Grade: Second

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Japan

Submitted by: Yolanda Lyons

 Date: 2/27/08

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Task

 

GOAL: Your job is to develop a brochure that will help tourists learn about Japan.

 

ROLE: You need to design a page in our tour book. You will need to choose a food item, animal, or landform that you would like to illustrate and then describe.

 

AUDIENCE: Your audience will be anyone that is interested in traveling to Japan.

 

SITUATION: You will present your brochure during our publishing party.

 

PRODUCT: You will choose an animal, food item or landmark from Japan to illustrate and describe in our Japan brochure.

 

STANDARD: You will use the rubric to determine what high quality work includes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BROCHURE RUBRIC

 

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All of the time

Some of the Time

Not very often

Mechanics- Capitalization and punctuations are correct throughout the brochure.

 

 

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Organization-

Each selection in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle and end.

 

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Spelling-

No spelling errors remain after you have finished your final copy.

 

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Drawings and Graphics-

Drawings go well with the text.

 

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Brochure is appealing to the eyes-

The brochure is well organized and easy to follow.

 

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Animal-Describe characteristics of the animal, its habitat, type of prey it eats, and its animal class.

Food-How the food is grown, types of dishes you can use the food in, and what restaurants sell the food.

Landform-

You will need to describe the landform and tell why it’s an important part of Japan.

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