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Water Cycle Essay

Write an essay about the water cycle from the perspective of a water molecule. Tell of your adventures as you travel through the water cycle. (topic - pretend you are a drop of water moving through the water cycle.) Be sure to include all parts of the water cycle.

Rubric Code: DCW237

By ldysinger

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Water Cycle Essay
	Below Standards 1 pts	Approaching Standards 2 pts	Meets Standards 3 pts	Exceeds Standards 4 pts
Content	Below Standards Content on water cycle is incomplete, many factual errors have been made.	Approaching Standards Content on water cycle is mostly complete, 2 or fewer factual errors have been made.	Meets Standards Content on water cycle is complete, no factual errors have been made.	Exceeds Standards Content on water cycle is complete, no factual errors have been made. Additional information is given and/or included.
Format	Below Standards Story lacks a clear beginning, middle, and/or ending.	Approaching Standards Story contains a beginning, middle, and ending, although somewhat confusing.	Meets Standards Story contains a clear beginning, middle, and ending.	Exceeds Standards Story contains a clear beginning, middle, and end. Transitions flow nicely.
Organization	Below Standards Ideas are listed randomly. May not have used complete sentences. No transition words are used.	Approaching Standards Ideas are randomly stated and few transition words are used. Same one used over and over.	Meets Standards Uses paragraphs to group similar ideas and uses many transition words.	Exceeds Standards Transition words are used to emphasize important ideas and create a connection from one part of the water cycle to another.
Science Connection	Below Standards Does not clearly display an understanding of the Water Cycle.	Approaching Standards Displays some understanding of the Water Cycle.	Meets Standards Clearly displays and understands the Water Cycle.	Exceeds Standards Clearly understands the Water Cycle including states of water according to stages of the cycle.
Clarity	Below Standards Student just copied their sentences from their travel log.	Approaching Standards Made an attempt to add a few sentences between their travels.	Meets Standards Good attempt at making the story make sense as they traveled through the water cycle. There were 1 or 2 holes in the story.	Exceeds Standards Excellent story, lots of creativity, and added to their original journey so the story flowed and made sense.
Neatness	Below Standards Sloppy	Approaching Standards Attempted to be neat.	Meets Standards Neat	Exceeds Standards Excellent/Typed or handwriting is impeccable.