PROJECT FOR THE MURRAY RIVER

This term we have been learning about the Murray River.

Your project is to make a brochure to tell others about the Murray River.
You may write your brochure on the Murray River, a town on the Murray,
history of the Murray, animals and plants of the Murray or people of the
Murray.
These are some questions and topics you can include in your brochure:
1. What types of animals live in and near the Murray River? Where do the animals
live in the Murray?
2. How does the depth of the Murray affect boats?
3. How did the Murray river form? How long is it?
4. How did the Murray river get its name?
5. What towns are along the Murray river?
6. What plants are along the Murray?
7. Where does the Murray go?
8. What dangers does the Murray river have?
9. People who live along the Murray (indigenous)
10. Transport and recreation on the Murray.
11. Who uses the Murray River. What do they use it for?

Use your rubric as a guide to help you with your project!

Do not forget that you need to record where you get your information from.
Book:
Authors name, Title of Book, page number

Website:
Websites name, website address

RUBRIC FOR MARKING

Student Name ..
CATEGORY
Writing Organisation

4
Each section in
the project has
a clear
beginning,
middle, and
end.

Attractiveness
&
Organisation

The project has

exceptionally
attractive
formatting and
well-organised
information.

Content Accuracy

Graphics/Pictu
res

Spelling &
Proofreading

Comments:

3
Almost all
sections of the
project have a
clear
beginning,
middle and
end.
The project has
attractive
formatting and
well-organised
information.

2
Most sections
of the project
have a clear
beginning,
middle and
end.

All facts in the

project are
accurate.
Information
source is cited

99-90% of the
facts in the
project are
accurate.

89-80% of the
facts in the
project are
accurate.

Fewer than
80% of the
facts in the
project are
accurate.

Graphics go
well with the
text and there
is a good mix
of text and
graphics.
Maps were
used to explain
where things
are.
No spelling
errors remain
after one
person other
than the typist
reads and
corrects the
project.
Grammar is
correct.

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
are too few
and the project
seems \"textheavy\".

Graphics do not
go with the
accompanying
text or appear
to be randomly
chosen.

No more than
1 spelling error
remains after
one person
other than the
typist reads
and corrects
the project.
Most of the
grammar is
correct

No more than
3 spelling
errors remain
after one
person other
than the typist
reads and
corrects the
brochure.

Several
spelling errors
in the project.

The project has

well-organised
information.

1
Less than half
of the sections
of the project
have a clear
beginning,
middle and
end.
The projects
formatting and
organisation of
material are
confusing to
the reader.