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The learner will research the required states, in terms of Congressional representatives, elected officials, and state size. | Can correctly type in the URL. | Can correctly type in the URL and find their state. | Can correctly type in the URL, find their state, and can tell the difference between Senators and House members. | Can correctly type in the URL, find their state, can tell the difference between Senators and House members, and can correctly record the number of House members and Senators. | Can correctly type in the URL, find their state, can tell the difference between Senators and House members, can correctly record the number of House members and Senators, and can work quietly with a partner. |
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The learner will make graphs of the above information | Graph has a title. | Graph has a title and horizontal and vertical lines are labeled. | Graph has a title, horizontal and vertical lines are labeled, has numbers to express figures found concerning House and Senate members. | Graph has a title, horizontal and vertical lines are labeled, has a logical progression of numbers to express the figures found concerning population, House and Senate members. | Graph has a title, horizontal and vertical lines are clearly labeled, neat, and has a logical progression of numbers to express the figures found concerning population, House and Senate members. |
| The learner will make a computer-generated graph of their findings. | The graph has a title. | The graph has a title and horizontal and vertical lines are labeled. | Graph has a title, horizontal and vertical lines are labeled, numbers representing House and/or Senate members are correct. | Graph has a title, horizontal, and vertical lines are labeled, numbers representing House and/or Senate members are correct, and color is used to distinguish between different statistics. | Graph has a title, horizontal and vertical lines are labeled, numbers representing the House and/or Senate members are correct, color is used to distinguish between different statistics, and the color scheme is pleasing to the eye. |
| The learner will write a paragraph about their findings. | The paragraph will have three sentences about the graph. | The paragraph will include a topic sentence and minimal supporting details. | The paragraph will include a topic sentence and minimal supporting details, and will have five errors or fewer. | The paragraph will have a topic sentence, good upporting detail, and follow a logial progression. There will be 3 errors or less in grammar and spelling | . The paragraph will have a good beginning and ending statement. There will be at least six good sentences about the graph that are logical. There will be 2 errors or less in grammar and spelling. |
