Final Step

Evaluation
Students: Review The Task and then look at the chart below to see what your teacher wants in your newsletter.
Teacher: This rubric can aid in the evaluation of your students' work.

Needs Improvement
1 Satisfactory
2
Good
3
Exemplary
4
Score

Individual Work

Notes Missing notes or answers to three or more of the links. Missing notes or answers to one or two of the links. Includes some notes for each link and answers to guide questions. Includes complete notes for each link and answers to guide questions.

Newsletters

Content

Missing information from three or more required content areas. (pollution, humans, coral reefs, animals, & suggestions) Missing information from two required content areas. Missing information from one required content area. All required content is included.

Format

Missing two or more of the following: title, audience, student names. Missing title, audience, or student names. Includes basic title, audience, and student names. Includes creative title, audience, and student names.

Graphics

Missing two or more of the graphics. Missing one or more of the graphics. Includes graphics for each content area. Includes graphics for each content area, and other forms of creativity. (i.e. font, color, size, etc.)

	Needs Improvement 1	Satisfactory 2	Good 3	Exemplary 4
Individual Work
Notes	Missing notes or answers to three or more of the links.	Missing notes or answers to one or two of the links.	Includes some notes for each link and answers to guide questions.	Includes complete notes for each link and answers to guide questions.
Newsletters
Content	Missing information from three or more required content areas. (pollution, humans, coral reefs, animals, & suggestions)	Missing information from two required content areas.	Missing information from one required content area.	All required content is included.
Format	Missing two or more of the following: title, audience, student names.	Missing title, audience, or student names.	Includes basic title, audience, and student names.	Includes creative title, audience, and student names.
Graphics	Missing two or more of the graphics.	Missing one or more of the graphics.	Includes graphics for each content area.	Includes graphics for each content area, and other forms of creativity. (i.e. font, color, size, etc.)