Scoring Rubric

Creating a Tropical Rain Forest Mural

Overview: Students research the importance of rain-forest plants and animals and the impact of people on the rain forest.

Assessed Items	Points	What to Look For
Research on Rain Forest Producers, Consumers, and Products	3	Sufficient information is researched for each topic and is presented in a clear and logical manner.
	2	Information is researched for most topics and is usually presented in a clear and logical manner.
	1	Information is researched but is incomplete and unclear.
Analyze Research Information and Create a Rain Forest Mural	3	The mural shows a great variety of living things and accurately depicts relationships among rain-forest plants and animals.
	2	The mural shows some representative rain-forest living things and depicts some relationships among rain-forest plants and animals.
	1	The mural is incomplete or inaccurate.
Oral Presentation	3	Student shows good preparedness.
	2	Student's responses are adequate.
	1	Student's responses show that he or she is unprepared for oral presentation.