Water Cycle

Narrative
Overview,
Rubric, and
Assignment
 Water Cycle Narrative
Imagine that you are a drop of water.

Write a narrative describing your journey through the water cycle.

❏ Think about how your form will change and what will cause the changes as you go through your journey.

❏ Remember, you are writing your narrative from the point of view of a drop of water!

❏ Detail each step of the journey and the change that occur at each point.

❏ Use bullet points for each step/transformation.

*Note: Narrative should include information referencing evaporation, condensation, precipitation,

runoff, water storage, and water vapor.
 Water Cycle Narrative
The Following Essential Questions Should Be Addressed:

1. How does water change states as it travels through the water cycle?
2. How does the water cycle impact the environment?

You also need to include a detailed picture of yourself going through your journey. Make sure you take a
picture of your drawing and upload it to your document.

All parts of the picture must be labeled and the transformations MUST be shown.
Your drawing must be neat and in color.
 Water Cycle Narrative Rubric
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Your Score

Title is creative, sparks Title is present, but does

Title is related to the No title.
Title/ interest and is related to not appear to be related
story and topic. The final draft has more
Spelling the story and topic. to the story and topic.
There is one spelling or than 3 spelling and
and There are no spelling or There are 2-3 spelling
punctuation error in the punctuation errors.
Punctuation punctuation errors in the and punctuation errors in
final draft.
final draft. the final draft.

Detailed all five Detailed four Detailed two or three

Detailed one or two steps/
Scientific steps/transformations and steps/transformations and steps/ transformations
transformations and used
Support used bullet points for used bullet points for and used bullet points for
bullet points for some.
each. each. some.

Most facts presented in

All facts presented in the Almost all facts presented There are several factual
the story are accurate (at
Accuracy story are accurate and in the story are accurate errors in the story and/or
least 70%) and follow the
of Facts follow the correct path in and follow the correct there is no cyclical
correct path in the water
the water cycle. path in the water cycle. evidence.
cycle.

The story contains many

The story contains a few The story contains a few
creative details and/or There is little evidence of
creative details and/or creative details and/or
descriptions that creativity in the story.
descriptions that descriptions, but they
Creativity contribute to the reader's The author does not seem
contribute to the reader's distract from the story.
enjoyment. The author to have used much
enjoyment. The author The author has tried to
has really used his imagination.
has used his imagination. use his imagination.
imagination.
Water Cycle Narrative by: Shon Akins