1. Earth Layers Creative Writing ½ page to 1 page(typed, if possible) and color picture due Friday, September 10 th !

2. What layer of the Earth do I best represent? Think about the layers of the Earth we have discussed in class and the features that are in each…Do you remember.. A)crust- 2 types (continental and oceanic) B)mantle- 3 parts (lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere) C) core- 2 types(outer and inner)

3. Which layer of the Earth does my personality best match up with? Which layer do you as a 6 th grade student, best match up with and why? What features about yourself and your personality match up with features of a certain Earth Layer? How would I draw myself or my personality as a layer of the Earth? ***These are questions you need to think about for your writing and picture part.

4. What should my paragraph include and be like? ½ to one page in length(typed if possible, if not in your bestest handwriting) Use paragraph format(topic sentence, 3 supporting sentences, concluding/closing sentence) Color illustration/drawing/picture representing you as your Earth Layer of choice ***If you use a color image from the computer you must still have part of the drawing done by YOU!!

5. How will I be graded? 10 point scale as usual 5 points writing…**** 1 point-topic sentence 3 points-supporting details/evidence/scientific features here/ be specific is using features of the layer 1 point-closing/concluding sentence 5 points=color drawing/picture/image

6. Remember… When work is graded and returned to you by Mr. Limpert… Starred items like this ***** are great things you included and that I liked in your work! Yeah! Circled items with comments are areas that points were deducted and the reasons why

7. Mr. Limpert’s writing example The layer of the Earth my personality and I best represent is the lithosphere. (topic sentence) –There are three ways I symbolize this layer of the Earth. First, I have two personalities. On Fridays, I am Mr. Limpert the science teacher and Limpertstein, the famous science singer. This relates to the lithosphere because it is made up of 2 parts. It is both part of the crust and upper mantle. The second way I resemble the lithosphere is because I love to juggle $3,000 Waterford Crystal plates and am very talented at it. This relates to the lithosphere because pieces of the lithosphere are called tectonic plates. Finally, I am like the lithosphere because my favorite numbers are 15 and 300. Did you know that the lithosphere has a thickness of 15-300 km? How about that? In conclusion, because I have split personalities on Friday, I am a famous plate juggler, and my favorite numbers are 15 and 300 I best represent the lithosphere layer of the Earth.

8. Drawing part goes here This is where you would put your drawing/picture/image/ illustration.. Don’t forget to color it or use color Be detailed in your writing and picture Be creative in your writing and picture Have fun with this..make it enjoyable for me, the reader…

9. Due Date.. Friday, September 10 th ! Turn in on time with your first and last name on it!