A Pathogen’s Facebook Wall
For this project, you will create a Facebook style wall showing the battle between the immune system and a pathogen (chosen from a list). The rubric lists all the elements that must be included You may use abbreviations, such as “lol,” but you may not use profanity (outright or in abbreviations). Use of profanity will result in 0 point in the non-content categories.
Category / 8-10 points / 3-7 points / 0-2 points1st layer of defense / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Pathogen enters the body / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Pathogen attacks organ(s) / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Symptoms / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Phagocytes / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Inflammatory response / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Antigen / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
Immune response / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
antibody / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
attack 5 years later / Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. / Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. / Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors
profile pictures / Pictures are included and appropriate for every character / Pictures are included and appropriate for at least 80% of the characters / Less than 80% of the characters have pictures that are appropriate
facebook style / Entire report is facebook style with dialogue, events, comments, and "like this" / The report is facebook style, but one or two elements are missing / The report is not facebook style
Exemplar: Since I cannot model the immune system without giving too much away, I am modeling the style that I expect using the Digestive System.
Harriet Hamburger Don’t I look snazzy, all dressed up in my lettuce and tomato and ketchup?
Tiffany Tongue likes this
Mike Molar BCO Harriet
Iggie Incisor Come on in. I am the mouth’s greeter
Harriet Hamburger What are the wires for?
Iggie Incisor My family and I are being straightened out.
Mike Molar I’m just one big grind
Harriet Hamburger DU Are you breaking up with me?
Mike Molar Not up, down. I’m going to break you down. 143 into little pieces.
Sally Salivary Gland Who’s up for swimming?
Harriet Hamburger likes this
Tiffany Tongue likes this
Tiffany Tongue A Harriet! You’re getting sweet on me!
Harriet Hamburger Yeah, Sally is changing my starches into sugar
Stephanie Stomach If you want to swim in a big pool, come on down here. Lol
Harriet Hamburger OW! THIS ISN’T WATER!
Stephanie Stomach It’s acidic gastric juice and digestive enzymes. Relax, after 4 hours you won’t recognize yourself.
David Duodenum I have some friends who will squirt some juices on you to wash of the
acid and finish digesting you.
Harriet Hamburger You mean like orange juice?
David Duodenum lol. Naw, these juices contain enzymes from the Peyton Pancreas to break you down.
Louie Liver I mix up this wonderful stuff called bile. Then I send it over to Gloria. A Gloria, are you ready for another shot?
Greasy Gloria Gallbladder HMU If you want to get me rocking, eat a lot of greasy goodies. Then I really go to town. I shoot bile into David here to help him break down that yucky old fat.
David Duodenum likes this
Harriet Hamburger Who you calling fat?
Greasy Gloria Gallbladder Not you. You’re fat is all gone. ulkgr8.
Silas Small Intestine RU ready for a 24 roller coaster ride?
Harriet Hamburger likes this
Vic Villi likes this
Harriet Hamburger Yay!
Silas Small Intestine Not so loud. The walls are so thin you can push right through Vic and into the bloodstream
Larry Large Intestine ANFSCD. I take what’s left over, remove the water, and take the dump to the dump.
Betty Bacteria PARTY AT LARRY’S. IT’LL BE A GAS!