Criteria 4 3 2 1

Content Story is descriptive Story lacks one of Story lacks 2 of the Story demonstrates
and includes all the following following: poor qualities of
three rock types. qualities: descriptive, three description, lacks 1
Transformations descriptive, three rock types, logical or more rock types,
between rock types rock types, logical transformations and demonstrates no
occur in a logical transformations between rock types. logical
sequence. between rock types. transformation
between rock types.

Vocabulary Story includes 15 or Story includes 11-14 Story includes 6-10 Story includes fewer
more vocabulary or more vocabulary or more vocabulary than 6 vocabulary
terms. Vocabulary is terms. Vocabulary is terms. Vocabulary is terms, or uses a
used in such a way used in such a way used in such a way greater number of
that demonstrates that demonstrates that demonstrates vocabulary terms
the meaning of the the meaning of the the meaning of the but fails to
word. word. Story may word. Story may demonstrate their
include a greater include a greater meaning.
number of number of
vocabulary words, vocabulary words,
but fail to but fails to
demonstrate their demonstrate their
meaning. meaning.

Illustrations/Images Illustrations are Illustrations are Illustrations add Illustrations may be

original, creative, original and add dimension to the original or creative,
and add dimension dimension to the story. but are unrelated to
to the story. story. the story.

Mechanics Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates

no grammatical or 1-2 grammatical or 3-5 grammatical or more than 5
spelling errors. spelling errors. spelling errors. grammatical or
spelling errors.