Digestive System Comic Strip Assignment
Instructions: In a comic strip, you will describe the entire journey of a food item (your choice) from the time it enters the mouth to
its removal from the body through excretion. I encourage you to be creative, but make sure you follow the assignment guidelines
carefully. BEFORE you start, you need to make sure you know what all of the terms below mean, and how they process and digest
the food that you consume.
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You should include all of the processes within your body that would help digest the food
You may use the plain white paper up front to design your template.
The comic can be either in color or black and white
You can use any of the resources that you have to help you, including the internet.
Look at the rubric below to see how you will be evaluated. Aim for a level 5 on all categories.
The comic must have the following elements:
□ Comic must have a title.
□ Comic needs to be a minimum of 6 squares.
□ Your comic book needs to include drawings as well as text
□ The journey must go through the following organs: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine, rectum.
□ You must use (and underline or highlight in your comic strip) each word in the chart below at least once,
and in the correct context.
Mouth
Esophagus
Salivary glands
Peristalsis
Fats
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Proteins
Water
Anus
Large intestine
Rectum
Stomach
Small intestine
HCl ( hydrochloric acid)
villi
Bile
Liver
Level 1
(0-60%)
Comic contains no
words from the chart
Level 2
(60-70%)
Comic contains a
few of the words
from the chart
Level 3
(70-80%)
Comic contains
most of the
words from the
chart
Level 4
(80-90%)
Comic contains all
required words
from the chart.
Application
Words from chart are
rarely used to describe
the digestion of an
item of food
Words from chart
are mostly used to
describe the
digestion of an
item of food
Words from
chart are used to
describe the
digestion of an
item of food
Content
Knowledge
The comic book does
not show a good
understanding of the
digestive system
Organization
-title
-words
underlined
or
highlighted
The Comic
Comic book has none
of the elements.
The comic book
shows an
acceptable
understanding of
the digestive
system
Comic book is
missing two of
these elements.
The comic book
shows a
moderate
understanding of
the digestive
system
Comic book is
missing one of
these elements.
Words from chart
are used to
effectively
describe the
digestion of an
item of food
The comic book
shows a thorough
understanding of
the digestive
system
Drawings
enhance the final
product on one or
two squares
Drawings
sometimes
enhance the final
product
Content
No drawings included.
Comic book is
well organized,
has a title, and all
words from the
chart are
underlined.
Drawings are used
effectively to
enhance the final
product
Level 5
(90-100%)
Comic contains
all words from the
chart and
additional digestive
terminology.
Words from
the chart are always
used in the correct
context.
The comic book
shows an extensive
understanding of
the digestive
system.
Comic book has a
title and is very
well organized with
all required
elements.
Drawings are
colored and
enhance the final
product