Pythons in the Everglades Letter Rubric Content 3 2 1 0 Content Accuracy The letter accurately The letter accurately The letter attempts The letter does details predator-prey details predator-prey to detail not detail the relationships within relationships within relationships predator-prey the ecosystem. The the ecosystem. The but does so relationships in letter accurately letter does not incorrectly. The the ecosystem. describes how the accurately describe letter does not The letter does introduction of a how the introduction accurately describe not describe how species affects of a non-native how the the introduction those relationships. species affects those introduction of a of a non-native relationships. non-native species species affects affects those predator-prey relationships. relationships. Introduces Evidence Evidence for the Evidence for the A recommendation No claim or to support claim recommendation is recommendation is to support to claim evidence is given. clear. There are 3 clear. There are 1 or is given, but there detailed explanations 2 detailed is no evidence to supporting the claim. explanations support. supporting the claim. Grammar, Spelling, Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes and Organization errors in grammar or errors in grammar errors in grammar more than 4 spelling. The letter and/or spelling. The and/or spelling. errors in grammar has a logical letter is logical, but The letter and/or spelling. organization and there are unclear demonstrates a There is no sense flow. transitions between lack in organization of organization or ideas. and no transitions flow. between ideas exist.
Content 3 2 1 0 Content Accuracy The letter accurately details predator-prey relationships within the ecosystem. The letter accurately describes how the introduction of a species affects those relationships. The letter accurately details predator-prey relationships within the ecosystem. The letter does not accurately describe how the introduction of a non-native species affects those relationships. The letter attempts to detail relationships but does so incorrectly. The letter does not accurately describe how the introduction of a non-native species affects those relationships. The letter does not detail the predator-prey relationships in the ecosystem. The letter does not describe how the introduction of a non-native species affects predator-prey relationships. Introduces Evidence to support claim Evidence for the recommendation is clear. There are 3 detailed explanations supporting the claim. Evidence for the recommendation is clear. There are 1 or 2 detailed explanations supporting the claim. A recommendation to support to claim is given, but there is no evidence to support. No claim or evidence is given. Grammar, Spelling, and Organization Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling. The letter has a logical organization and flow. Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar and/or spelling. The letter is logical, but there are unclear transitions between ideas. Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. The letter demonstrates a lack in organization and no transitions between ideas exist. Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar and/or spelling. There is no sense of organization or flow. Pythons in the Everglades Letter Rubric
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