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Story about my Pet Rock

Students will decorate their pet rock, and create character traits based on the features of rocks. They will write a narrative story including graphics, and type their finished copies.

Rubric Code: WX3B473

By spalmer72

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Pet Rock Narrative
	Incomplete or Needs Improvement 1 pts	Good 5 pts	Excellent 7 pts
Punctuality	Incomplete or Needs Improvement Pet Rock narrative submitted more than 2 days beyond due date.	Good Pet Rock narrative submitted 1 day beyond due date.	Excellent Pet Rock narrative submitted on time and during the class period in which it was due.
Pet Rock Design & Name	Incomplete or Needs Improvement The design of the Pet Rock shows little creativity, and effort. The Pet Rock is either not named, or the name lacks creativity.	Good Pet Rock shows some creativity. However, the name of the Pet Rock is creative.	Excellent Pet Rock shows creativity, and ingenuity. The name is interesting and creative.
Required Vocabulary	Incomplete or Needs Improvement Student used fewer than the ten required words.	Good Student used ten words, however not all were used with the correct application.	Excellent Student correctly used at least ten words and applications were correct.
Graphics	Incomplete or Needs Improvement Student included no graphics.	Good Student included graphics, but these did not dovetail with the story.	Excellent Student included appropriate graphics that augmented the story.
Mechanics	Incomplete or Needs Improvement Student's work contains multiple mechanical errors including spelling, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and capitalization.	Good Student's work has been proofread, and most mechanical errors have been eliminated.	Excellent Student work is error-free.
Theme & transitions	Incomplete or Needs Improvement Student work has no obvious theme, and paragraphs contain no transitions.	Good Student work either has no obvious theme, or paragraphs contain no effective transitions.	Excellent Student has developed a clear theme, and fluency and transitions are well done.
Word Choice	Incomplete or Needs Improvement Student writing shows redundancy in word choice.	Good Student varied most of the subjects of his/her sentences, and used some imaginative vocabulary.	Excellent Student's work shows effort in crafting imaginative vocabulary and use of imagery.