Exceeds

Meets
Needs
Standard Standard Improvem
s
s
ent
3 Pts
2 Pts
1 Pts
Sentence
Quality

Sentences have
correct spelling,
capital letters,
and periods.

Has some
spelling errors,
but has capital
letters and
periods.

Has spelling errors,

and does not have
capitol letters or
periods.

Summary
Quality

Names the
habitat and tells
the reader about
it. Has good
information and
facts about the
habitat.
Somewhere on
either the poster
or in the
summary the
student
mentions
climate, animals,
and plants in the
habitat.
The poster looks
nice and has
pictures that are
accurate with
the habitat.

Has some
information
about the
habitat.

Missing information
about the habitat.

Found two of the

three required
elements of the
project.

Has only one or less

of the required
element of the
project.

The poster looks

nice but could
have more
pictures that are
accurate to the
habitat.

The poster is messy

and does not have
pictures.

Student actively
participated and
was enthusiastic
about the
project

Student did a
good job but
occasionally got
off task and
needed to be
asked to settle
down.

Student needed to
be asked several
times to get back
on task and
disrupted peers
from working.

Found
Information
about Climate,
Animals, and
Plants

Poster
Appearance

Student
participation