COLEGIO NUEVA YORK

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT BIOLOGY.

TEACHERS: MARIA PAULA APARICIO-MAGDA PÉREZ
SECOND TERM

COLOMBIA: WILD MAGIC

WRITTEN COMPOSITION RUBRIC

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There is no Redaction and Redaction and Redaction and Redaction and Redaction and Redaction and
evidence of grammar is poor, grammar is poor, grammar is grammar is good, grammar is merely grammar is entirely
any of the many errors errors hamper the acceptable, some any errors do not correct correct
descriptors for hamper the understanding of errors tend to hamper hamper the
higher levels understanding of the text the understanding of understanding of the
the text the text text

Many (>10) Some (7-10) spelling Some (3-6) spelling No spelling mistakes No spelling mistakes
Many (>10) spelling mistakes mistakes commited mistakes commited commited commited
spelling mistakes commited
commited
No reference to Makes broad Makes some Makes clear Makes clear reference
No reference to ecosystem reference to reference to reference to to ecosystem
ecosystem components and ecosystem ecosystem ecosystem components and
components and ecological balance components and components and components and ecological balance
ecological balance ecological balance ecological balance ecological balance

Includes a poor Includes a short and Includes a brief Includes a broad Includes a deep
No reflection on the reflection on the poor reflection on the reflection on the role reflection on the role reflection on the role
role of people to role of people to role of people to take of people to maintain of people to maintain of people to maintain
take care of take care of care of environment ecological balance ecological balance of ecological balance of
environment environment natural systems in natural systems in
Colombia Colombia