Name(s): __________________________________________________________________
SS Class __________________
African Vegetation Zone Rubric
The task you are to undertake is to become an expert on a specific African vegetation zone. You will
research your vegetation zone and will create a power point slide that will exhibit your knowledge.
Use Microsoft Word or Power Point to create a poster. The poster must include:
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Description of the vegetation zone
Region of Africa where the vegetation zone is found
Three (3) modern day countries located in the vegetation zone
Type of plants that grow in the vegetation zone
Type of animals that can be found in the vegetation zone
Three (3) illustrations
Save: Your poster must be saved in the 7th grade shared drive, Stiefel, SS#, African Posters folders.
Visual Presentation:
2 Points _________
 Pictures directly correspond to the African vegetation zone
 Name of the African vegetation zone is clearly visible on the slide
Appearance and Presentation:
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Pictures are clear and visually appealing
Pictures and limited text lend to the overall appearance of the poster
Text and background colors do not conflict and lend to readability
Pictures and limited text do not overlap
Poster is free from grammatical and spelling errors
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2 Points _________
Description (1 point)
Region (1 point)
Three modern day countries (1 point)
Plants (1 point)
Animals (1 point)
Map of the location of the African vegetation zone (1 point)
Minimum of three additional pictures (3 points)
Total (13 Points) ________________
9 Points _________