Eighth grade class were working on research for their infectious disease posters. Check out the Disease Poster Activity Scoring Rubric. Points are not included in the rubric until it is gone over with the students so they may be involved in the decision on how much each part of the activity is worth.
8th Grade Syllabus includes: Course Philosophy, Course Description, Objectives, Daily Required Materials to be brought to class, Test Policy, Homework Policy, Grading Scale, Attendance and Make-up Work, Late Work, Tardies, Classroom Rules (rules included student imput), and Consequences.