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Water Cycle Creative Writing Story Water Cycle Creative Writing Story Rubric Code: XXWC658 By dnatera Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Water Cycle Story
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Water Cycle Process	Excellent Your water molecule travels through the entire water cycle.	Good Your water molecule does not travel through one part of the water cycle.	Fair Your water molecule does not travel through two parts of the water cycle.	Poor Your water molecule misses three or more of the parts of the water cycle.
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. Energy transfer is discussed.	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	Excellent All vocabulary words from the water cycle are defined correctly in the story.	Good 1-2 vocabulary words from the water cycle are missing from the story.	Fair 3-4 vocabulary words from the water cycle are missing from the story.	Poor 5 or more vocabulary words are missing from 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 organization and style	Excellent Your essay demonstrates a minimum of 4 well developed paragraphs and sentence structure.	Good Some paragraphs are lacking sufficient organization.	Fair Many paragraphs are lacking sufficient organization	Poor Story is confusing, lacks organization and/or does not contain paragraphs.