My Family Scrapbook

DUE: Monday, July 1st, 2013.

Objective: Talk about your family members and write a description of each.
You will create a scrapbook about your family. For this assignment, you may choose photos of one grandparent, two
parents, two siblings, you and an optional, your pet. Total pictures are SIX.
Please include the following:
1. A cover that says My Family Scrapbook, by (your name and student ID #). Please bring the cover decorated.
2. A detailed description of 5 family members and about yourself. One page per person. A page about your pet is
optional. Each PAGE should contain:

A title (My Grandmother)

One sentence explaining each relatives relationship with you.

The name (Her name is Mathilda Smith.)

The occupation ( She is a mother and a housewife.)

The age (She is _____years old)

A physical characteristics ( She is short and pretty.) or personality traits (She is funny and loving.) 2 for
each person.

CHECKLIST: List of materials to do your project in class

Tijeras, pegamento o cinta adhesiva, paper, markers and
pens
Cover (portada hecha) with Title, your name and
student ID
Six photos. For 1 grandparent, 2 parents, 2 siblings, you
and pet (optional)
Cordon, cinta, o cualquier material para amarrar su
Scrapbook

Family Scrapbook
Describe members of your family.
Excellent 4

Good

Fair

Poor

Directions
You include all the information
from directions.

You included a full

description for all members
(6-7) according to the
directions.

You included most of the

descriptions (4-5) according
to the directions.

You included less than 3

descriptions but more than 0
according to the directions.

Describing Family Members

Description of each family
member based on the
instructions.

You described all of your

family members using
adjectives in English, and
wrote complete sentences
using the directions.

You described most of your

family members using
adjectives in English, and
wrote complete sentences
using the directions.

You described a few of your

family members using
adjectives in English, and
wrote complete sentences
using the directions.

Images
Include a picture of all of your
family members.

You have included a picture

of all of the members in
your family.

You included pictures for

most of your family
members.

You included a few pictures

of your family members.

No images were added.

Grammar and Spelling

Make sure that you have
corrected your spelling and
grammar in your final revision.

You have no spelling or

grammar errors throughout
your written description.

You have a few small

errors, yet your writing is
still understandable.

You have some grammar

and spelling errors that
sometimes make it hard to
understand what you are
trying to write about.

Grammar and spelling

errors make it consistently
hard to understand.

On Time
Project was turned in on time.

Project was turned in on

time.

Neatness / Creativity

Very creative, colorful and

neat. All photos matched
the description given of
each person.

No descriptions were made.

No descriptions were made.

Project was not turned in on

time.
Project was creative, used
some color and was fairly
neat. Almost all photos
matched the description of
each person or 1-2 photos
were missing.

Project was somewhat

creative, used a little color
and was somewhat neat.
Some of the photos matched
the description of each
person or 3-5 photos were
missing.

Project had little creativity,

used minimal color and
parts of the project were
illegible.
Hardly any of the photos
matched the description of
each person or the photos
were missing.