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Inventions Research Project
Key Ideas & Details
Title of Source:
Author:
Format (Web or Print):
1. In one complete sentence, explain the main idea of the text.
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2. What are the key details provided in the text? Do the details support the main idea? Are the
details provided useful for your project? Explain how these details are relevant to the
elements that you are required to include in your brochure. Answer in complete sentences.
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Inventions Research Project
Craft & Structure
1. Identify two words or phrases in the text that are familiar to you. These may be
words/phrases that we have discussed in class (i.e.: patents). Based on the context in which
the word/phrase is used, write a sentence in your own words using that word or phrase to
demonstrate that you understand its meaning.
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2. In at least three sentences, describe the author’s purpose in writing this article. Include
whether the source is persuasive or informative.
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Date:
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Inventions Research Project
Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
After completing the first two reading analysis pages for each source, complete this three-way
Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the information provided in each source. For
example, did one source focus more specifically on how the invention was made? Did one
source explain in more detail how the invention led to future innovations? You may draw your
own three-way Venn Diagram on a separate sheet of paper if you need more room.
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Rubric for Key Ideas & Details
Main idea
of text
0
Missing—
Student did
not answer at
all.
OR
The student
gave a oneword answer.
Key details
in text
Missing—
Student did
not answer at
all.
1
--
2
Student’s answer
was vague.
He/she did not
demonstrate that
they understood
the main idea of
the text. The
student also did
not write in a
complete
sentence.
Student’s
Student’s answer
answer is vague is somewhat
and nonvague. He/she
descriptive.
shows attempts
He/she only
of explaining the
lists the details relevance of the
but does not
details in the text,
explain how
but the
these details are connection
useful or
between the
relevant to their details provided
project at all.
and the
requirements of
the project are
weak.
3
--
Student’s
answer is clear
and
demonstrates
understanding
of the
questions
asked. He/she
provides an
explanation of
the key details
in the text and
how they are
related to the
requirements
of the project,
although the
explanation
could have
been more
thorough.
4
Student’s
answer was
detailed and
demonstrated
that they
understood the
main idea of the
text. The student
also wrote one
complete
sentence.
Student’s
answer is clear
and
demonstrates
understanding of
the questions
asked. He/she
provides a
thorough and
concise
explanation of
the key details in
the text and how
they are related
to the
requirements of
the project.
Rubric for Craft and Structure
0
Indentify
Missing—
words/phrases Student did
that you are
not complete
familiar with
1
Student only
identified
words/phrases
but did not
write a
sentence for
either one as
asked in the
instructions.
2
Student
identified
words/phrases
but only wrote
one sentence
instead of two.
3
Student
identified
words/phrases
and wrote two
separate
sentences for
each. However,
the sentences
did not
4
Student
identified
words/phrases
and wrote two
separate
sentences for
each. Each
sentence
clearly
Author’s
purpose
Missing—
Student only
student did not wrote one
complete
sentence to
answer the
question and
did not
demonstrate
that he/she
understood the
author’s
purpose.
Student only
wrote two
sentences to
answer the
question and
did not
demonstrate
that he/she
understood the
author’s
purpose.
demonstrate
that he/she
understood the
full meaning of
the
word/phrase
Student wrote
three complete
sentences to
answer the
question but
needs a little
more
explanation to
demonstrate
that he/she
understood the
author’s
purpose.
demonstrated
that he/she
understood the
full meaning of
the
word/phrase.
Student wrote
at least three
complete
sentences and
describes the
author’s
purpose in
detail to
sufficiently
demonstrate
that he/she
understood the
author’s
purpose
Rubric for Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Completion of
the three-way
Venn Diagram
Analysis of the
three sources
0
Missing—
student did not
complete
1
Detail is
extremely
limited. Most of
the diagram is
incomplete.
2
Includes some
detail, but
needs to
provide much
more.
Missing—
student did not
complete
The student
demonstrates
little to no
analysis of the
three sources
The student
demonstrates
vague analysis
of the three
sources
3
The majority of
the detail
provided is
sufficient, but
there are a few
areas that
could be
explained
more.
The student
demonstrates
analysis of the
three sources.
4
All of the detail
provided is
sufficient.
The student
demonstrates
strong analysis
of the three
sources.