Dear Families,
November 10th
Week of
During this quarter, one of the Kings district
Language Arts standards is to have the children focus
on writing an informative non-fiction picture book that
uses a Social Studies or Science topic.
The students seem VERY excited to get this project
going and we have already started our research here at
school! There are only a few things that the students
will need to accomplish for this project to receive
full credit. I have attached the rubric for you so
you’ll know EXACTLY what our expectations and goals are
for this project!
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to
shoot me an email!
Good luck and happy research hunting,
Mrs. Juli Elder
Dear Families,
November 10th
Week of
During this quarter, one of the Kings district
Language Arts standards is to have the children focus
on writing an informative non-fiction picture book that
uses a Social Studies or Science topic.
The students seem VERY excited to get this project
going and we have already started our research here at
school! There are only a few things that the students
will need to accomplish for this project to receive
full credit. I have attached the rubric for you so
you’ll know EXACTLY what our expectations and goals are
for this project!
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to
shoot me an email!
Good luck and happy research hunting,
Mrs. Juli Elder
Foci for
project
Development
of Writing
Talented
Author
(4)
Skilled
Author (3)
The writing
is
exceptionally
clear,
focused and
interesting.
The writing is
clear and
focused. The
reader can easily
understand the
main
ideas. Supporting
details are
present, although
it may be limited.
Main ideas
stand out and
are developed
by strong
supporting
details.
Writing has
details that
enhance the
overall
content and
show a
greater
understanding
of the
topics.
Organization
The
organization
enhances the
central
ideas. The
order and
structure are
compelling
and move the
reader
through the
text easily.
The amount of
information shows
a clear
understanding of
content presented.
Organization is
clear and
coherent; order
and structure are
present.
Suitable Developing
Author
Author (1)
(2)
The reader can
understand the
main ideas,
although they
may be overly
broad or
simplistic.
The writing
lacks a central
idea or purpose.
Supporting
details are
often limited.
The lack of
information
seriously
interferes with
understanding of
content and
topic chosen.
Enough
information is
present to
show an
understanding
of the given
topics, and
the lack
somewhat
interferes
with overall
content
understanding.
The overall
organization
lapses in some
places, but
helps the
reader in
others.
Almost no
attempt at using
given structure
of main ideas
and supporting
details is
present.
There are
hardly any,
(0-4) run on
sentences,
incomplete
thoughts or
sentence
fragments, 45 sentences
in each
paragraph,
and each
paragraph,
(100%)
included 1
topic
sentence.
There are
hardly any
mechanical
mistakes, (04),
throughout
the project.
There are some,
(5-9) run on
sentences,
incomplete
thoughts or
sentence
fragments, 6-7
sentences in each
paragraph, and
almost all
paragraphs, (75%)
included 1 topic
sentence.
Spelling
There are
hardly any
spelling
mistakes, (04),
throughout
the project.
Illustrations
and Captions
5-6
Illustrations
are well
developed and
include
details and
color for
each. All
captions,
(100%), are
provided in
complete
sentences.
The features
correlate to
the chosen
topic and
show a strong
understanding
of content.
Each feature
includes 5-6
different
Grammar,
(run-on sentences,
incomplete thoughts,
sentence fragments,
4 sentence
paragraphs, each
paragraphs without
topic sentences
)
Mechanics,
(punctuation:
quotation marks,
periods, capital
letters and commas)
Table of
Contents and
Glossary
There are
many, (10-14)
run on
sentences,
incomplete
thoughts or
sentence
fragments, 810 sentences
in each
paragraph, and
some
paragraphs,
(25-50%)
included 1
topic
sentence.
There are many
mechanical
mistakes, (1014),
throughout the
project.
Almost all
sentences, (15+)
are run on
sentences,
incomplete
thoughts or
sentence
fragments, 11+
sentences in
each paragraph,
hardly any topic
sentences
included in the
paragraphs.
There are some
spelling mistakes,
(5-9), throughout
the project.
There are many
spelling
mistakes, (1014),
throughout the
project.
There are too
many spelling
mistakes, (14+),
throughout the
project.
3-4 Illustrations
are included and
have some detail
and color for
each. Almost all
captions, (75%),
are provided in
complete
sentences.
1-2
Illustrations
are included
and have
little detail
and color for
each. Some
captions, (2550%), are
provided in
complete
sentences.
0 illustrations
are included. No
captions are
included.
They relate to the
topic, showing a
general
understanding of
the topic. Each
feature includes
3-4 different
bolded
terms/topics
covered in the
The feature
does not
enhance the
reader’s
understanding
of the topic.
Each feature
includes 1-2
different
bolded
Features are not
present. The
features include
0 bolded
terms/topics
covered in the
book.
There are some
mechanical
mistakes, (5-9),
throughout the
project.
There are too
many mechanical
mistakes, (14+),
throughout the
project.
Informational
Sources
bolded
terms/topics
covered in
the book.
book.
terms/topics
covered in the
book.
5-6
Publication
sources
provided and
1 internet
source
provided
3-4 Publication
sources provided
and 2-3 internet
source provided
1-2
Publication
sources
provided and
4-5 internet
source
provided
0 Publication
sources provided
and 0 internet
source provided