Name: ___________________________
Date: ____________________
Cell Story Rubric
Directions: Today in class we compared a cell to a factory. We compared the Cell
Membrane to the Shipping and Receiving Office because they both control what goes in and
out. We compared the Nucleus to the Main Office of the factory because it is the control center
for both. We compared the Ribosomes to the Employees because Ribosomes build proteins
while factory workers build other products. We compared the Mitochondria to the Power Plant
of the factory because they both supply energy. We compared the Cytoplasm to the factory
floor because that is where all the work is done. And finally, we compared the Vacuole to the
Factory Warehouse because that’s where materials are stored.
Now it is your turn. I want you to compare the parts of a cell to a DIFFERENT everyday
object. Some examples could be: a car, an office building, a school, a town, or a computer. You
may use the examples I just listed or you may come up with an idea of your own. Your story
must include the following Cell Organelles: Cell Membrane, Nucleus, Ribosomes,
Mitochondria, Cytoplasm and Vacuole. This story will be graded as a 20 point quiz. Consider
this a gift if you are struggling throughout the first quarter.
The Rubric of how this story will be graded is on the back of this paper.
Criterion
(4)
(3)
(2)
(1)
Inclusion of Cell
Organelles
Story references to
Cell Membrane,
Nucleus,
Ribosomes,
Mitochondria,
Cytoplasm, and
Vacuole
Story is missing one
of the
aforementioned
Cell Organelles
Story is missing
two of the
aforementioned
Cell Organelles
Story is missing
three or more of the
aforementioned
Cell Organelles
Correctness of
Information
All comparisons of
everyday object
match the function
of the Cell
Organelle
One of the
comparisons of the
everyday object are
incorrectly paired
with the function of
a Cell Organelle
Two of the
comparisons of the
everyday object are
incorrectly paired
with the function of
a Cell Organelle
Three or more of
the comparisons of
the everyday object
are incorrectly
paired with the
function of a Cell
Organelle
Creativity
Student thought
outside the box and
came up with an
analogy not listed
on this worksheet or
talked about in class
Student used one of
the examples listed
above, but
presented it in an
interesting way
Student used one of
the examples listed
above, but did not
present it in an
interesting way
Student compared
the cell to a Factory
Neatness, Format,
Grammar
Student has proper
heading, uses 12point Times New
Roman Font,
double spaced, with
proper grammar and
spelling. Paper is
one full page long.
Student is missing
one of the
following: proper
heading, 12-point
Times New Roman
Font, double
spaced, proper
grammar and proper
spelling
Student draws and
Student draws a
colors a picture of
picture of Animal
either an animal cell Cell or everyday
that is labeled, or a object that is not
picture of the
colored or not
everyday object in
labeled
the story (colored
and labeled)
Student is missing
two of the
following: proper
heading, 12-point
Times New Roman
Font, double
spaced, proper
grammar and proper
spelling
Student draws a
picture of an
Animal Cell or
everyday object that
is not colored and
not labeled
Student hands in a
poorly constructed,
illegible paper with
wrong font, not
double-spaced with
poor grammar and
spelling
Picture
Student hands in an
unrecognizable
picture or a
computer print-out
of an Animal Cell
or an everyday
object