Quick Rubric - 1
Quick Rubric - 1
You will be choosing a genetic disorder and researching it to present to the class.
Name the disorder Has the correct disorder N/A N/A No disorder listed
name
Definition of the Explicitly defines the defines the disorder defines the disorder with Doesn't define the
disorder including what including what happens. little or vague detail disorder
disorder &
happens to the body, and
Symtpoms what part of the body it
affects.
Causes of the explains what happens to explains what happens to explains what happens no mention of the causes
the body to cause the the body to cause with the disorder with no of the disorder
disorder
disease, including if it is a disease. mention of mutation
mutation, or a genetic
tendency triggered by
other factors
How the disorder is Explains how the disorder explains how the disorder explains if the disorder is no mention of inheritance
is inherited including if it is inherited, with little inherited in the disorder
inherited
is sex linked/autosomal, description of how.
recessive/dominant, and
which chromosome is
affected.
How the disorder is Explains in depth how the explains if the disorder is explains if the disorder is no mention of if the
disorder is treated, ie. treatable with mention of treatable with no mention disorder is treatable or
treated
medications or gene how. of how not.
therapy
How the disorder is Explains explicitly what explains what tests are lists what tests are done no mention of how to
tests are done to done if any to diagnose to diagnose the disorder diagnose the disorder
diagnosed
diagnose the disorder the disorder
with mention of genetic
counseling
How many and Explains how many and explains how many and minimal explanation of no mention of how many
what type of people are what type of people are how many and types of and what type of people
what type of
likely to have this likely to have this people have this disorder are likely to have this
people are likely to disorder including if it is disorder disorder
have this disorder? more common in certain
people, and how common
the disorder is
Proficient Emerging Beginning Unnacceptable
9 Points 6 Points 3 Points 0 Points
Application of explains what new explains new information briefly explains new no mention of new
information learned from learned from the information learned from information learned
research
the research including its research. research
applications to real life.
References in APA at least 3 sources cited in 2 sources cited in APA 1 source cited in APA No sources cited
APA format format format
style