Objectives

Low Performance

At or Below Average

At or Above Average

Exemplary Performance

Earned
Points

After reaading four Dr. Seuss stories, students will describe plot, identify characters, and infer message of each story.

15 points
Chart of plot, characters, and message is completed with less than 60% accuracy.

20 points
Chart of plot, characters, and message is completed with 61% to 80% accuracy.

25 points
Chart of plot, characters, and message is completed with l 81% to 90% accuracy.

30 points
Chart of plot, characters, and message is completed with more than 90% accuracy.

After reading examples of alliteration on the web, students will correctly identify alliterative phrases in Dr. Seuss stories.

5 points
One alliterative phrase was correctly identified.

10 points
Two or three alliterative phrases were correctly identified.

15 points
Four alliterative phrases were correctly identified.

20 points
Five or more alliterative phrases were correctly identified.

Assuming the role of biographer, reviewer, or author, create a PowerPoint presentation with appropriate content.

35 points
One PowerPoint slide is created, but content is not complete and/or background, font, and graphics are not appropriate.

40 points
Two PowerPoint slides are created, but content is not complete and/or background, font, and graphics are not appropriate.

45 points
Two to three PowerPoint slides are created, with minor weaknesses in content and/or background, font, and graphics.

50 points
Two to three PowerPoint slides are created with appropriate content and background, font, and graphics.

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