My Pet Rock Project Rubric
Name_________________________________________________________________________
Rock person/creature/animal name_________________________________________________
Criteria
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3
2
1
Pet Rock
Rock shows
creativity and
original, is
appealing to the
eye, resembles
person/animal/cha
racter
Makes eye
contact, speaks
freely about
his/her pet rock,
confident, volume
is loud and
consistent
throughout,
knowledgeable
about pet rock
Knowledgeable
about rock cycle,
three types of
rocks, etc., Uses
numerous rock
cycle vocabulary
words, accurate
facts
Rock is neat,
creative, colorful,
resembles
person/animal/cha
racter
Project is
somewhat
attractive, rock
hardly resembles a
person/anima/cha
racter
Speaks clearly
most of the time,
volume is loud 90%
of the time, some
eye contact, very
prepared
Speaks clearly
sometimes,
volume is loud
80% of the time,
little eye contact,
somewhat
prepared
Project is messy or
poorly designed,
difficult to tell
which
animal/person/cha
racter rock
resembles
Mumbles,
mispronounces
several words,
minimal to no eye
contact, lacks
preparedness
Uses several rock
cycle words, knows
some info about
rock cycle, uses
some accurate
facts
Uses few rock
cycle words,
knows very little
about rock cycle,
shares very few
facts about rock
cycle
Correct spelling,
capitalization,
punctuation, verb
tense usage
throughout,
indents paragraphs
Project turned in Pet rock and pet
on time
rock story turned
in on due date
Score____________ out of 20 points
A few mistakes
with capitalization,
punctuation, verb
tense, indents
paragraphs
Several mistakes
with
capitalization,
punctuation, verb
tense, inconsistent
indentions
Oral
Presentation
Written story
Grammar/conve
ntions
Comments/Feedback:
Uses no rock cycle
words, doesn’t
share knowledge
about rock cycle,
shares 1 fact or the
facts shared are
inaccurate
regarding the rock
cycle
Numerous
mistakes with
capitalization,
punctuation, verb
tense, no
indentions