Water+Cycle

 From Mrs. Adams,

After you have completed the water cycle activity and made your bracelet you will be writing a story, rap or poem about your journey through the water cycle!

You may: 1. Write a story from the perspective of a drop of water as it goes through the water cycle. 2. Write a rap about a drop of water as it goes through the water cycle. 3. Write a poem about of drop of water as it goes through the water cycle.

IMPORTANT! What ever you choose you MUST write based on the path you took through the water cycle in class. Use your bracelet or worksheet to reflect on your own path!

Write your story, rap or poem under the discussion tab on this page! Don't forget to respond to the "Humans and the Water Cycle" discussion question as well.

Ruric for Writing Assignment.

CATEGORY  || The entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic. || Most of the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic. || Some of the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic. || No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic. || The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. || The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. || The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. || Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged. || The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination. || The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination. || The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination. || There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Title is creative, sparks interest and is related to the story and topic. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Title is related to the story and topic. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Title is present, but does not appear to be related to the story and topic. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">No title. ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4 ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3 ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2 ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1 ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Make it about the water cycle! ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Make it about the water cycle! ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Organization ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Organization ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Creativity ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Creativity ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Spelling and Punctuation ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Spelling and Punctuation ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Title ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Title ** ||