Research Report : Animal Diseases

Teacher Name: Ms. Hull

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Organization Information is very Information is Information is The information
organized with well- organized with well- organized, but appears to be
constructed constructed paragraphs are not disorganized. 8)
paragraphs and paragraphs. well-constructed.
subheadings.

Paragraph All paragraphs Most paragraphs Paragraphs included Paragraphing

Construction include introductory include introductory related information structure was not
sentence, sentence, but were typically not clear and sentences
explanations or explanations or constructed well. were not typically
details, and details, and related within the
concluding sentence. concluding sentence. paragraphs.

Quality of Information clearly Information clearly Information clearly Information has little
Information relates to the main relates to the main relates to the main or nothing to do with
topic. It includes topic. It provides 1-2 topic. No details the main topic.
several supporting supporting details and/or examples are
details and/or and/or examples. given.
examples.

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.

Sources All sources All sources All sources Some sources are
(information and (information and (information and not accurately
graphics) are graphics) are graphics) are documented.
accurately accurately accurately
documented in the documented, but a documented, but
desired format. few are not in the many are not in the
desired format. desired format.

Presentation Student is able to Student is able to Student understands Student is unable to

present the present the the disease they present the
information in their information in their have researched information in their
report accurately and report accurately but although they are report accurately and
with ease. resorts back to unable to present with ease. Student
looking at their paper their report by does not understand
once or twice. memory. Student the animal disease
reads entire report to they have
class. researched.