Name(s) ______Date ______Block ______
Cancer Wikispace Project Rubric
Academic Biology
Type of Cancer Researched: ______
5Excellent / 4
Good / 3
Satisfactory / 2
Needs Improvement / 1
Unacceptable
Creativity and Style / Double Points
Wiki is superb in its digital content, creativity, & style. / Wiki is clear, well designed, and aid understanding of content. Digital content is incorporated. / Wiki is mostly text, there is some creativity and some use of style. Minimal attention was paid to detail. / Wiki shows little creativity and no digital content. / Wiki is confusing and unclear. No formatting is used
Digital Citizenship / Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for all borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained. / Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for almost all borrowed material. No material is included from websites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained. / Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for most borrowed material. No material is included from Web sites that state that permission is required unless permission has been obtained. / Borrowed materials are not properly documented OR material was borrowed without permission from a site that requires permission / Digital citizenship and responsibility of citing borrowed materials is completely ignored.
Organization / The group has made an exceptional attempt to make the content organized and exceptionally attractive. The structure is in a usable layout; it is easy to locate all important elements. / The group has made a good attempt to make the content organized and attractive. The structure is in a usable layout; it is easy to locate all important elements for the most part. / The group has made an average attempt to make the content organized and attractive. The structure is in a somewhat usable layout; it is relatively easy to locate important elements. / The group has made little attempt to make the content organized and attractive. The structure is disorganized; it is not easy to locate important elements. / The group has made no attempt to make the content organized and attractive. There is no structure and it is difficult to locate key elements.
Appropriateness for Audience / All information is presented in a way that is appropriate for the audience described (see directions). / Most content is presented in a way that is appropriate for the audience described (see directions). / An attempt is made to address audience but content falls short of truly meeting the needs of the described audience (see directions) / Content is not entirely appropriate for the audience described. Describe audience is not really addressed in the content. (see directions) / Content is inappropriate for the audience described and would not appeal to any general readership.
Basic Content / Double Points
All research content requirements were met and answered correctly. / All research content requirements were addressed but some were not answered correctly. / Most research content requirements were addressed and most were answered correctly. / Only a few research content requirements were addressed. / Research content requirements were not clearly addressed.
5
Excellent / 4
Good / 3
Satisfactory / 2
Needs Improvement / 1
Unacceptable
Supporting Details / Double Points
All points are outlined with supporting details and statistics. Images and digital media support the information. / All points are outlined with supporting details and statistics, images and digital content was included and mostly supported content. / Content was not supported with many details although images aided with clarity. / Content was not supported with many details and images did not support the content. / Content was not supported and no images were included.
Quality of Sources / Citations include MORE than four credible sources. / Citations includes four credible sources / Citations include four sources but one or more is not credible. / Citations include less than four sources. / Citations include less than three sources and they are not credible.
Spelling and Grammar / There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the website. / There are few errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the website. / There are several errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the website.
Following Directions / All directions were followed and individual part of the project was uploaded in time, satisfying all guidelines. / Most directions were followed. And/or individual part of the project was not uploaded in time but it satisfies the guidelines. / Directions were NOT followed. And/or individual part of the project was not uploaded in time and does not satisfy the guidelines.
Final Grade / /56
Cancer Wiki Project and Research Directions
Goal:
v The goal of this project is a visually pleasing and informative website about a celebrity and the cancer that they battled.
v The website should target someone who has taken at least one high school biology class and might be interested because they or a loved one is dealing with cancer.
Two good resources:
v www.cancer.gov (go to: quick links, then Dictionary of Cancer Terms) for a dictionary of cancer terms. This site also has loads of information regarding incidence statistics, types of cancer, prevention, causes, clinical trials, etc.
v Another great site is www.cancer.org (The American Cancer Society)
Wikispace Content:
v A brief biography of your famous person.
v A description of the type of cancer including:
Ø Characteristics of the disease
§ Symptoms
§ Causes
Ø Epidemiology (If you don’t know what it means look it up)
Ø Treatments
Ø What hope is there for people diagnosed with this cancer? Current research
v A conclusion
Ø What risk factors could your famous person have met in their lifetime? Find specific examples.
Ø What types of treatments did they try?
Ø Has this individual created any organizations to help research new cures for the cancer?
v Also to include:
Ø Digital elements such as links, video, animation, sound.
Ø Citations are mandatory for ALL content, even images (see fair use guidelines)
Directions for logging into the wiki:
v Go to www.cbwestcancerproject.wikispaces.com
v Log in using your premade username which is either:
Ø First initial last name
Ø First name last name
Ø First name middle initial last name
v Password: the last four digits of your student ID #
Creating your wiki:
v Select “New Page” on the menu on the right
v Title your Wiki page with the name of your famous person.
v Most formatting that is done in Microsoft word can by transferred when you select edit page.
v Save pictures to your I-drive before inserting them.
v Links to videos may be sent to Mrs. Stone to be converted to a usable video file.