Grade 6

Literature Project
Term 3
Name: ___________________
Class: ______
Your project consists of THREE SECTIONS:

SECTION A: RESEARCH (10 MARKS)

SECTION B: WRITING (30 MARKS)
SECTION C: ORAL (20 MARKS)

The lion and the rabbit – Drama

SECTION A: RESEARCH (10 MARKS)
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Conduct research on the lion and then answer the questions
that follow:

1. How much does the world’s largest lion eat per day?
________kg
(1)
2. What is the lion’s main role in nature?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(2)
3. How high can a lion jump?
____________________________________________________
(1)
4. How many decibels (loudness of sound) can a lion roar?
_______________decibels
(1)
5. How many hyenas will take down a lion?
____________________________________________________
(1)
6. To which animal family does the lion belong and discuss its
place in the food chain?
____________________________________________________
(2)
7. Why is the lion called the king of the jungle?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(2)
Total Section A: 10

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SECTION B: WRITING (30 MARKS)
You have to write an essay about The lion and the
rabbit.

1. Planning

3
Draft
2. Drafting
Title: ______________________

4
5
3. Editing

4. Revising

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5. Publishing your final.
Title: ______________________

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 Criteria 6 5-4 3 0-2
Understands Writing process indicates Writing process is adhered Writing process is not No evidence of the
and applies a coherence (Link)of to but does not indicate a totally adhered to. 1 writing process
writing planning, first, draft, coherence(link)between or more of the
process editing (errors evident), each process. processes is omitted.
and final presentation
Introduction • Opening sentence • Opening sentences is • Opening sentence • Opening and closing
and closing engages and engaging but does not tries to engage the sentences fail to
sentences captivates captivate the readers' readers' attention grab the reader's
the readers' attention attention but is vague. attention
• Closing sentence is • Closing sentence is • Closing sentence is
interesting and related to piece but poor and unrelated
captivating. un-captivating
Uses • The writing is free of • The writing contains 2-3 • The writing • The writing contains
appropriate misspellings misspellings contains 4-5 6-8 misspellings
grammar, • Words are capitalised • 2-3 words are not misspellings • 6-8 words are not
spelling and correctly. capitalised correctly. • 4-5 words are not capitalised correctly.
punctuation • Sentences are • 6-8 sentences are capitalised • 0-3 sentences are
punctuated correctly punctuated correctly correctly. punctuated correctly
• Writing is free of • Writing contains 2-3 • 4-5 sentences are • Writing contains 6-8
grammatical errors grammatical errors punctuated correctly grammatical errors
• Writing contains 4-5
grammatical errors
Structure • Is neat, legible, and • Is neat, legible and • Is neat, legible and • Is not neatly, legibly
presented in an poorly presented, in poorly presented, in presented, in an
appropriate format appropriate format an inappropriate appropriate format
• Paragraphs are on par • Includes only images format. • Does have any
3 paragraphs - Grade 4 and references paragraphs.
4 paragraphs - Grade 5
5 paragraphs - Grade 6

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 Paragraphs are not on par,
but structure is
maintained.
Content • Aligned to format of • Aligned to format of • Not aligned to • Not aligned to format
genre, e.g., Fable, story, genre, e.g., Fable, story, format of genre, e.g., of genre, e.g., Fable,
drama, poem drama, poem Fable, story, drama, story, drama, poem
• Is written in own words • Is not entirely written in poem • Is not written in own
• Information is relevant own words • Is not written in words
to the selected genre • Information is relevant own words • Information is not
• shows evidence of to the selected genre • Selected relevant to the
thorough research • shows evidence of some information only is selected genre
research relevant to the • No research is
selected genre evident
• No original research
is evident

Learner’s Marks

Understands Introduction and Uses Structure Content Final MARK

and applies closing appropriate
writing process sentences grammar,
spelling and
punctuation
/6 /6 /6 /6 /6 /30

TOTAL SECTION B: 30

SECTION C: ORAL (20 MARKS)

Instructions:
Prepare the oral presentation based on the
research you did on the drama, “The lion and the
rabbit”. Remember to make it interesting with visuals.
Your presentation will focus on the following:
✔ Good opening / introduction to the genre and
research that you have done.
✔ How well you pronounce your words and the use
of punctuation.
✔ Appropriate body language and tone of voice

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 ✔ Use of resources and visuals to enhance the
presentation.
Speaking Very good Good Average Unsatisfactory Not
achieved
Project

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Research and Very good research Good research Average research Limited research Poor content
quality of done, and content done and content done and content done and content and limited to
content presented is very presented is good is average is satisfactory. no research
good done
Pronunciation Very good Good Average Unsatisfactory Poor
and use of pronunciation and pronunciation and pronunciation and pronunciation and pronunciation
punctuation very good use of good use of relatively good use limited use of and no use of
punctuation punctuation of punctuation punctuation punctuation
Appropriate Body language used Body language Average use of Unsatisfactory use Body language
body language very well during the used well during body language of body language inappropriate
presentation the presentation during the during the for the
presentation presentation presentation
Use of Very good use of Good use of Average use of Unsatisfactory use Limited to no
resources and resources and 3 or resources and 2 resources and 1 of resources and use of
visuals to more visuals used. visuals used visual used visuals are lacking. resources and
create a good visuals
project

Total Section C: 20

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