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Water Cycle Story Rubric Code: R5X7XW By angelalaramie Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Water Cycle Story Write a story about a water molecule that travels through the Water Cycle.
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 18 pts	Fair 16 pts	Poor 14 pts
Water Cycle Process	Excellent Your water molecule travels through the entire water cycle in the correct order.	Good Your water molecule travels through the entire water cycle, but not in the correct order.	Fair Your water molecule travels through part of the water cycle in the correct order.	Poor Your water molecule travels through part of the water cycle, but not in the correct order.
Transitions	Excellent The transition between each stage of the water cycle is clearly explained in detail. The author explains how the water molecule travels from one stage of the water cycle to the next.	Good The transition between each stage of the water cycle is explained. The author mentions how the water molecule travels from one stage of the water cycle to the next.	Fair The transition between each stage of the water cycle is mentioned. The author mentions how the water molecule travels from one stage of the water cycle to the next.	Poor The transition between each stage of the water cycle is not mentioned. The author does not mention how the water molecule travels from one stage of the water cycle to the next.
Vocabulary Word Usage Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, solid, liquid, gas.	Excellent All vocabulary words from the water cycle are used correctly in the story.	Good 5 of 6 vocabulary words from the water cycle are used correctly in the story.	Fair 4 of 6 vocabulary words from the water cycle are used correctly in the story.	Poor Less than 4 vocabulary words from the water cycle are used correctly in the story.
Spelling, Punctuation, & Grammar	Excellent No errors found in the story.	Good 2-5 errors found in the story.	Fair 6-10 errors found in the story.	Poor More than 10 errors found in the story.
Story Length	Excellent Story has at least 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph has at least 5 sentences.	Good Story has at least 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph has at least 4 sentences.	Fair Story has at least 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph has at least 3 sentences.	Poor Story has less than 3 paragraphs. Each paragraph has less than 3 sentences.