iRubric: Writing: Informational Book rubric

Topic is clear and focused.

The book includes many interesting ideas and answers a variety of questions connected to the topic. The reader is left feeling like he or she completely understands the topic.

Includes facts (not opinions).

The chapters and subheadings all clearly connect to the topic.

Include information that you found through research as well as what you already knew

Topic is clear and focused.

The book answers many questions about the topic in a compete way.

Includes mainly facts, but some opinions.

The chapters and subheadings all clearly connect to the topic.

Topic is clear and focused.

The book answers most questions about the topic, but the reader may still be left with questions.

Includes mainly facts, but some opinions.

The chapters and subheadings all clearly connect to the topic.

Topic is a little unclear and too broad.

The book answers some questions about the topic, but the reader is be left with many questions.

Includes mainly facts, but some opinions.

Some chapters and subheadings do not clearly connect to the topic.

Topic is a little unclear or too broad.

The book does not fully answer questions about the topic, and the answers are short.
The reader does not feel like he or she understands the topic.

Chapters and subheadings do not clearly connect to the topic.

The book offers little information and shows that no research has been done.

You include hooks to make your information interesting.

Your voice is speaking facts, not opinions.

You put important information in bold or italics and use pictures to help show information. Your pictures are very engaging.

You include hooks to make your information interesting.

Your voice is speaking mainly facts, not opinions.

You put important information in bold or italics and use pictures to help show information, but you may have too much or too little information in bold. You may need more pictures.

You may have a hook to make your information interesting, but should include more.

Your voice is speaking facts and opinions.

You put important information in bold or italics and use pictures to help show information, but you may have too much or too little information in bold. You may need more pictures.

You may have a hook to make your information interesting, but should include more.

Your voice is speaking facts and opinions.

You do not have information in bold or italics. You need more pictures.

Your information is presented in a boring way.

Your voice is speaking facts and opinions.

You do not have information in bold or italics.

You speak too many opinions and your voice is not seen in words or pictures.

You have clear headings that connect to the information below.

Your sentences are concise and do not run-on.

You include many types of sentences (interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, declarative).

You have clear headings that connect to the information below.

Your sentences are concise but some may run-on.

You include many types of sentences (interrogative, imperative, exclamatory, declarative).

You have clear headings that connect to the information below.

Your sentences do not include subject and predicate and may run-on.

You include only 2 -3 different types of sentences.

Your headings are not connected to the below information.

Your sentences do not include subject and predicate and may run-on.

You include only 1- 2 different types of sentences.

Writing is choppy.

Your headings are not connected to the below information.

Your sentences do not include subject and predicate run-on a lot or are unclear.

You include only 1 type of sentence.

Writing is choppy.

The sentences are written unclear and very difficult to understand.

Your cover beautifully shows time and thought. You took extra time on making it look beautiful.

The pictures in your book are large and clear, and you include diagrams, maps, pictures, and each feature of an informational text.

Your cover beautifully shows time and thought.

The pictures in your book are clear, and you include diagrams, maps, pictures, and each feature of an informational text.

Your cover includes a picture and title.

The pictures in your book are clear, and you include diagrams, maps, pictures, and each feature of an informational text. You could include more pictures to make it more engaging.

Your title page may not have a picture.

You do not include many pictures or diagrams in the book, and you do not have some important text features.

You have only 1 or 2 pictures or diagrams in your whole book.

Your book does not have any pictures or diagrams.