Customized Criteria
To help students organize their reports and include all of the required information, one team developed a We-Search Paper Criteria Check List based on the EDC model. Teachers reached consensus on point values for each item and the total point grade equivalents. Students (either independently or in groups) were given a copy of the check list before they began drafting their reports. Students reported relying on it heavily to make sure they had done a thorough job on their reports.
We-Search Paper
Criteria Check List
- (10 points) Write a strong lead which interests the reader.
- (5 points) State why the group was interested in this river.
- (10 points) Pose two researchable questions that all the group members
agree on.
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- (10 points) Describe the steps the group took in the research process.
- (15 points) Tell what research problems the group encountered and
how you were able to resolve them.
- (10 points) Tell who was helpful to the group in their work, and how.
[ Top | Bottom ] Section 3‹What We Learned
- (40 points) General Information: Integrate information from all
of your resource materials - print materials, class notes, videos
and field trips. Explain what you know about the characteristics of
rivers. Include general geographic information about the river the group
is studying. Create a table of statistics about this river and a map.
- (60 points) Answer your two research questions.
[ Top | Bottom ] Section 4‹What This Means to Us
- (10 points) Tell how what you have learned will change the way you
view rivers and water as a resource.
- (5 points) Describe the advantages of working in a group.
- (5 points) Tell what problems you encountered in working as a group
and how you solved them.
- (15 points) Write about how each group member contributed to your
paper and project.
- (10 points) Give some advice to next year's seventh grade about how
to do their best on this kind of assignment.
- (5 points) Tell what else you would like to research about this river,
if you had more time.
[ Top | Bottom ] Section 5‹Resources
- (20 points) Use the correct method for creating a bibliography of
all the resources the group used for writing this paper.
- (15 points) Check for correct punctuation.
- (15 points) Check for correct spelling.
- (15 points) Check that each sentence is a complete sentence.
- (10 points) Make sure the paper is neat and organized.
- (5 points) Include all note cards in a "zip lock" baggie.
Section 1‹Our Question
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