The Battle Within…
Task
Immune System Characters
You will produce a comic strip or
cartoon on the immune response, the
Your comic strip should:


body’s response to invading pathogens.
Begin with a state of health and
Bacterium, virus, fungus, protest,
describe the setting and the
or parasite
victim

Skin
You must include the body’s first line of

Tears, saliva or mucus
defense and the internal defenses as

Macrophages
your body destroys of the invading

T Cells
defense and the internal
pathogen.

B Cells
defenses and how your pathogen

Antibodies
gets through to infect your victim.

Identify the pathogen and how it
tries to get into your victim.

Talk about the first line of
The characters (terms) that must be

Discuss symptoms
included are listed on this sheet.

Fully describe the immune
response to the pathogen. (The
You may choose the setting, the
third line of defense.)
pathogen, the victim, and the method of

Have an ending. Explain why
transmission, but all information must be
that person will never have that
scientifically correct.
disease again.
Pathogens
You must include a minimum of 8
frames to tell your story.
Your victim must survive and develop
active immunity!
Phagocyte (white blood cell)
“The Battle Within”: Rubric for Quality Student Work
4
Distinguished
3
Proficient
2
Apprentice
1
Novice
Content
-All 7 required characters are
included and both lines of
defense are described clearly
and concisely with a logical
progression of ideas and
supporting information
-Information is entirely
accurate, current and comes
mainly from primary sources
-Students are able to fully
elaborate on information and/or
questions
-At least 6 required characters
are included and the three lines
of defense are described with a
logical progression of ideas and
supporting information
-Includes persuasive
information from primary
sources
-Students are mostly able to
elaborate on information and/or
questions
- At least 3 required characters
are included and the two lines
of defense are described –
Explanation is vague with little
detail.
-Some of the information may
not seem to fit
-Primary source use is not
always clear
-Students are not able to fully
elaborate on information and/or
questions
Layout
-The layout is aesthetically
pleasing and contributes to the
overall message
- Appropriate use of headings
and subheadings and white
space
-Presentation has no
misspellings or grammatical
errors
-All links work, navigation path
is clear and logical
-Student used all required
visuals as given by instructor
-All visuals used were
appropriate and reinforced
screen text and overall
presentation
-The layout uses horizontal and
vertical space appropriately
-The layout shows some
structure, but appears cluttered
and busy or distracting
- Large gaps of space or uses a
distracting background
-At least 2 characters are
included
-The content lacks a clear point
of view and logical sequence of
information
-Includes little persuasive
information and only one or two
facts of the content
-Information is incomplete, out
of date and/or incorrect
-Students are not able to fully
elaborate on information and/or
questions
-The layout is cluttered,
confusing, and does not use
spacing, headings and
subheadings to enhance the
readability
-Presentation has no more than
two misspellings and/or
grammatical errors
-Most links work, navigation
path is clear and logical
-Student used most required
visuals as given by instructor
-Some visuals used were
appropriate and reinforced
screen text and overall
presentation
-Presentation had three
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors
-Some links work, navigation
path is clear and logical
-Student used few required
visuals as given by instructor
-Most visuals used were
appropriate and reinforced
screen text and overall
presentation
Mechanics
Visuals
-Students’ presentation had
four or more spelling errors
and/or grammatical errors
-Few links work, navigation
path is clear and logical
-Student didn’t use any
required visuals as given by
instructor
-All visuals used were
inappropriate and did not
reinforced screen text and
overall presentation
TOTAL:
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