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Daily Research Log

Content

Entries are vague

Entries contain little detail

Entries contain considerable detail

Entries are complete, detailed, and in-depth

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Entries

Very few entries

Some entries included

Entries for most tasks

Entries for each task

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Report

Contains 3 paragraphs with at least 1 fact about each of the 5 plants or animals OR did not include all 5 plants or animals

Contains 3 paragraphs with at least 2 facts about each of the 5 plants or animals

Contains 3 paragraphs with at least 3 facts about each of the 5 plants or animals

Contains 3 paragraphs with at least 4-5 facts about each of the 5 plants or animals

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Desert scene 

Scene includes very few plants and animals researched.  Illustrations depict plants or animals inaccurately.

Scene includes some plants and animals researched.  Illustrations depict plants or animals including their color, size, and/or shape with some mistakes.

Scene includes most plants and animals researched.  Illustrations closely depict plants or animals, using the correct color, size, and shape.

Scene includes all plants and animals researched.  Illustrations depict plants or animals accurately, using the correct color, size, and shape.

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Mechanics

Many grammatical and/or spelling errors

Several grammatical and/or spelling errors

Few grammatical and/or spelling errors

Little or no grammatical and/or spelling errors

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