List 5-8 birds or mammals that are endangered in Pennsylvania (Eastern Pennsylvania preferred).
Explain or indicate the causes that have endangered birds and mammals in Pennsylvania (Eastern Pennsylvania preferred).
Illustrate 2-3 possible solutions that would prevent the birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming endangered or even extinct.
Discuss 3-5 consequences to Pennsylvania's environment if the birds and mammals of Pennsylvania were to become extinct.
Prepare a 5-7 slide Power Point that includes at least 1 graph and 1 image that you would present to the state government in order to persuade them to curb behaviors that are dangerous to birds and mammals in Pennsylvania.
Appraise or assess YOUR state legislator's position on the preservation of Pennsylvanian birds and mammals.
Students list between 1-2 birds or mammals that are endangered in Eastern Pennsylvania while not writing in complete sentences and while committing more than 10 grammatical or spelling errors.
Students list 3 birds or mammals that are endangered in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and while committing 8 or fewer grammatical or spelling errors.
Students list 4 birds or mammals that are endangered in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Students list 5-8 birds or mammals that are endangered in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and without committing more than 2 grammatical or spelling errors.
Question 2
Students explain 1 causes that have endangered birds or mammals in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Students explain 2 causes that have endangered birds or mammals in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Students explain 3 causes that have endangered birds or mammals in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Students explain 4 causes that have endangered birds or mammals in Eastern Pennsylvania while writing in complete sentences and without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Question 3
Students list only 1 possible solution to prevent birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming extinct while not writing in clear and complete sentences and while committing more than 10 grammatical or spelling errors.
Students list 1-2 possible
solutions to prevent birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming extinct using clear and complete sentences and while committing 8 or fewer grammatical or spelling errors
Students list 2 possible solutions to prevent birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming extinct using clear and complete sentences and without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors
Students list 2-3 possible solutions to prevent birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming extinct using clear and complete sentences without committing more than 2 grammatical or spelling errors
Question 4
Students discuss only 1 possible consequence to Pennsylvania's environment while not writing in clear and complete sentences and while committing more than 10 grammatical errors
Students dicuss 2 possible consequences to Pennsylvania's environment using clear and complete sentences and while committing 8 or fewer grammatical or spelling errors
Students discuss 3 possible consequences to Pennsylvania's environment using clear and complete sentences without committing more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors
Students discuss 3-5 possible consequences to Pennsylvania's environment using clear and complete sentences without committing more than 2 grammatical or spelling errors
Question 5
Contains less than 5 slides without an accurately labeled graph. Appropriate image is present.
Persuasive arguement is not present.
Contains less than 5 slides without a graph. Appropriate image is present. Persuasive arguement is vague with more than 8 grammatical or spelling errors.
Contains 5-7 slides and includes graph that is not labeled accurately. At least one appropriate image is present. Persuasive arguement is written logically with more than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Contains 7 or more slides, with more than 1 appropriate image.
and includes accurately labeled graph. Persuasive arguement is written clearly and concisely with less than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Question 6
Students writing is poor,
lacking specific example from content area with 10 or more grammatical or spelling errors.
Students writing is vague without specific example from content area with more than 8 grammatical or spelling errors.
Student writes logically citing specific examples from content area with less than 8 grammatical errors.
Student writes clearly and concisely using more than 1 example from content area with less than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
Endangered Birds & Mammals of Pennsylvania
Guiding Questions
List 5-8 birds or mammals that are endangered in Pennsylvania (Eastern Pennsylvania preferred).
Explain or indicate the causes that have endangered birds and mammals in Pennsylvania (Eastern Pennsylvania preferred).
Illustrate 2-3 possible solutions that would prevent the birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming endangered or even extinct.
Discuss 3-5 consequences to Pennsylvania's environment if the birds and mammals of Pennsylvania were to become extinct.
Prepare a 5-7 slide Power Point that includes at least 1 graph and 1 image that you would present to the state government in order to persuade them to curb behaviors that are dangerous to birds and mammals in Pennsylvania.
Appraise or assess YOUR state legislator's position on the preservation of Pennsylvanian birds and mammals.
Websites
Wild Resources Conservation Fund
Natural Heritage
PA Game Commission - Endangerd Species
Congressman Jim Gerlach
Congressman Joe Sestak
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solutions to prevent birds and mammals of Pennsylvania from becoming extinct using clear and complete sentences and while committing 8 or fewer grammatical or spelling errors
Persuasive arguement is not present.
and includes accurately labeled graph. Persuasive arguement is written clearly and concisely with less than 5 grammatical or spelling errors.
lacking specific example from content area with 10 or more grammatical or spelling errors.