Students should be encouraged to use descriptive and metaphorical language in their story. Each page of the book should have a fact footnote to support the attributes they have given to their bird. Students may use their own generated graphics, digital pictures they took on their observations, or scan in their drawings. Students publish stories electronically using a multimedia application such as KidPix or webn authoring software such as Netscape Composer and present them to the class. The class discusses what is fact and what is fiction in each story that is presented.
Project somewhat flows and has some interesting items included.
Project is often disjointed and interest level is inconsistent. Project lacks sequencing, is poorly presented and has little interest level. Information is somewhat text rich and accurate with an attempt at description. Some errors in grammar and punctuation. Information is brief and sometimes inaccurate.