Liceo Campoverde

Pre-AP Biology & Environmental Science 2019-2020

RUBRIC - 'NEWSPAPER', BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
3 2 1 0 Score
The members of the team The members of the team The members of the team did

the team of
Collaborat

amongst

students
collaborated well by sharing collaborated in some ways but not collaborate in any way and
GROUP WORK

ion
their ideas and equitably the collaboration was not were dysfunctional as a
dividing tasks. completely functional. working group.
The 'newspaper' demonstrates

Accuracy and scope of

The 'newspaper' demonstrates The 'newspaper' demonstrates The 'newspaper' demonstrates
a wide and accurate
a good understanding of three some understanding of three no understanding of three
understanding of three

information
biogeochemical cycles. There biogeochemical cycles. There biogeochemical cycles. There
KNOWLEDGE and biogeochemical cycles. There
are few errors in the are several errors in the are many errors in the
CONTENT are no errors in the
information given. Some information given. Only a few information given. A
information given. Many
different aspects of each cycle different aspects of each cycle minimum of different aspects
different aspects of each cycle
are included. are included. of each cycle are included.
are included.
The 'newspaper' is a creative, The 'newspaper' has a basic
The 'newspaper' is formatted
original and very effective way format for presenting the three
Creativity of

poorly and does not present

'newspaper'

of presenting the three biogeochemical cycles. There

CREATIVITY biogeochemical cycles. It
clearly demonstrates personal
ownership by the students
involved.
the three biogeochemical
is little about the 'newspaper'
cycles. There is no evidence of
which provides personal
personal ownership by the
ownership by the students
students involved.
involved.

The members of the team The members of the team did

which time has
been managed
The manner in

The members of the team

combined but were not able to not complete the 'newspaper'
combined to complete the
TIME MANAGEMENT complete all the tasks within to any acceptable standard
work efficiently and within the
the time set for the within the time set for the
time set for the assignment.
assignment. assignment.
citation of
Acknowle

There is full citation of sources

dgement

sources

SOURCES OF There is citation of resources There is no citation of sources

and

of information, in a formal
INFORMATION but not formalised properly. of information.
way.

The team member took a

team member
made by each
commitment
contribution

The team member met all The team member met some of The team member met none of
proactive and leading role in
INDIVIDUAL his/her commitments and his/her commitments but did his/her commitments and did
and
The

the project, and made an

CONTRIBUTION fully completed his/her share not fully complete his/her not complete his/her share of
unusual contribution to its
of the assignment. share of the assignment. the assignment.
success.

TOTAL SCORE /14

SCORE TO GRADE
14 10
13, 12 9.5, 9
11, 10 8.5, 8
9, 8 7.5, 7
7, 6 6.5, 6
5, 4 5.5, 5
3, 2, 1, 0 0