Student+and+Educators+Rubric

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* Use this rubric to grade yourselves by highlighting or underlining the section that describes your work on the KWLQ chart during this lesson. * Your teacher and librarian will use this rubric to check your work and may change your grade. Reflection Questions: 1. How did questioning help you better understand what you were reading about animal adaptations?
 * Task || 20 Points || 10 Points || 5 Points || 0 Points ||
 * Before Reading || We wrote at least three things we already know about our animal's adaptations on the graphic organizer. || We wrote two things we already know. || We wrote one thing we already know. || We left this section of the graphic organizer blank. ||
 * Before Reading || Before reading, we wrote at least two questions we have about our animal's adaptations and how they survive in their environment on the "Want to Know" section of the graphic organizer. || We only wrote one question. || Our questions are not about our animal's adaptations. || We left this section of the graphic organizer blank. ||
 * During Reading || We stopped to write new information we discovered about our animal's adaptations and how they help them to survive **AND** any answers we found to our original questions. || We did not stop during reading, but waited until we finished reading to write what we learned. || We stopped during reading, but only did one of the two steps. || We left this section of the graphic organizer blank. ||
 * During Reading || We stopped to write new questions we have about our animal's adaptations and how they survive in their environment on the "Questions" section of the graphic organizer. || We only wrote one question. || Our questions are not about our animal's adaptations. || We left this section of the graphic organizer blank. ||
 * After Reading || We wrote at least two more new questions that we have about our animal our about animal adaptations. || We wrote only one new question. || Our questions are not about animal adaptions. || We left this section of the graphic organizer blank. ||
 * After Reading || We used the rubric to grade our work and answered all of the reflection questions. || We used the rubric and answered some of the reflection questions. || We used the rubric but did not answer the reflection questions. || We did not use the rubric nor answer any of the reflection questions. ||

2. Why is it important for humans to understand how animal adaptations help them to survive?

3. What misconceptions did your group have about animal adaptations? What did you think you knew before, that you learned was incorrect after doing your research?

4. Pick one of your questions to investigate in the future and write it below. Why did you chose this question for your next investigation? What resources will you use to discover the answers to your question?

Total Possible Points: __120__ Total Points We Earned: ___