, food,
dangers,
reproduction,
adaptations.

I use several
strategies to
identify all required
features of an
organism that lives
in extreme
conditions,
including at least
one extension
question.

I use several strategies

to identify most features
of an organism that
lives in extreme
conditions.

(trial and error

aware of strategies
but not sure why
or when to use
them so makes
mistakes)
I use several strategies
to identify many
features of an organism
that lives in extreme
conditions.

Student locates and

collects information
and data from a set
of primary and
secondary sources.

I use several
strategies to locate
and collect
information and
data from primary
and secondary
resources and I
know when and
why to use them. I
can teach others.
I use several
strategies when
using ethical
protocols to gather
information
including a
bibliography. I know
when and why to
use them. I can
teach others.
I use several
strategies to
consider accuracy
and reliability of
information, and
then ordering this
into logical
sequences, and I
know when and
why to use them. I
can teach others.

I use several
strategies to locate
and collect
information and
data from primary
and secondary
resources and I
know when and
why to use them.

Student uses ethical

protocol when
gathering
information:
acknowledging the
work of others,
referencing.

Student considers
accuracy and
reliability of
information and
orders this into
logical sequences
and makes
connections.

Student presents
arguments, findings
and conclusions in a
way that is
appropriate to
audience and
purpose. Plan, draft
and publish
informative texts,
choosing and
experimenting with
text structures,
language features,
images and digital
resources
appropriate to
purpose and
audience
(ACELY1714)
Student reflects on
learning and creates
action to inform
others.

I need help to
identify features
of an organism
that lives in
extreme
conditions, or I
have only
included some
features.

I use several
strategies to locate
and collect
information and
data from primary
and secondary
resources but I am
not sure when and
or why to use
them.
I use several
strategies to use
ethical protocol
while gathering
information but I
am not sure when
and or why to use
them.

I need help to
locate and
collect
information and
data from
primary and
secondary
resources.

I use several
strategies to
consider accuracy
and reliability of
information, and
then ordering this
into logical
sequences, and I
know when and
why to use them.

I use several
strategies to
consider accuracy
and reliability of
information, and
then ordering this
into logical
sequences, but I
am not sure when
and or why to use
them.

I need help to
consider
accuracy and
reliability of
information and
ordering this
into logical
sequences.

I use several
strategies to
present arguments,
findings and
conclusions that is
appropriate to
audience and
context and I know
when and why to
use them. I can
teach others.

I use several
strategies to
present
arguments,
findings and
conclusions that
are appropriate to
audience and
context, and I
know when and
why to use them.

I use several
strategies to
present
arguments,
findings and
conclusions that
are appropriate to
audience and
context, but I am
not sure when and
or why to use
them.

I need help to
present
arguments,
findings and
conclusions that
are appropriate
to audience and
context.

I use several
strategies to reflect
learning and create
action to inform
others, and I know
when and why to
use them. I can
teach others.

I use several
strategies to reflect
learning and create
action to inform
others, and I know
when and why to
use them.

I use several
strategies to reflect
learning and create
action to inform
others, but I am
not sure when and
or why to use
them.

I need help to
reflect learning
and create
action to inform
others.

I use several
strategies to use
ethical protocol
while gathering
information
including a
bibliography and I
know when and
why to use them.

I need help to
use ethical
protocol while
gathering
information.