Name:______Date: ______Animal: ______

Criteria (Overall)
Completeness (50 points total)
All parts of the task are answered
  • Create a power point
  • Common name
  • Scientific name
  • Geographic location
  • Food source
  • Habitat description
  • Reproduction
  • Description of animal
  • Unique facts
  • Subspecies
  • Complete classification
  • Explanation of classification
  • Presentation
  • Sources (citation slide)
/ 50-41 points
Includes all 15 bullets in power point and presents project to the class / 40-31 points
Includes 8-14 bullets in power point and presents to the class / 30-21 points
Includes 4-7 bullets in power point and presents to the class / 20-11 points
Includes less than 4 bullets in the power point and presents to the class / 10-1 points
Includes less than 4 bullets and does not present to the class / 0 points
Includes less than 2 bullets and does not present
Qualityand Creativity (10 points)
Power point and presentation reflect a thorough understanding of the animal and in-depth analysis of the classification / 10-9 points
Power point is creative, uses animations, and provides in depth analysis of classification / 8-7 points
Power point is creative, uses animations, and provides some analysis of classification / 6-5 points
Power point uses some creativity, some animations, and provides some information on classification / 4-3 points
Power point is basic, no animations, and provides some information on classification / 2-1 points
Power point is basic, no animations, and provides little information on classification / 0 points
Power point is disorganized, and provides little to no information on classification
Fluency (10 points)
Ideas are expressed clearly and with appropriate vocabulary and mechanics / 10-9 points
Can explain all vocabulary words used and uses proper grammar / 8-7 points
Can explain most vocabulary words used, may not know some words, uses proper grammar / 6-5 points
Has trouble explaining vocabulary used, uses proper grammar / 4-3 points
Can’t explain vocabulary used and has some grammatical errors / 2-1 points
Can’t explain vocabulary used and has many grammatical errors / 0 points
Can’t explain any vocabulary words and has many grammatical errors
Presentation (30 points)
  • Easy to hear
  • Prepared
  • Does NOT read all information from slides
  • Faces audience
  • Knows information
  • Answers all questionsasked by teacher and peers
  • Presentation is 8-15 min.
/ 30-26 points
Includes all 6 bullets when presenting to the class / 25-21 points
Includes 5 bullets when presenting to the class / 20-16 points
Includes 4 bullets when presenting to the class / 15-11 points
Includes 3 bullets when presenting to the class / 10-6 points
Includes 2 bullets when presenting to the class / 5-0 points
Includes 1 bullet when presenting to the class