Gr 4 Rocks and Minerals Brochure Due Jan 26th, 2018

FYI - I am posting the contract and info for Gr 4 Rocks and Minerals project below.  We will start on it in the classroom. However, if students what to start reading and thinking about their topic that would be wise :)
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Gr 4 Rocks and Minerals Brochure CONTRACT

** PLEASE SIGN, DATE, and return to Mme. **

I, _____________________, agree to present my project by Friday Jan 26th, 2018 or earlier.

TOPIC:___________________________________

Your brochure could be about any topic related to rocks or minerals. For example: a brochure about the 3 types of rocks; a brochure about three different minerals and their uses; a brochure focusing on details of one type of rock. Please check-in with Mme about your topic :)

My Final Product will be: (please choose one of the options below)

- Poster/ bristol board

- Paper tri-fold brochure 

- Google slideshow

                                                  

STUDENT SIGNATURE:____________   PARENT SIGNATURE:_____________

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Project: Gr 4 Rocks and Minerals Brochure

Due Date:  Jan 26th, 2018

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Content - Accuracy	All facts in the brochure are accurate.   Information is written in your own words.	90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.  Information is written in your own words.	80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.	Fewer than 70% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.
Attractiveness & Organization	The tri-fold brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The tri-fold brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.	The brochure has well-organized information.	The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.
Graphics/ Pictures	Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.	Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.	Graphics go well with the text, but there is not enough information about rocks, minerals, and fossils.	Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.
Writing - Mechanics	Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure.	1-2 capitalization and/or punctuation errors throughout the brochure.	3-4 capitalization and/or punctuation errors throughout the brochure.	Many capitalization and/or punctuation errors throughout the brochure.
Writing - Grammar	There are no grammatical mistakes in the brochure.	1-2 grammatical mistakes throughout the brochure.	3-4 grammatical mistakes throughout the brochure.	Many grammatical mistakes throughout the brochure.
Oral -  Presentation	The presentation made sense, the audience was very engaged and questions were answered .	The presentation was clear and the audience understood what was presented	The presentation was adequately presented; audience understood most of what was presented	The presentation had many mistakes, the audience was unclear about what was presented

Score:      / 20 points

Teacher comments:  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________