Grade 8 Everglades Field Guide

A B C D or below
CATEGORY
Content - Accuracy All content is accurate. There Most of the content is The content is generally Content is confusing or
are no factual errors. accurate, but there is one accurate, but one piece of contains more than one
piece of information that information is clearly flawed factual error.
might be inaccurate. or inaccurate.
Content- Requirements All of the required categories Missing 1 category. All Missing more than 2 Missing more than 3
assigned are included, if image sources and required categories. All required categories, or
applicable. All image sources appropriate licensing are image sources and missing 1 or more image
and appropriate licensing are included in research appropriate licensing are credits.
included in research document. included in research
document. document.
Attractiveness & The page has exceptionally The page has attractive The page has well-organized The page formatting and
Organization attractive formatting and formatting and well- information. organization of material are
well-organized information organized information. confusing to the reader.
hierarchy.
Spelling & Proofreading There are no spelling or No more than 1 spelling or No more than 2 spelling or More than 2 spelling or
grammatical errors. grammatical error. grammatical errors. grammatical errors.

Images/ Images and background go Images and background go Images go well with the text, Images do not go with the
Background well with the text and there well with the text, but there but there are too few and text or appear to be
is a good mix of text and are so many that they page appears, "text-heavy". randomly chosen. One or
graphics. Images are well- distract from content. All images are clear and in more image is pixilated or
chosen to illustrate and Images are well-chosen to focus. not in focus.
support text. All images are illustrate and support text.
clear and in focus. All images are clear and in
focus.
Text All text is legible. Font All text is legible. Font All text is legible. Font All text is legible. Little
selections, colors and sizes selections, colors and sizes selections, colors and sizes thought or effort apparent in
blend well with graphics and blend with graphics and blend with graphics and font selection, size and color.
serve to help organize serve to help organize serve to help organize
material. Tracking and material. Tracking and material. There are no
kerning are effectively used. kerning are effectively used. hyphens.
There are no hyphens. There are no hyphens.
Writing- Voice Student has made an Student has made a Student has made an Almost all information is
excellent effort to report satisfactory attempt to attempt to report copied from research sources
information in his/her own report information in his/her information, but generally without any effort to put it in
words. own words. uses wording from research student's own words.
sources instead of stating in
his/her own words.
Deadlines are met Research is shared on time Research or first draft is late Research or first draft is Final draft is not complete
and is complete. All images by one day, but final draft is more than 1 day late, but and exported to pdf by
are shared online and complete and exported to final draft is complete and assigned deadlines.
properly cited in research pdf by assigned deadline. exported to pdf by assigned
doc. Both first and final deadline.
drafts are complete and
exported to pdf by assigned
deadlines.
Page formatting The page is tabloid size, The page is the wrong size or
resolution is 300 ppi and resolution or orientation. If
formatted to print in this box is checked, the work
landscape mode. is unacceptable and will
receive a failing grade.