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Research Report : Save a Rainforest

Teacher Name: Mrs. Sweet

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Internet Use Successfully uses Usually able to use Occasionally able to Needs assistance or
suggested internet suggested internet use suggested supervision to use
links to find links to find internet links to find suggested internet
information and information and information and links and/or to
navigates within these navigates within these navigates within these navigate within these
sites easily without sites easily without sites easily without sites.
assistance. assistance. assistance.
Sources All sources used All sources used Some sources Sources are not
(information and (information and (information and documented.
graphics) are graphics) are graphics) are
accurately documented in documented in the
documented in Rainforest Journal. Rainforest
Rainforest Journal and
in final draft.

Rainforest Journal Detailed notes are Notes are recorded in Notes are recorded, Notes are recorded
Notes recorded and Rainforest Journal are but lack detail. only with
organized in neat and are peer/teacher
Rainforest Journal in a somewhat organized. assistance and
neat and orderly reminders.
fashion.

Organization of Ideas Student has a clear Student has a clear Student has an Students' point of
Introduction with introduction and 2 introduction and 1 view is not evident.
attention grabber and supporting reasons. supporting reason No supporting
3 or more supporting Some details are given with few details to reasons or details.
reasons are given. to persuade the persuade the reader.
Many details are reader.
given to strongly
persuade the reader.

Mechanics No grammatical, Almost no A few grammatical Many grammatical,

spelling or grammatical, spelling spelling, or spelling, or
punctuation errors. or punctuation errors punctuation errors. punctuation errors.

Date Created: March 05, 2018

Date Last Modified: March 06, 2018