Self Assessment

Tropical Treasure 4 Tree-mendous Paradise 3 Endangered Jungle 2 Vanishing Forest 1

Content Information is accurate and complete. Story contains 8 or more facts on plants/products, animals, climate, location, and people. All five senses are used. Answers primary question. Length is 3 or more pages. Information is accurate. Story contains 6-7 facts on plants/products, animals, climate, location, and people. 2-4 senses are used. Answers primary question. Length is 3 pages. Information is accurate. Story contains 4-5 facts on plants/products, animals, climate, location, and people. One sense is used. Answers primary question. Length is 1-2 pages. Information is inaccurate and incomplete. Length is less than 2 pages.

Mechanics Five complete sentences per paragraph with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar utilized. No more than 1 error is present in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 2 errors are present in spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 3 or more errors are present in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

Neatness Story is written in ink or typed. Information is clearly organized and presented in a unique or creative way. Story is written in ink or typed. Information is organized. Story is written in ink or pencil. Information lacks organization. Story is written in pencil with correction errors present. Information lacks organization and creativity.

Illustrations and Presentation 3 or more illustrations corresponding to story with 4 of more colors used. Cover sheet utilized containing title, name, date, and graphic. 2 illustrations corresponding to story with 2-3 colors used. Cover sheet utilized containing title, name, date, and graphic. 1 illustration corresponding to story with only 1 color used. Story is put together in proper order with the name on it. No illustration. No cover sheet. Story is not put together in proper order. No name present.

SELF-ASSESSMENT

As a peer editor, I vertify that this story is accurate and free of errors. The story is creative, neat, uses appropriate illustrations and is pressented well.

Signed: ________________________________

I think my story is accurate because:

My story is entertaining because:

What I need to make my story better is:

I describe rainforest:
Plants/Products:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Animals:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Geography:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
People:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable

I think my:
Spelling is:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Punctuation is:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Grammar is:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Neatness is :	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Illustrations are:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable
Presentation is:	Superior	Excellent	Acceptable	Unacceptable

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Created by Jennifer Atwell. 9/27/98. Last revision 9/30/98. lkm

	Tropical Treasure 4	Tree-mendous Paradise 3	Endangered Jungle 2	Vanishing Forest 1
Content	Information is accurate and complete. Story contains 8 or more facts on plants/products, animals, climate, location, and people. All five senses are used. Answers primary question. Length is 3 or more pages.	Information is accurate. Story contains 6-7 facts on plants/products, animals, climate, location, and people. 2-4 senses are used. Answers primary question. Length is 3 pages.	Information is accurate. Story contains 4-5 facts on plants/products, animals, climate, location, and people. One sense is used. Answers primary question. Length is 1-2 pages.	Information is inaccurate and incomplete. Length is less than 2 pages.
Mechanics	Five complete sentences per paragraph with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar utilized.	No more than 1 error is present in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.	2 errors are present in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.	3 or more errors are present in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Neatness	Story is written in ink or typed. Information is clearly organized and presented in a unique or creative way.	Story is written in ink or typed. Information is organized.	Story is written in ink or pencil. Information lacks organization.	Story is written in pencil with correction errors present. Information lacks organization and creativity.
Illustrations and Presentation	3 or more illustrations corresponding to story with 4 of more colors used. Cover sheet utilized containing title, name, date, and graphic.	2 illustrations corresponding to story with 2-3 colors used. Cover sheet utilized containing title, name, date, and graphic.	1 illustration corresponding to story with only 1 color used. Story is put together in proper order with the name on it.	No illustration. No cover sheet. Story is not put together in proper order. No name present.