Criteria
The Rock Cycle
and
Classification
of Rocks
0
Not
Attempted
Weathering,
Erosion and
Deposition.
Not
attempted
Earth’s Physical
Processes and
how they could
affect a rock.
Not
attempted
Types of
Igneous rocks
and how they
are formed are
identified.
Types of
Sedimentary
rocks and how
they are
formed are
identified.
Includes
relative details
to the rocks
life in each
stage.
*”birth” of
rock
*”life” of rock
*”death” of
rock
Not
attempted
Project is
presented
neatly and in
an organized
fashion.
1
Rock Cycle
inaccurately
explained and less
than three
classifications of
rocks are identified.
No distinction is
made between the
three processes and
their contribution to
rock formation is
not addressed.
Underlying causes of
Plate Tectonics not
identified AND
Volcanoes or
Earthquakes are not
included in the
story.
Types of igneous
rocks not identified
or explained.
2
Rock Cycle not
accurately explained
or not all three
classifications of
rocks are identified.
3
Rock Cycle
accurately explained
with the three
classifications of
rocks identified.
There is not a clear
distinction made
between the three
processes or their
contribution to rock
formation is not
addressed.
Underlying causes of
Plate Tectonics
identified OR
Volcanoes or
Earthquakes
included in the
story.
Types are identified
but it is not clear
how they are
formed.
There is a clear
distinction made
between the three
processes and their
contribution to rock
formation.
Underlying causes of
Plate Tectonics
identified AND
Volcanoes or
Earthquakes
included in the
story.
Two types are both
identified and the
formation of one of
them is described.
Not
attempted
Types of
sedimentary rocks
were not identified.
Some types were
identified but it is
not clear how they
are formed.
All three types are
identified and the
formation of one of
them is explained in
detail.
Not
attempted
Includes few details
about the rocks life.
Includes several
details but some
questions remain.
Includes all
necessary details
and even some fun
details as well.
Not
attempted
Project has
several
grammatical
errors and is put
together
carelessly.
Project has a few
grammatical
errors but is
overall completed
well.
Evidence of
careful planning
and proofreading
is evident in this
well presented
project.
Obituary of a Rock
Congratulations! You have been chosen to write the obituary
column for Lafoon Newspaper Inc. We know you will do a great
job with this new responsibility!
Your first assignment is to write an obituary for a rock. An
obituary is a notice of someone’s death, which usually includes a
biography of the person. An obituary attempts to give an account
of the texture and significance of the life of someone who has
recently died (although you won’t be doing a person-you’ll be doing
a rock). You will personify your rock and tell its “life” story as it
travels through the rock cycle. It’s “birth” should discuss how
and where it was formed, changes that happened to it during its
“life” (including how it changed into a different rocks along the
way. You should then describe how the rock “died”, in other
words, where it supposedly stopped in the rock cycle. You will be
required to research the different types of rocks and the things
that happen to form those rocks. You will also complete a prewriting activity that will be turned in for a grade as well. Please
remember that projects count for 50% of your grade so we
expect you to get creative, have fun and do a great job with this
assignment. There will be some time to work on your project in
class but most of the assignment should be completed at home.
Final copy of the obituary should be typed.
Final project due: Thursday, November 18