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Rubric for Children's Literature

Evaluating children's literature based on 5 dimensions of suitability

Rubric Code: A73W8X

By wfarkas

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: (none)

Children's Literature
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Connections to Real Life	Excellent Text includes many real-life connections that are applicable. Children can relate to these concepts in the current context.	Good Text includes some real life connections. Children can relate to some of the concepts in the current context	Fair Text contains few real life connections. Some concepts can be related to after building background knowledge.	Poor Text contains no real life connections. Concepts are not able to be related to.
Visually Appealing	Excellent The illustrations engage and captivate by a range of imaginative artwork that complements and extends the written meaning by hidden meaning.	Good The illustrations are visually pleasing and the use of artwork is imaginitive and complements the written meaning.	Fair The illustrations do not engage the reader or do not necessarily complement the meaning.	Poor The illustrations do not engage the reader or do not complement at all or are non-existent.
Imaginative Use of Language	Excellent The author uses well chosen, mood generating descriptive dialogue, figurative language, imagery and rhyme, that motivate and encourage shared reading situations.	Good The author's writing contains some, but not all of the following characteristics: descriptive dialogue, figurative language, imagery and rhyme, and is well suited to shared reading.	Fair The author does not make a big impact due to the lack of most of the following, descriptive dialogue, figurative language, imagery and rhyme.	Poor The author's writing lacks most if not all of the following: figurative language, imagery, rhyme and is not suited at all to shared reading.
Characterization	Excellent Literature promotes equality of gender, race and culture. Contains no stereotyping and actively explores diversity.	Good Literature promotes one or more of the following; gender, race or culture. Avoids stereotyping.	Fair Literature does not actively promote gender, race or cultural equality, or contains stereotypes.	Poor Literature does not promote gender, race or cultural equality in any way, or is insensitive to these causes.
Stimulates Imagination	Excellent The literature sparks imagination, stimulates and, stretches thinking, piques curiosity and makes the reader think in different ways. Encourages discussion.	Good The literature shows some possibilities for building imagination encouraging curiosity and diverse thinking or discussion.	Fair The literature shows few possibilities for building imagination encouraging curiosity and diverse thinking or discussion.	Poor Does not spark imagination or encourage curiosity and diverse thinking

Keywords:

Children's Literature

Subjects:

English

Types:

Reading

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