Results Just a list of data captured and unlabeled drawings not in paragraph form Paragraph format of data collected drawings somewhat labeled Paragraph format of all relevant data collected and occasionally refers labeled drawings Paragraph format of relevant data collected and refers to all drawings, figures and graphs Discussion Simply restates the results without referring to graphs or figures or answering the lab questions Restates the results by answer just the lab questions with occasional reference to graphs or figures Discusses relevance of results by answering all the lab questions by referring to references and figures or graphs Discusses relevance of results by answering all the lab questions by referring to outside references and their figures or graphs and discusses possible errors of experimental design Score /40 Use this rubric to grade your paper before turning in the final copy to me and you should maximize your score. If you are unsure then have a friend read your paper after you have written the final draft. Take your paper to the writing center on campus for assistance. Tardigrada Animal Investigation Writing Assignment Rubric: Animal Topic: Name: 1 to 3 points 4 to 7 points 8 to 9 points 10 points Score Title Page (Separate page with Title, author. Course # and Sec., Instructors Name, & due date) Uninteresting title and missing relevant information Title somewhat descriptive and some relevant information present Descriptive title and most relevant info present Descriptive tile and all relevant information present Text No clear focus, does not cover topics, no direction of paper, or referenced literature support lacks focus or rambles around topic, covers some of the topics, but does use some referenced support has focus of topic covers most of the topics, using some referenced support has focus of topic, covers all the topics of the paper, and uses referenced support Closing No closing paragraph Paragraph doesn’t clearly summarize text Paragraph somewhat summarizes text Paragraph clearly summarizes text References No references used Seldom properly cites references Occasionally properly cites references Always properly cites references
English / Grammar Paper difficult to read with so many errors Paper less difficult to read, but still with many errors Paper easy to read, but still with some errors easy to read with few errors Total Score /50 Use this rubric to grade your paper before turning in the final copy to me and you should maximize your score. If you are unsure then have a friend read your paper after you have written the final draft. Take your paper to the writing center on campus for assistance. Rotifera Power Point Presentation Evaluation Rubric: Animal: Presenter: 0 to 3 points 4 to 7 points 8 to 9 points 10 points Score Organization Cannot follow the presentation Can follow flow of presentation with difficulty Can easily follow flow of presentation Presentation easy to follow and interesting Text Slides Power point slides cover the bare minimum of information from the papers point slides provide some of the back ground information from the papers point slides provide most of the back ground information from the papers Power point slides provide most of the back ground information from the papers Visual Slides point visual slides cover the bare minimum of the back ground information from the papers point visual slides support some of the back ground information from the papers Power point visual slides support most of the back ground information from the papers Power point visual slides support and enhance most of the back ground information from the papers of Slides Slides provide the basic design of a power point presentation Slides are somewhat imaginative in how they are put together Slides are more imaginative with slides that or use sound Slides enhance the presentation with many building slides, internet imports, etc. Overall Impression Looks like it was completed last night and only covered part of the AI papers. Somewhat balanced presentation of the AI papers Mostly balanced presentation of the AI papers Balanced presentation between each of the AI papers Total Score /50 Nematoda