The flow of blood paragraph through the heart

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HOW BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH THE BODY RUBRIC

CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS

15 - 19

POINTS

20 - 25

POINTS

TOTAL:

Paragraph

□ Indented

□ At least 5 sentences

□ Has a main idea sentence

□ Has a conclusion sentence

□ On topic and addresses the topic of “How Blood Flows thru the Body”

Meets few or

none of the

paragraph

requirements

Meets most of the

paragraph

requirements

Sentences

□ Clear, coherent sentences

□ Correct use of punctuation

□ Sentences follow accurate "FLOW of BLOOD" sequence

Meets few or

none of the

sentence

requirements.

Ideas are

unclear and

confusing.

Meets most of the

sentence

requirements.

Ideas are clearly

expressed.

Grammar

and

Spelling

□ Subject/Verb Agreement

□ Spelling of high frequency words

□ Spelling of science content words

Meets few of

the criteria for

grammar and

spelling. Work

does not appear to

be edited.

Meets most

criteria for

grammar and

spelling. Work

appears to

be edited.

Vocabulary

and word

Choice

□ Correctly uses ALL scientific

vocabulary from word bank

□ Avoids plagiarism by using original

and age-appropriate words

□ Uses a variety of words and phrases to avoid repetition

Meets few or

none of the

paragraph

requirements

Meets most of the

vocab and word

choice

requirements

Make sure that you end blood’s journey at the same place where you
started. For example, if you started in the RA, your description will finish in
the Right Atrium.
Words in the word bank may be used more than once.
You must HIGHLIGHT in YELLOW each word from the word bank as you
use them, yet ONLY HIGHLIGHT THE WORDS FROM THE WORD BANK
ONCE!
Right Atrium Left Atrium Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle capillaries veins
arteries lungs cells body oxygen
Oxygen rich blood carbon dioxide Oxygen poor blood
Aorta Superior vena cava Pulmonary artery
Inferior vena cava Pulmonary vein
Oxygenated Deoxygenated