Group Planning -- Research Project: My Animal Report

Teacher Name: Ms. Miller

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Plan for Students have Students have Students have Students have no
Organizing developed a clear developed a clear developed a clear clear plan for
Information plan for plan for plan for organizing the
organizing the organizing the organizing the information
information as it information in information as it AND/OR
is gathered and in the final research is gathered. All students in the
the final research product. All students can group cannot
product. All students can independently explain their
students can independently explain most of organizational
independently explain this plan. this plan. plan.
explain the
planned
organization of
the research
findings.
Quality of Researchers Researchers Researchers, with Researchers, with
Sources independently independently some adult help, extensive adult
locate at least 2 locate at least 2 locate at least 2 help, locate at
reliable, reliable reliable least 2 reliable
interesting information information information
information sources for their sources for their sources for their
sources for their ideas or ideas or ideas or
ideas or questions. questions. questions.
questions.
Group Roles Each student in Each student in Each student in Each student in
the group takes the group takes the group takes the group takes
on their "group on their "group on their "group on their "group
role" (questioner, role" (questioner, role" (questioner, role" (questioner,
artist, writer, artist, writer, artist, writer, artist, writer,
researcher) researcher) with researcher) with researcher) with
independently some help from some help from help from the
and completes their peers and the teacher and teacher and
the tasks for their completes the completes the attempts to
role. tasks for their tasks for their complete the
role. role. tasks for their
role.
Completion of The group The group The group The group
Project independently completes their completes their completes their
completes their project project project with help
project thoroughly and effectively and from the teacher.
thoroughly and effectively with with help from
effectively. some help from the teacher.
the teacher.
Poster The group The group The group The group
independently thoroughly completes some completes few of
and thoroughly completes all of the aspects of the aspects of the
completes all aspects of the the poster poster template
aspects of the poster template template for this for this project.
poster template for this project project.
for this project. with some help.